Sep 29, 2019 7:56 PM
SavingHongKong
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GetFrontOrDieTryin
team work makes the dream work
candiduscorvus
These are genuinely good people. They know the fire department is doing a needed job. They just want justice.
soopersic
https://i.imgur.com/2bEXyxT
SecretlyThreeDucksInAManSuit
And THAT is the difference between protest and riot.
Polskifiat126p7
In America it often takes longer for someone to realize the have an emergency vehicle behind them.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Like ants dismantling a larger bug.
donutsarebest
ILoveCreamPies
I like how the person beside them pulls their arm back like “dude no”
Cronck
Many hands make light work.
WhichIsIt
Hollow plastic blocks make light barricades
the7thsonofthe7sons
I take the form of 1 million ants
Noob3rts
What are those green lights hitting the ground near the end there? What the hell?
stehenallein
its called painting
DidItForScience
A lot of protesters use the lasers to mess with security cameras and police cameras.
BaconFuzz
Specifically the facial recognition software
Neboskrebnut
How? That thing needs one good frame for a hit.
They’re using lasers to signal the fire truck to proceed.
Spunkdust
Game on!!!! (Wayne's world voice)
bigtwindaddy10
leopardMacMan
Anyone else want to see them build it back up?
unnecessaryweevil
Firefighters waiting like
ClearCoatedNutz
Game off, game on
Chief1410
But how long does it take them to remantle it?
Rororinx
I bet you police is going to start using firetrucks cuz of this.
majortool
I'm betting China was going to use this as an indictment on the protesters until this happened.
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
I'm just curious where OP is getting all his post info from. Seems to be someone just reposting stuff from social media rather than HK
krawby
might be just reposting, but from some of his comments it seems he is actually there in HK, so I don't know
Highly doubt its someone in HK. All the info from Whatsapp I see over 12 hours later on here. No different than just ripping youtube vids
sorryfriendiwasyourghostdave
Fairly certain op is in HK but let's not find out for their safety and say its reposts ^_^
I'm just wondering because a lot of the stuff posted is outdated by at least 12 hours and from social media.
chucklover69
So efficient
kimchipizza
That's amazing!
Mack1986
Protestors in america would throw shit at the firetruck too. We have alot to learn from Hong Kong
NKato
Diversity tends to involve a bit more chaos than we'd like to assume. :)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab
32 years old and never been to a protest. Sad life :(
Shade169
why wouldnt they - the firefighters and the emts try to help the protestors but are usually stopped by the police
HatinS8N
I’m reminded of a Trojan horse being let into the community
Cheomesh
Fill the trucks with cops; could serve as a way to get around the rear of their formations.
Nuttsy
Ten minutes later, ambulances must open up at barricades.
HeyOP
1) That'd serve the agenda though, wouldn't it. It'd muddy the optics of things like this, and if the top-tier comment is accurate it would
2) also bring the protesters to at least somewhat do the same thing that that comment says the police are doing.
Strictly speaking, I was mostly angling for a quick and mostly-voluntary, "Look guys, we're clear," approach. Guessing an ambulance-
BatmanOSX
China : blackout is not working as expected
blueipDriver
burningeagle
m00nWatcher
Right?! They’re trying to help them. But I’m more amazed at the swiftness/efficiency with which they all worked to dismantle the barricade.
Soylencer
They're peaceful protesters not a riot.
Sweetchili666
Looks like an anthill that was threatened
Dunhaaam
^this, the same efficiency as a colony of ants
FourLegsGood
Nobody wanted to be the first to start. Then one guy began and everyone fell in line. A bit weird.
SleeperXib
In the US, it's periodically a thing where crowds block emergency vehicles.
ClintEastwood110
And what relevance does that have with the current post/ topic of discussion?
Sunmonster
Mopey
Isn't it completely relevant to show how peaceful protests should operate to people who don't protest peacefully?
ThatJerkYouKnow
Some one asked “why wouldn’t they?” And the other guys said “cause they don’t do that here.” It has literally everything to do with it lol
Thank you.
Sh3phrd
It's... the point of the post? This is protesting done right, when most of what we see from other protests is people being assholes
TroelsyTwo
Technically protesting done right shouldn't block any bloody roads period. You have no right to inconvenience people minding their business.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
You've rather missed the point of a protest I think.
pauliexclusions
Who put the barricade there?
pineapplewalrus
This is why everything is made in China...such efficiency
Shane2017
Oh, how nice of them to set fire to HK ... wait, that isn't the narrative...
thecomputerrepairguy1
Soon they will plant an operative in the protestors to commit a nasty act and turn public opinion.
