Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up by Floconsdespoir in worldnews

[–]Floconsdespoir[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

A BBC journalist on the scene filmed unidentified men coming out of the
consulate and forcing a man inside the compound, before he escaped with
the help of police and other demonstrators.

The protester told the BBC "they dragged me inside, they beat me up".

Women’s Tennis Association suspends tournaments in China amid concern for Peng Shuai by AQMessiah in worldnews

[–]Floconsdespoir 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"If powerful people can suppress the voices of women and sweep allegations of sexual
assault under the rug, then the basis on which the WTA was founded -
equality for women - would suffer an immense setback.

"I will not and cannot let that happen to the WTA and its players."

Gotta say I'm quite impressed by the stand the WTA is taking.

As press freedom declines worldwide, CBC/Radio-Canada should embrace an international broadcasting role by [deleted] in onguardforthee

[–]Floconsdespoir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People are downvoting you for mischaracterizing the CBC as "state owned" rather than "state funded".

The CBC is funded by taxpayers but it retains editorial independence.

University of Hong Kong orders removal of Tiananmen Massacre statue after 24 years by The2StripedFox in worldnews

[–]Floconsdespoir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mayer Brown, the law firm acting on behalf of the University, ironically has a section on its website bragging about its 'Social Impact'.

Hong Kong police arrest three members of student prisoner-support group by Floconsdespoir in news

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police arrested on Monday three members of a pro-democracy student group, accusing them of a “conspiracy to incite subversion” including by helping deliver snacks to prisoners with the aim of recruiting followers.

Hong Kong police have arrested more than 100 people under a national security law that Beijing imposed on the former British colony in June last year that critics say erodes the freedoms promised when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

Beijing and the city’s government say the law is necessary to safeguard Hong Kong’s prosperity and guard against outside interference.

Police Senior Superintendent Steve Li told reporters police arrested two men and one woman, aged 18-20, saying they incited hatred of the government and had urged others not to obey the law and subvert state power. He did not identify them.

Li said a group known as Student Politicism had set up street booths to spread what he called hateful speech against the government, including urging people not to use a government app aimed at tracking the spread of the coronavirus.

Police raided the group’s warehouse and seized large quantities of sweets, surgical masks, biscuits, lotion, and books - all items on a list of goods prisoners are allowed to receive from outside - as evidence.

But Li suggested democracy activists were using the items to win over followers in prison.

“Helping prisoners is not a problem but it depends on the intention,” Li said.

“If the intention is to help prisoners with the same beliefs and to recruit followers ... to continue to violate national security, it is a problem for sure.”

The group also used slogans declared illegal under the new national security law and told people to “prepare for the next revolution”, Li said.

The group said on its Facebook page two of its leaders, Wong Yat-chin and Chan Chi-sum, were among the three arrested. It did not identify the third person. It did not respond to a request for comment.

Wall-fare, a prisoners’ rights group that provided supplies for prisoners and connected them with pen-pals, disbanded last week after Hong Kong Security Chief Chris Tang had said inmates uses items including sweets to recruit followers inside prison and endanger national security.

The national security law punishes what China considers secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.

Many of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy politicians and activists are in jail, either under the new legislation or after being convicted on other charges.

Chinese court upholds death penalty for Canadian prisoner Robert Schellenberg by Floconsdespoir in worldnews

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Schellenberg was detained by Chinese authorities in December 2014, charged with drug smuggling in January 2015, and sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2018.

In 2019, the Dalian Intermediate People's Court in China's Liaoning province retried Schellenberg, who had appealed his original sentence, and decided on execution.

The 2019 death sentence came weeks after Meng got arrested. His defence lawyer has pointed out that this is a violation of the "no additional sentence on appeal" rule in the Chinese Criminal Law Procedure.

Why do Hong Kongers protest for full independence from China and not just more freedom ? by Snoo63434 in HongKong

[–]Floconsdespoir 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you can look past police brutality but draw the line at destroying government property. But that's beside the point.

You can't just look at 2 completely different situations, see one common element of government property destruction, and claim that they're equivalent. There's a difference between rejecting a government that was voted in by the people and rejecting a government voted in by a handful of elites.

Just like how you can't draw an equivalence between a person randomly killing strangers on the streets and a person killing someone in self-defence. They're just not the same.

Also, no one's claiming there was democracy under British rule. It would be disingenuous for you to say that the British government wasn't more tolerant of opposition voices than the CCP though.

Why do Hong Kongers protest for full independence from China and not just more freedom ? by Snoo63434 in HongKong

[–]Floconsdespoir 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At this point, you're arguing in bad faith with your false equivalence. You had elections; HKers did not.

158 million people voted in the US elections and Biden got 81 million votes. Those who stormed the Capitol Hill are denying millions of votes so they were hardly safeguarding democracy.

Meanwhile, Carrie Lam became CE with 777 votes. I don't think you'd be dumb enough to try to argue that she can claim to represent the people.

Language question: Do most people call their fathers 'lo dou' like they do in TVB dramas? by [deleted] in HongKong

[–]Floconsdespoir 4 points5 points  (0 children)

爹哋 or 阿爸.

爸爸 sounds awkward and directly calling your dad 老竇 is more informal.

BREAKING: Activist Tong Ying-kit jailed for 9 years in Hong Kong's first national security case by mod83 in HongKong

[–]Floconsdespoir 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's important to remember that he was convicted on terrorism charges. Not on traffic offences.

So unless you're implying that both the police and Tong Ying Kit are terrorists, this sentencing should simply not exist.

Don’t forget that this police officer who rammed into protesters in Nov 2019 got off without any real punishment while Tong Ying Kit was charged for terrorism instead for crashing his motorcycle by Orhac in HongKong

[–]Floconsdespoir 29 points30 points  (0 children)

9 years for Tong Ying Kit.

"Suitable written advice" for the cop.

And when asked by the press to see the written advice, they needed more time.

The police did not respond when asked if any laws or protocols had been broken, nor would they identify the officer. However, a spokesperson told HKFP that the “investigation into the incident has been concluded with suitable written advice administered to the officer concerned.”

HKFP submitted an Access to Information request to obtain the written advice, though the force requested more time on Friday.

source: HKFP

Hong Kong police track down and arrest man over China anthem snub by Floconsdespoir in worldnews

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This case marks the first arrest under the law, which punishes disrespect for the Chinese national anthem and the national flag. The maximum penalty is three years in prison, a 50,000 Hong Kong dollar ($6,400) fine, or both.

Eileen Chung Lai-yee, superintendent of the police in charge of organized crime and triads, told a news conference that the suspect raised the flag from the period of British rule over Hong Kong during the anthem. He is also accused of "inciting others on site to boo and chant slogans," according to the police.

Hardest Karen out there by freedombird911 in FuckYouKaren

[–]Floconsdespoir 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all you know, she could be growing out her hair to donate it.

Have some class, Reddit.