Hong Kong protests tactical handbook. This is some cool shit. 1 Wo Lei Fei Tasks : In-charge of providing critical resources...
Hong Kong protests tactical handbook. This is some cool shit.
1 Wo Lei Fei
Tasks : In-charge of providing critical resources and first aid to protesters, to oversee the overall situation and to barricade roads.
Reminders : Arm’s length distance must be maintained between Wo Lei Fei and others, to keep an eye on flag hoisters, to make sure resources are always abundant and to ensure safe passageway for other protesters.
2 Yung Mo (Valiant Knights)
Tasks : To deploy resources, to use weapons against riot police, front line defence.
Reminders : To co-ordinate with whistle blowers and to take extra precaution.
3 Kei Sau (Flag bearer)
Tasks: To transmit information efficiently and to maintain order.
Reminders: To ensure sufficient distance is kept with Yung Mo and to pay attention to latest information updates.
4 Yuen Kung (Distant attackers)
Tasks : To deploy resources not within warzone (e.g. transportation, escape routes, arrangement of change of attire, spare change at MTR stations to facilitate escape), to use long-distance weapons (e.g. slingshots) against riot police.
Reminders : To ensure sufficient distance is kept with Yung Mo and to pay attention to latest information updates.
5 Siu Fong Yuen (Firefighters)
Tasks: To extinguish any fire caused or tear gas rounds fired.
Reminders: To ensure sufficient distance is kept with Yung Mo and to pay attention to latest information updates.
@argumate thought this might interest you
the interesting thing to me is the lack of conceptual symmetry between police and protesters, like it’s still technically permissible for the police to crack skulls of people who are standing in their way, but for protesters to do the same would have them up on attempted murder charges.
It’s very interesting that from the protesters side this is all thought about and even fought as an asymmetrical and hybrid war. The language they’re using is suffused in military theory, tactics and strategy, and I’d say rightly so.
The serious manner it’s being engaged in, the tactics used, which are often violent, but they’re extremely discriminating in their use of force and their targets. There’s a very clear understanding of what violence the protesters can get away with, and it’s a much lower level than the police (and associated groups) can and do use. It’s really interesting to see how the limitation of violent means, which would presumably be a real drawback, is being worked around by protesters and even being capitalised on.
The whole thing is something of an exercise in restraint on both sides with the precisely calculated levels of force on display. It does make me wonder about who’s going to cross the line first though.
it’s basically a game of chicken to see who kills someone, and based on current tactics you would have to assume the police will win that race.
how would the situations change with a death?