GiNgErSnApBiTcH
the hong kong protestors deserve respect and admiration by every free citizen in the world
watts001
check that door for heat
WTHisaDIMMAK
In the US, people would scream “Fuck the police!” . . . even though it’s a fire truck.
faithj663
Not true
PressMyButtonsBaby
Hong Kong is really putting the "civil" back in "civil disobedience".
drunkenvulcan
Baltimore riots we saw "protestors" cutting open fire hoses and had alot of damage to rescue units, so... yeah, basically.
reicaden2
I'm curious... what race were they?
fuzzydadbod
In my state, the police are also fire-rescue and emt. I'm sure that will never be a problem. Sigh.
pareidoliaperson
Ugh, everything I see posts like these I 100% this comment is down here and try not to scroll down to comments...sadly not disappointed.
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
In the US they'd be using them as water cannons
animatronicvelcrorat
In the us this would never happen because there is no way in hell you would get a permit for a protest that caused this level of disruption
Pretty sure they didn't get a permit for the LA race riots. Or any of the other big riots
Warbird373
Nah man, Pretty much every American fire department is specifically told NOT to use deck guns/ hose lines for civil disturbances.
Idontlikeolives
I only had to scroll down three comments for the first Ameribash comment.
PrivateEntrance
Proof that not just Americans are ignorant.
SamuthNBS
Perhaps that should tell you something.
And?
EMTMarv
They do it to ambulances too... we get cut off on the regular...
Nice username. Hahaha
KawaNyx
That's a damn shame. Lights on mean slow down to the right and stop, yo. The word "emergency" has seriously lost some ground here
Juicytoast
I mean I've accidentally cut off ambulances. Mainly when making a turn at a light and not checking cross traffic.
Not justifying it. I'm just saying occasionally it happens by accident.
mirrelle
I live in a very hilly area and it is near impossible to know which way the ambulances are coming from. I've seen people have to go
Through intersections illegally to get out of the way before which is dangerous.
Theyreallidiots
Well do a better job checking if a fire truck uses that excuse you’ll have to deal with 70,000lbs of steel and water in your trunk
Wait people cut emergency services off on purpose ? Wtf.
Sonicdahedgie
People will see everyone pulling over to stop and see it as a chance to pass traffic
Do they not get slapped with massive fines in America for that?
ContagiousBoner
Yes. There is video of protesters refusing to allow emergency response vehicles to pass on the way to a call.
kruug
BLM, if I’m not mistaken.
Correct
gasfiltered
All the time. Modern Americans couldn't give a shit about an ambulance. It's in their way and fuck whoever's in it.
Actually, let me specify. I never once saw it when I lived in NY, BOS, or Baltimore. Literally see it every fucking day in Alabama.
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
Sounds about right.
ILikeCharmanderOk
Coming straight from the underfireground
shawnemack
In the US, people would be saying “just run those protesters down!”
dunewolf
Look the rules in US very greatly - however in some situations its best to drive on through then get yanked out of your car by angry mob
Epi4Hire
Can confirm. In fact, gimme yo keys and I’ll do it myself.
Alfadorfox
I think you're both right here. Protestors be dumb. Cops be dumb. People get hurt. :P
basicwhitelich
Wonder how long it will be now before the police start posing as firefighters too
Exactly.
ConformistWithACause
Dont give them ideas
PickledLightning
Deceit is already in their arsenal. They've thought of that and worse I'm sure.
NZSheeps
Well now that you've given them the idea....
Appleloft
My first thought.
RaynebowDeathtrap
Don't give them ideas!
GrosseChung
That’s what I thought
Greeneyeddevil
Watch it back, one dude is actually speaking to the driver of the truck, it's likely they already have some vetting process for this like
taking a look inside, or asking where the emergency is and then maybe having people verify it somehow? They're pretty organised
barbarian818
I now have this mental picture of an olive drab APC with a piece of paper on the front that says "Firetruck" in English and Cantonese
CaptainSkyhawk
"Piretruck"
IWouldLikeToGetOffThisRideNowPlease
This was my first thought :(
CannotRememberMyLongUsername
Kind of like the ending of the hunger games with the medic packages.
krisspartaco
It happened in Venezuela last year? They posed as an ambulance then lit it on fire and attacked the protestors...
thisiscatman
4.... 3.... 2.... 1....
ParmiNotParma
Those water cannons aren't going to refill themselves.
