Name: Meet the Hong Kong Families Caught Between the Police and the Protests | The Dispatch
Uploaded: 2020-03-25T02:41:02.000Z
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She organized this rally on behalf of police relatives.

These Hong Kongers say they’re defending their freedoms

The tension you witnessed doesn’t end here on the streets.

and the most intimate corners of society.

But her husband is a cop who confronts demonstrators.

She says they’ve become stand-ins for a government that

Sunny is putting up fliers for an activist group, people

like herself, who have police officers in their families.

The members of Sunny’s group are walking a fine line.

They’re calling on the cops to tone down the aggression

and at the same time, they want protesters

to remember that the police are their neighbors,

Many officers who feel conflicted don’t dare speak out

They fear losing their jobs or being ostracized.

Cathy Yau was sworn in as a Hong Kong police officer

and officers continued to use excessive force

She has since decided to go public with her story.

Now she’s announcing her campaign for City Council.

be able to grant protesters their demands.

But her hope is that in her new position,

she can better encourage others to heal their divided city.

marching new demands to police headquarters.

They’re calling for an independent inquiry

and they’re insisting that the government take

responsibility for the violence in the streets.

But they hope they’re creating a space where

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Meet the Hong Kong Families Caught Between the Police and the Protests | The Dispatch

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