Letters | Why Hong Kong need not add tasers to police arsenal: more force won’t bring peace
While tasers are regarded as a lesser use of force than guns, the public already lacks confidence in the police’s capacity to use any form of force appropriately. Additions to the police arsenal would not be regarded as a reduction of violence on the part of the police force.
Despite the fact that there are still protests around the city, the movement has already de-escalated from its peak, when everyday life was completely disrupted by the frequent roadblocks and non-cooperation movements.
Though no deals have been struck between the government and protesters, social order appears to have been slowly restored. Hongkongers need time and space to recover from the trauma of the last six months of turmoil, and now the fear of the new coronavirus.
It would be unwise for any stakeholders, especially a body that has already been at the forefront of the controversy, to rekindle the animosity in society. I seriously urge the Hong Kong police to reconsider and make the right choice in the public interest.