WirenutsInYourButts
Trojan firetruck.
concorde77
Apparently there isn't an entry for that on urban dictionary... yet
VogonSupermodel
Go forth, you are the chosen one
Txtcat
Too late. For I am the anti christ........ wait, why did I say that?
BarryInTheStreetsOliverInTheSheets
People need to start paying as police, then act non violent. Throw some confusion into their ranks
aggressivelysouthern
Actually a pretty solid idea.
That is so much more playfully chaotic than my idea, which was to ambush cops and fake protesters, strip them naked and paint them blue.
AmendoboboYEAH
They carry guns.
Everybody switch teams now
combatwombat0
Teams are being scrambled!
Half time. Time to switch sides
WristDeepInaBook
it's fun to joke while Rome burns
tonybrio3000
Realistically. How are they able to change things?. I do support them wanting freedom.
lovepancakes
By not backing down. For the past several months, the government (controlled by the CCP) was extremely intent on introducing the bill that..
...started this whole thing. They didn't want to compromise, they didn't want to discuss. They wanted to push the bill through. It wasn't...
...until recently that they've finally, pubically, said they were going to fully kill the bill. Still waiting on that, but that said...
...protests does change things. Several other demands have yet to be met, so protests are still ongoing.
TheGreatBlueWaffle
When 1/3rd to 1/4th of the total population of one of the largest, most technologically advanced, wealthy cities is protesting at any given-
moment...simply put, there's far too many bodies for the Chinese to bury, ESPECIALLY with such a western-influence.
They want democracy, and yet the protesters make up the minority.
AlexisActually
Realistically, though, would anyone else do anything if China just June 4th'd the place?
The U.S. MIGHT depending on if Trump could get Congress to back his anti-Chinese stance. EU is cuck though. Britain is half cucked as well.
meta666
What does “Britain is half cucked” mean?
An openly stompy stunt of that magnitude? I'd say Russia got sanctioned for less. If nothing else, there may be boycott attempts.
GetFrontOrDieTryin
team work makes the dream work
candiduscorvus
These are genuinely good people. They know the fire department is doing a needed job. They just want justice.
soopersic
https://i.imgur.com/2bEXyxT
SecretlyThreeDucksInAManSuit
And THAT is the difference between protest and riot.
Polskifiat126p7
In America it often takes longer for someone to realize the have an emergency vehicle behind them.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Like ants dismantling a larger bug.
donutsarebest
ILoveCreamPies
I like how the person beside them pulls their arm back like “dude no”
Cronck
Many hands make light work.
WhichIsIt
Hollow plastic blocks make light barricades
the7thsonofthe7sons
I take the form of 1 million ants
Noob3rts
What are those green lights hitting the ground near the end there? What the hell?
stehenallein
its called painting
DidItForScience
A lot of protesters use the lasers to mess with security cameras and police cameras.
BaconFuzz
Specifically the facial recognition software
Neboskrebnut
How? That thing needs one good frame for a hit.
candiduscorvus
They’re using lasers to signal the fire truck to proceed.
Spunkdust
Game on!!!! (Wayne's world voice)
bigtwindaddy10
leopardMacMan
Anyone else want to see them build it back up?
unnecessaryweevil
Firefighters waiting like
ClearCoatedNutz
Game off, game on
Chief1410
But how long does it take them to remantle it?
Rororinx
I bet you police is going to start using firetrucks cuz of this.
majortool
I'm betting China was going to use this as an indictment on the protesters until this happened.
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
I'm just curious where OP is getting all his post info from. Seems to be someone just reposting stuff from social media rather than HK
krawby
might be just reposting, but from some of his comments it seems he is actually there in HK, so I don't know
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
Highly doubt its someone in HK. All the info from Whatsapp I see over 12 hours later on here. No different than just ripping youtube vids
sorryfriendiwasyourghostdave
Fairly certain op is in HK but let's not find out for their safety and say its reposts ^_^
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
I'm just wondering because a lot of the stuff posted is outdated by at least 12 hours and from social media.
chucklover69
So efficient
kimchipizza
That's amazing!
Mack1986
Protestors in america would throw shit at the firetruck too. We have alot to learn from Hong Kong
NKato
Diversity tends to involve a bit more chaos than we'd like to assume. :)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab
32 years old and never been to a protest. Sad life :(
Shade169
why wouldnt they - the firefighters and the emts try to help the protestors but are usually stopped by the police
HatinS8N
I’m reminded of a Trojan horse being let into the community
Cheomesh
Fill the trucks with cops; could serve as a way to get around the rear of their formations.
