Yuen Long 721 was not simply an act of gang violence, nor merely an episode of alleged police collusion. Its true target was far more fundamental: public trust in the police.
For generations, the rule of law had been Hong Kong's greatest strength. Even amid the clashes of 2019, many Hong Kong people still believed that, despite individual abuses, the police ultimately stood on the side of the law. On July 21, that belief was shattered.
Why would Beijing want that?
Because destroying trust served two purposes.
First, it fueled escalation. Once people concluded that the police had ceased to be impartial protectors and had become part of the conflict, anger inevitably deepened, confrontation intensified, and violence became more likely.
Second, it bred fear. The moment people believed they could no longer rely on the police for protection, they understood they were on their own. A society in which citizens fear both criminals and the authorities is a society far easier to intimidate into silence.
The real success of 721 was not measured by the number of people beaten that night. It was measured by the destruction of one of Hong Kong's most precious assets: public faith in the rule of law.
It’s really easy to go to China as a tourist, forget that you’re on a first world income and just go on about the quality of life that your foreign income can buy here.
Not sure how many middle class in the West are willing to swap for the Chinese equivalent, 996 culture and all.
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After Israeli army executed two children and their mother and father from point-blank range while they were in their car in Tammun, West Bank,
Israeli army is towing their car away.
⚡️Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor:
New footage published by a British contractor who served at aid distribution sites for the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” shows the aid system designed by Israel in cooperation with the United States to humiliate Palestinians.
About 2,000 Palestinians were killed at the foundation’s distribution points in crimes that included gunfire “for entertainment,” according to the contractor.
⚡️BREAKING:
Israel struck a camp for displaced Palestinians in western Gaza City, destroying several tents.
Footage from a journalist captured the moment of impact and the immediate aftermath. No casualties have been confirmed so far.