Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban

Re:Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban by kire2345 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:26PM (#21149482)

It has long been illegal to wear face masks at protests in Germany, as well as wearing things like bike helmets or other protection against police force. They call it "protection weapon" or "passive weapon". German police usually films every attendee of a protest.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_law

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Re:Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban by ajnin on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:32PM (#21149558)

Same in France. They make it illegal to bring respiratory masks or saline solution to protests, then they flood them with tear gas; they launch military-grade grenades (GLI-F4) into crowds, harming and maiming indiscriminately, and prosecute those who kick them back. And when people stop going to protests they can claim that they won the battle of ideas.

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Re:Hong Kong protests: Authorities to announce face mask ban by rjbwork on Thursday October 03, 2019 @02:08PM (#21149986)

Liberté, égalité, fraternité, indeed.

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