Losing Focus on Hong Kong's Anti-ELAB Movement: Peace and Violence of the Muddled Crowd—Is Police Non-arrest Simply Wishful Thinking?

The article comments on the later stages of the 2019 Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement, arguing that social movements must remain peaceful and non-violent; once violence occurs, the government will inevitably upgrade its response pressure. The author questions why protesters remain on the streets and allow the situation to worsen after the Hong Kong government fully withdrawn the extradition bill, evolving into 'horrific and violent acts where even expressing opposing opinions leads to being doused with oil and set on fire.' The article defends the Hong Kong police, arguing that it's difficult for police to slowly analyze the 'proportionality principle' when dealing with on-site violence, as their duty is to protect social order. Meanwhile, it criticizes the view that arrests shouldn't be made just because police are seen catching people as 'hypocritical benevolence' and calls for protesters to take the initiative to restore peace and non-violence to avoid losing focus, while viewing Taiwan's Sunflower Student Movement as an exception that dissipated after the election.