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In response to the latest clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday night – including one incident where police stormed the platform of Prince Edward metro station and beat people on a train – Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: "Violence directed at police on Saturday is no excuse for officers to go on the rampage elsewhere. The horrifying scenes at Prince Edward metro station, which saw terrified bystanders caught up in the melee, fell far short of international policing standards.
{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)26. Notwithstanding the aforesaid matters, there is evidence before the court that there were cases where: (1) multiple officers worn the same Call-Sign in a single event[7].
When the tear gas is lobbed over the outer wall of the police station, the police don't appear to have a specific target or purpose, and it haphazardly hits the crowd. 'Why is it that the police, who seem to be comfortably protected in the police station, are seeking to call for dispersal?' Mr. Power said. The use of a second and third round of tear gas, to the experts, also seemed to go too far. 'If people are leaving, and that was your intent, then stop using it,' Mr. Bueermann said. Also, the more tear gas [that] is used, the harder it can be for people to leave.
Shooting from such a position is reckless, Mr. Bueermann said, because the tear gas canisters fall to the ground at a high speed. 'I have never seen that before,' he said. 'I think that is hugely problematic. If it hits someone in the head, you could kill them ... You are now taking a less-lethal tool, the tear gas, and making it a potentially lethal object.'
'Discharging indoors leads to panic, can lead to stampede, and at its worst it can lead to dire health consequences, including death, if people cannot escape the suffocating effects of the gas,' said Michael Power, a civil rights lawyer based in South Africa who specializes in protests and policing.
Protesters have discovered the tear gas canisters used were actually made in Pennsylvania [USA] and include a warning which states they should not be fired 'directly at persons.'
26. Notwithstanding the aforesaid matters, there is evidence before the court that there were cases where: (1) multiple officers worn the same Call-Sign in a single event[7].
In response to the latest clashes between police and protesters in Hong Kong on Saturday night – including one incident where police stormed the platform of Prince Edward metro station and beat people on a train – Man-Kei Tam, Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong, said: "Violence directed at police on Saturday is no excuse for officers to go on the rampage elsewhere. The horrifying scenes at Prince Edward metro station, which saw terrified bystanders caught up in the melee, fell far short of international policing standards.
When the tear gas is lobbed over the outer wall of the police station, the police don't appear to have a specific target or purpose, and it haphazardly hits the crowd. 'Why is it that the police, who seem to be comfortably protected in the police station, are seeking to call for dispersal?' Mr. Power said. The use of a second and third round of tear gas, to the experts, also seemed to go too far. 'If people are leaving, and that was your intent, then stop using it,' Mr. Bueermann said. Also, the more tear gas [that] is used, the harder it can be for people to leave.
Shooting from such a position is reckless, Mr. Bueermann said, because the tear gas canisters fall to the ground at a high speed. 'I have never seen that before,' he said. 'I think that is hugely problematic. If it hits someone in the head, you could kill them ... You are now taking a less-lethal tool, the tear gas, and making it a potentially lethal object.'
'Discharging indoors leads to panic, can lead to stampede, and at its worst it can lead to dire health consequences, including death, if people cannot escape the suffocating effects of the gas,' said Michael Power, a civil rights lawyer based in South Africa who specializes in protests and policing.
Protesters have discovered the tear gas canisters used were actually made in Pennsylvania [USA] and include a warning which states they should not be fired 'directly at persons.'