HONG KONG: The police officer who fired his weapon at close range at a student protester did so because he feared for his life, said Hong Kong police on Wednesday .
"In this very short span of time, he made a decision and shot the assailant," police chief Stephen Lo said. Riot police clash with anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Sha Tin district, on China's National Day in Hong Kong on Oct 1, 2019. Tsang, who was filmed trying to strike the officer with a pole as he was shot, was taken to a nearby hospital in a critical condition but authorities said his condition has since improved.
Protesters stage a sit-in on Oct 2, 2019, outside the school of a teenager who was shot in the chest by Hong Kong police. Police said 25 officers were injured in the National Day clashes, including some who suffered chemical burns from a corrosive liquid that was thrown at them by protesters. The liquid also wounded some journalists.
READ: President Xi says 'no force' can shake the Chinese nation as country marks 70 years of communist ruleBut after Beijing and local leaders took a hardline they snowballed into a wider movement calling for democratic freedoms and police accountability.
On this special day he feared for his life in his usual full riot gears and armor that have seen him thru the last 4 months engaging umbrellas and light weight rods.
At the center of ten rioters on the left of your picture, is a wounded police officer smashed to the ground and continuesly hit by the rioters. His life is under serious threat, and police is outnumbered. So, yes, lethal force is necessary in this case.
The Hongkong police must start to use live bullets for self-defence bcos the protesters are getting more and more violent and brutal bcos they think they can get away by injuring or killing the police since US and UK are protecting them
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