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Tear-gassed, beaten and dragged.
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Protesters in Hong Kong have accused the police
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of using excessive force during a
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political demonstration in June.
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Hong Kong officials have pushed back.
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“My officers are acting
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in accordance with our guidelines.”
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The New York Times analyzed hundreds of videos,
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spoke to protesters who were beaten
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and interviewed experts in crowd control.
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We identified seven incidents caught
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on camera that contradict official statements
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and show that police officers did use excessive force,
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according to experts.
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On June 9, one million people took to the streets
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to protest a bill that would allow
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Hong Kong to detain and extradite people
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to mainland China.
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The proposal stoked fears over the erosion
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of civil liberties that have long set Hong Kong apart
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from the Chinese mainland.
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Protesters’ demands went unheeded.
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And days later, on June 12,
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lawmakers put the bill to a vote.
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Thousands gathered at the government headquarters
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in protest.
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The demonstration was mostly peaceful,
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but a small group of protesters
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threw objects at officers in an attempt
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to breach police lines.
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Officers responded, beating protesters with batons
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and using tear gas and riot control
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ammunition indiscriminately.
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Peaceful demonstrators found themselves
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in the middle of the chaos.
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Ying-mo, a retired mechanic’s instructor,
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was watching the protest.
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In this video, we see him unarmed
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walking toward police.
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An officer aims a gun, likely loaded
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with balls containing pepper spray.
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A popping sound is heard.
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Ying-mo falls to the ground.
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Three officers pick him up and carry him away.
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Ying-mo was charged with participating
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in an unlawful assembly and released on bail.
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What happened to him was not an isolated incident.
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In this video, another protester
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stands near officers.
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Riot police pull him to the ground and beat him.
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He is taken to the sidewalk and arrested.
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In another incident, a man who is distributing water
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is attacked by the police.
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Officers pepper spray him,
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punch him and beat him with batons.
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One officer puts him in a chokehold.
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In some cases, commanders participate in the violence.
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They are identified by white shirts.
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When this protester falls to the ground,
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two commanders are among a group of police
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who attack her with batons and shields.
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And this woman said she was dragged for about 150 meters
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to the legislative council by a commander.
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All of the protesters shown here
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were arrested and later released, some on bail.
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Dr. Rohini Haar, an expert in crowd control,
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said these police actions were unjustified.
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Some of the most chaotic scenes
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happened when police fired tear gas
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at protesters trapped outside an office building.
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Early on that day protesters set up
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barricades on the street.
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Around 3 p.m., officers surrounded
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the building on both sides, firing tear gas.
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Trapped by the police and barricades,
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protesters rushed toward the tower’s main entrance.
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Those who make it inside attempt to open locked doors
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to allow more people through.
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But the police continue to fire tear gas into the crowd.
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Ivy Chan was volunteering at the protest,
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assisting people outside the tower.
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Dr. Haar said the police caused unnecessary panic.
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As violence escalated, Wu Chi-wai,
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a prominent Hong Kong lawmaker, walked the front lines.
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As he moves toward the police, a commander
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directs another officer to fire tear gas.
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He continues marching,
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and a second canister is fired.
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Anna Feigenbaum, an expert in the use of tear gas,
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said that it should never be used like a firearm.
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We sent these videos to the Hong Kong police,
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but they did not respond to our request for comment.
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At least 81 people were injured in the demonstration,
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according to the Hong Kong government.
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Police have said 22 officers were injured.
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Officials have promised an investigation
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into police actions,
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and the extradition bill was suspended after June 12.
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But protesters want more.
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They are asking for an independent inquiry
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and the full withdrawal of the bill.