1/ I don’t often speak in my professional capacity as a Hong Kong–born, UK-chartered construction professional (MRICS, MAPM, NECReg, among others). But I need to address inaccurate reporting about bamboo scaffolding in the Hong Kong Tai Po fire.
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Saw so many women saying they weren’t going to be attending TwitchCon this year because they don’t feel safe, and then this happens to Emiru on day one
hello everyone, I am okay and thank you for all of the kind messages, sorry I cannot respond to them all 🩷
Yesterday, the man who assaulted me was allowed to cross multiple barriers at twitchcon and even in front of another creators meet and greet to grab me and my face and try to kiss me. Fortunately he wasn't able to, but a lot of people have pointed out it could have been a lot worse!
I'm obviously shaken up by what happened and it's not the first time I've dealt with something like this, but to tell you honestly, I am a lot more hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact.
Like I said, I don't understand how he was allowed to make it to me in the first place. The security in the clip who reacts is my own security (it's true my favorite and usual security guard was banned for holding a stalkers arm to bring him to police, at a past Twitchcon)
However, there were at least 3 or 4 other Twitchcon security staff in the area who did not react and let the guy walk away, as you can see in the clip since they don't even appear in the frame LOL
The woman who is walking me away is my own personal manager, and behind the booth, the only two people who were checking on me and comforting me were her and my friend. None of the Twitchcon staff came to ask what happened or if I was okay.
My friend who was present told me Twitch security were also behind the booth afterwards joking about how they didn't even see what happened and immediately laughing and moving on to talking about something else.
So if no one was checking if I was okay or if I needed anything and they let the guy run away initially, I have no idea what anyone hired to keep the event safe was doing LOL
In Twitch's statement they said that the guy was immediately caught and detained, I'm sorry but that is a blatant lie. He was allowed to walk away from my meet and greet and I didn't hear he was caught until hours after he attacked me, and it felt like this only happened because of my manager pressing for it, not because Twitchcon staff present thought it was a big deal.
I have a lot more I want to say but I will say it on stream later today instead of writing a book on here.
Thank you guys again, sorry you all had to see that. This is definitely my last Twitchcon, and it saddens me to say as a 10 year off and on attendee of Twitchcon, I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future. I did not feel cared for or protected, even bringing my own security and staff. I can't imagine how creators without those options would feel.
Stay safe y'all, everything is going to be okay
You may have seen this video of a man out with his partner & child had his throat slashed. This happened on last night in the Dudley Road, Birmingham.
Four people have been arrested.
U Muda Skunt is a Caribbean insult meaning you mother's c***.
The father is recovering.
Around 1,000 #HKers gather at Downing Street in London to protest against the assault and abduction of peaceful protestors by the Chinese Consulate in #Manchester
.@SuellaBraverman & @JamesCleverly need to urgently investigate.
The CCP will not import their beating of protestors and denial of free speech to British streets.
Chinese Ambassador should be summoned & if any official has beaten protesters, they must be expelled or prosecuted.
PLEASE HELP. Yesterday I held small peaceful human rights protest with Uyghur flag outside London Chinese Embassy. Chinese Embassy reported me to police as BOMB THREAT, they produced fake email ''This is Drew Pavlou today I will blow up the Embassy for Uyghurs - regards Drew.’’
REPULSIVE viral video in #China, watched 640,000 times in less than a week!
It claims that Ukrainian civilians are committing cannibalism!
The comments are equally despicable!
#TheGreatTranslationMovement#大翻译运动@sophia_yan
While #Russia threats the world with nuclear strike and murders Ukrainian, #China continues cursing the US as the ONLY nation using nuclear weapon and question the US lab in Ukraine.
#大翻译运动#TheGreatTranslationMovement
Hong Kong police at 6am local time raided home of Allan Au, veteran journalist, ex-Stand News blogger and journalism scholar, taken to police station
accusation: “conspiracy to publish seditious publications,” says sources, same as 2 other Stand News journalists who were charged