Hong Kong protesters vs police

The protests in Hong Kong have been going on for about 6 months now with the only major success being the repeal of the proposed extradition bill. Over the months of protests, the protesters have had to increase measures to protect themselves against police. The police have had increasing habits of using excessive force, beating and using defensive tools in an offensive manner. Their justification for such behavior is the police have labeled protesters as rioters and not as rally groups protesting peacefully. This skew in definitions has allowed for unjust arrests and has forced protesters at the front line to conceal their identity whenever protesting. People have also been wearing gas masks and googles due to the police using heavy amounts of tear gas as well as another way for the protesters to hide their faces. Also, any cameras throughout the city can be used by the police with face recognition software to try and identify a protester increasing the need to conceal their identity.

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3014432/officers-used-excessive-force-contain-hong-kong-extradition

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