Hong Kong’s police are squeezed between locals accusing them of excessive force and Beijing’s goading them to get tougher
HONG KONG—With Hong Kong’s summer of unrest escalating, its police are in a bind. The local population increasingly accuses them of inflaming protester rage by using excessive force, while mainland Chinese authorities are exhorting them to get tougher to resolve the crisis.
It is a precarious spot for the 34,000-member Hong Kong Police Force. Police themselves have become targets, with some demonstrators gathering outside police stations and dwellings, throwing projectiles, lighting fires and smashing vehicles before clashing...Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong are becoming increasingly violent.
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