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		yorwba on June 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at ... Huh? That not everyone agrees doesn't mean nobody believed her. The highest-voted reply complains about censorship. The second-highest talks about the police acting in self-defense. The third-highest fantasizes about shooting ... someone (I initially interpreted it to mean the police, but maybe they actually want to shoot the protesters?)

spacehunt on June 12, 2019 [–]

No, the third one says, if the police really could shoot, why did so many other events [that she mentioned] also happen?

Implying that she lied.

yorwba on June 12, 2019 | [–]

Makes sense, thanks. I still frequently misread Chinese texts that appear completely obvious with hindsight.

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