Nuttsy
Ten minutes later, ambulances must open up at barricades.
HeyOP
1) That'd serve the agenda though, wouldn't it. It'd muddy the optics of things like this, and if the top-tier comment is accurate it would
HeyOP
2) also bring the protesters to at least somewhat do the same thing that that comment says the police are doing.
Nuttsy
Strictly speaking, I was mostly angling for a quick and mostly-voluntary, "Look guys, we're clear," approach. Guessing an ambulance-
BatmanOSX
China : blackout is not working as expected
blueipDriver
burningeagle
BatmanOSX
m00nWatcher
Right?! They’re trying to help them. But I’m more amazed at the swiftness/efficiency with which they all worked to dismantle the barricade.
Soylencer
They're peaceful protesters not a riot.
Sweetchili666
Looks like an anthill that was threatened
Dunhaaam
^this, the same efficiency as a colony of ants
FourLegsGood
Nobody wanted to be the first to start. Then one guy began and everyone fell in line. A bit weird.
SleeperXib
In the US, it's periodically a thing where crowds block emergency vehicles.
ClintEastwood110
And what relevance does that have with the current post/ topic of discussion?
Sunmonster
Mopey
Isn't it completely relevant to show how peaceful protests should operate to people who don't protest peacefully?
ThatJerkYouKnow
Some one asked “why wouldn’t they?” And the other guys said “cause they don’t do that here.” It has literally everything to do with it lol
SleeperXib
Thank you.
Sh3phrd
It's... the point of the post? This is protesting done right, when most of what we see from other protests is people being assholes
TroelsyTwo
Technically protesting done right shouldn't block any bloody roads period. You have no right to inconvenience people minding their business.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
You've rather missed the point of a protest I think.
pauliexclusions
Who put the barricade there?
pineapplewalrus
This is why everything is made in China...such efficiency
Shane2017
Oh, how nice of them to set fire to HK ... wait, that isn't the narrative...
thecomputerrepairguy1
Soon they will plant an operative in the protestors to commit a nasty act and turn public opinion.
GiNgErSnApBiTcH
the hong kong protestors deserve respect and admiration by every free citizen in the world
watts001
check that door for heat
WTHisaDIMMAK
In the US, people would scream “Fuck the police!” . . . even though it’s a fire truck.
faithj663
Not true
PressMyButtonsBaby
Hong Kong is really putting the "civil" back in "civil disobedience".
drunkenvulcan
Baltimore riots we saw "protestors" cutting open fire hoses and had alot of damage to rescue units, so... yeah, basically.
reicaden2
I'm curious... what race were they?
fuzzydadbod
In my state, the police are also fire-rescue and emt. I'm sure that will never be a problem. Sigh.
pareidoliaperson
Ugh, everything I see posts like these I 100% this comment is down here and try not to scroll down to comments...sadly not disappointed.
pauliexclusions
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
In the US they'd be using them as water cannons
animatronicvelcrorat
In the us this would never happen because there is no way in hell you would get a permit for a protest that caused this level of disruption
ElbowDeepInAPoliceState
Pretty sure they didn't get a permit for the LA race riots. Or any of the other big riots
Warbird373
Nah man, Pretty much every American fire department is specifically told NOT to use deck guns/ hose lines for civil disturbances.
Idontlikeolives
I only had to scroll down three comments for the first Ameribash comment.
PrivateEntrance
Proof that not just Americans are ignorant.
SamuthNBS
Perhaps that should tell you something.
WTHisaDIMMAK
And?
EMTMarv
They do it to ambulances too... we get cut off on the regular...
WTHisaDIMMAK
Nice username. Hahaha
KawaNyx
That's a damn shame. Lights on mean slow down to the right and stop, yo. The word "emergency" has seriously lost some ground here
Juicytoast
I mean I've accidentally cut off ambulances. Mainly when making a turn at a light and not checking cross traffic.
Juicytoast
Not justifying it. I'm just saying occasionally it happens by accident.
mirrelle
I live in a very hilly area and it is near impossible to know which way the ambulances are coming from. I've seen people have to go
mirrelle
Through intersections illegally to get out of the way before which is dangerous.
Theyreallidiots
Well do a better job checking if a fire truck uses that excuse you’ll have to deal with 70,000lbs of steel and water in your trunk
mirrelle
Wait people cut emergency services off on purpose ? Wtf.
