In one of the most gruesome videos to emerge from Hong Kong’s increasingly violent protests, an unidentified man was set on fire during an argument on the street in Hong Kong.
The older man, seen in the video wearing a green shirt, reportedly helped chase demonstrators from a train station as they worked to disrupt the Monday morning commute. As the crowd started to disperse, the man was filmed arguing with young people who appear to be supporters of the protesters.
According to the South China Morning Post, the video shows the man, who is bleeding, walking away from the group and shouting “You are not Chinese.” A member of the group responds: “We are Hong Kongers” as the man walks away. Then, a shouted insult prompts him to return and confront the younger demonstrators.
As the man starts arguing once again with the crowd, a person dressed in black and wearing a face mask runs up from behind him and douses the man in a clear liquid. He then lights the man on fire with a lighter, instantly engulfing him in flames.
The incident occurred shortly before 1 pm on a footbridge, SCMP said. The man was recovering in a city hospital, and was in critical condition. Chinese media denounced his attackers as rioters, a term used often on the mainland to criticize and attack protesters.
Afterward, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said during a press conference on Monday that these “riotous acts have surpassed the five demands & are the enemy of the people.”
Monday marked one of the most violent episodes to take place during the week, disrupting the morning commute as HK’s MTR public transit shut down several stations.
Elsewhere on Monday, a protester was shot by police with a live round.
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A simple full sideways body blow would have dismounted this fool. Knees to his chest and whomp there it is.
Setting the guy on fire is reprehensible in of itself. It will do immense damage to the perception of legitimate protesting. Stupid move that now allows HK police to step up the violence towards the protesters.
If your delicate sensibilities are offended so easily I suggest you stay on the porch and not run with the big dogs. You might do a bit of reading on Tarring and Feathering which often ended with the target being set alight with the highly combustible combination of hydrocarbons and feathers making for a spectacular display. The dude set on fire could have been undercover, a collaborator or just an angry old man, the protestors in Hong Kong have had enough…….the party is just getting started…..
Martel – no matter how bad things get, 1) I am never setting anyone on fire for having an argument with me, and 2) the guy was an old man.
If your sensibilities are not offended by that incident, that is really fucked up. Yes, terrible things this way come. But I hope that I still have the humanity to be offended at such atrocities.
Liberty and freedom ain’t always pretty.
When the communists finally crack down, it’s going to make these protesters’ heads spin. The Communists have been trying to go easy so far because they want the trade war to be solved in their favor. Whenever they take the gloves off, it’s going to be brutal – and the mainlanders will overwhelmingly side with the Communists. Burning someone alive doesn’t endear the protesters to regular people throughout China.
Errr…..the Hong Kongers being the smart Asians that they are….have been planning for that for at least a year and don’t you think Orange Man Bad is using this as an obvious opportunity fuck with Xie Panda/Dragon on his home turf?
Kind of makes you wonder about those 9 Mormons killed in Mexico….the march to the next world war is accelerating.
I don’t think Trump is in any way goading the protesters into doing anything. What the hell can we do about it? Nothing. So there’s no upside to writing checks that can’t be cashed. The protesters can make all the Statues of Liberty they want and sing the Star Spangled Banner all they want, but it won’t make a damn bit of difference. I also don’t see how these protests in Hong Kong help us in negotiating with China. Their being “embarrassed” won’t change their stance in trade negotiations.
Her sisters/cousins were NXVIM or whatever the fuck those Bronfman kiddie rapist were, the whole thing reeked of high level operation against specific targets, no one will touch the why with a 10 foot pole.
Flame on!!
I may be wrong and ignorant but i tend to take the side of age and wisdom over youth in black clad. Of course the aged could be more brainwashed. Unsure of whats happening in Hong Kong myself.