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Serious escalation of police brutality as police beat protesters in Hong Kong and shoot at them point blank with crowd control less-lethal rounds

Video here: reddit.com/r/HongKong/com…
Photos of police brutality are circulating on r/hongkong

Take for example this woman who appears to have been hit in the face with a less lethal round

reddit.com/r/HongKong/com…
Or see this video of police bloodying a young protester in Hong Kong:

Or this clear escalation of force: Hong Kong police firing tear gas inside a subway station

reddit.com/r/HongKong/com…
The coverage I'm seeing from Reuters or NYT or CNN seems rather blasé about what seems to be a clear escalation in abuses -- and nowhere in these outlets am I seeing photos that reflect the true brutality of what's happening right now
Is the point of these police actions to disperse protesters or is the point to cause them maximal pain?

The evidence speaks for itself:

Look at what is happening to Hong Kong.
The situation in Hong Kong is only escalating

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