Sonicdahedgie
People will see everyone pulling over to stop and see it as a chance to pass traffic
mirrelle
Do they not get slapped with massive fines in America for that?
ContagiousBoner
Yes. There is video of protesters refusing to allow emergency response vehicles to pass on the way to a call.
kruug
BLM, if I’m not mistaken.
ContagiousBoner
Correct
gasfiltered
All the time. Modern Americans couldn't give a shit about an ambulance. It's in their way and fuck whoever's in it.
gasfiltered
Actually, let me specify. I never once saw it when I lived in NY, BOS, or Baltimore. Literally see it every fucking day in Alabama.
Forgotmyoldaccountbutohwell
Sounds about right.
ILikeCharmanderOk
Coming straight from the underfireground
shawnemack
In the US, people would be saying “just run those protesters down!”
dunewolf
Look the rules in US very greatly - however in some situations its best to drive on through then get yanked out of your car by angry mob
Epi4Hire
Can confirm. In fact, gimme yo keys and I’ll do it myself.
Alfadorfox
I think you're both right here. Protestors be dumb. Cops be dumb. People get hurt. :P
basicwhitelich
Wonder how long it will be now before the police start posing as firefighters too
Cheomesh
Exactly.
ConformistWithACause
Dont give them ideas
PickledLightning
Deceit is already in their arsenal. They've thought of that and worse I'm sure.
NZSheeps
Well now that you've given them the idea....
Appleloft
My first thought.
RaynebowDeathtrap
Don't give them ideas!
GrosseChung
That’s what I thought
Greeneyeddevil
Watch it back, one dude is actually speaking to the driver of the truck, it's likely they already have some vetting process for this like
Greeneyeddevil
taking a look inside, or asking where the emergency is and then maybe having people verify it somehow? They're pretty organised
barbarian818
I now have this mental picture of an olive drab APC with a piece of paper on the front that says "Firetruck" in English and Cantonese
CaptainSkyhawk
"Piretruck"
IWouldLikeToGetOffThisRideNowPlease
This was my first thought :(
CannotRememberMyLongUsername
Kind of like the ending of the hunger games with the medic packages.
krisspartaco
It happened in Venezuela last year? They posed as an ambulance then lit it on fire and attacked the protestors...
thisiscatman
4.... 3.... 2.... 1....
ParmiNotParma
Those water cannons aren't going to refill themselves.
WirenutsInYourButts
Trojan firetruck.
concorde77
Apparently there isn't an entry for that on urban dictionary... yet
VogonSupermodel
Go forth, you are the chosen one
Txtcat
Too late. For I am the anti christ........ wait, why did I say that?
BarryInTheStreetsOliverInTheSheets
People need to start paying as police, then act non violent. Throw some confusion into their ranks
aggressivelysouthern
Actually a pretty solid idea.
barbarian818
That is so much more playfully chaotic than my idea, which was to ambush cops and fake protesters, strip them naked and paint them blue.
AmendoboboYEAH
They carry guns.
ConformistWithACause
Everybody switch teams now
combatwombat0
Teams are being scrambled!
BarryInTheStreetsOliverInTheSheets
Half time. Time to switch sides
WristDeepInaBook
it's fun to joke while Rome burns
tonybrio3000
Realistically. How are they able to change things?. I do support them wanting freedom.
lovepancakes
By not backing down. For the past several months, the government (controlled by the CCP) was extremely intent on introducing the bill that..
lovepancakes
...started this whole thing. They didn't want to compromise, they didn't want to discuss. They wanted to push the bill through. It wasn't...
lovepancakes
...until recently that they've finally, pubically, said they were going to fully kill the bill. Still waiting on that, but that said...
lovepancakes
...protests does change things. Several other demands have yet to be met, so protests are still ongoing.
TheGreatBlueWaffle
When 1/3rd to 1/4th of the total population of one of the largest, most technologically advanced, wealthy cities is protesting at any given-
TheGreatBlueWaffle
moment...simply put, there's far too many bodies for the Chinese to bury, ESPECIALLY with such a western-influence.
Shane2017
They want democracy, and yet the protesters make up the minority.
AlexisActually
Realistically, though, would anyone else do anything if China just June 4th'd the place?
TheGreatBlueWaffle
The U.S. MIGHT depending on if Trump could get Congress to back his anti-Chinese stance. EU is cuck though. Britain is half cucked as well.
meta666
What does “Britain is half cucked” mean?
Nuttsy
An openly stompy stunt of that magnitude? I'd say Russia got sanctioned for less. If nothing else, there may be boycott attempts.