Scenes like this are most infuriating not only because the recklessness of these drunk idiots — in contrast to the broader public’s level of caution — puts every Hong Konger at greater risk of Covid-19, but also because I’m sure most of them won’t end up facing any consequence. https://twitter.com/CoconutsHK/status/1352093625459503106

Now recall how aggressively cops were issuing tickets at even the smallest, most spontaneous anti-government demonstrations in the name of public health throughout the past year, sometimes accusing strangers who don’t know one another as partaking in a “gathering.”

The police is an institution designed to maintain the established order by force. That established order also includes the racial hierarchy, as white people know they get a free pass to do stupid shit, in Lan Kwai Fong and elsewhere. Here’s another example. https://twitter.com/IlariaMariaSala/status/1352088327667650560

Meanwhile, brown people already struggling to get by in working-class neighborhoods must face both state violence as well as the right-wing media’s bigotry. Those of us fighting for freedom and equality can’t overlook these interconnected injustices. https://twitter.com/maryhui/status/1351742353254490112