Being prepared if legal services required

[jw1701]

Saw a video last night of an expat leaving the office in Central being pepper sprayed and arrested for illegal assembly whilst walking home alone.

Clearly trying to talk to police is not a good idea in current climate and the best approach is to be as far away as possible from hotspots.

What is the best approach in terms of dealing with this kind of scenario and any suggestions for legal services to help in case of arrest?

[MandM!]

Saw a video last night of an expat leaving the office in Central being pepper sprayed and arrested for illegal assembly whilst walking home alone.

Clearly trying to talk to police is not a good idea in current climate and the best approach is to be as far away as possible from hotspots.

What is the best approach in terms of dealing with this kind of scenario and any suggestions for legal services to help in case of arrest?

Ask for an Interpreter and to speak with your embassy immediately. Do not give any statements.

[henkka]

Saw a video last night of an expat leaving the office in Central being pepper sprayed and arrested for illegal assembly whilst walking home alone.

Clearly trying to talk to police is not a good idea in current climate and the best approach is to be as far away as possible from hotspots.

What is the best approach in terms of dealing with this kind of scenario and any suggestions for legal services to help in case of arrest?

Can you share the video?

About advice, it is unlikely you will be prosecuted.

[henkka]

Ask for an Interpreter and to speak with your embassy immediately. Do not give any statements.

Would it not make more sense to speak to the consulate(if any), they have better understanding of the situation in HK ?

[shri]

Don't waste your call on the embassy. Please don't...

Follow the advise here..

- Don't say anything to anyone
- don't use your smartphone (keep it locked)
- call a friend or family member who can coordinate better


More details here

https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/09/1...lawyers-group/

[shri]

@thisdress might have some suggestions or current numbers that are manned by legal volunteer groups.

Best to have a trusted friend or contact have your info on file somewhere so it can be passed to legal or consular people.

One last random thing.. If you are hyper paranoid, keep an app like Life360 in your phone. Allows trusted people to know where you are in almost real time.

[shri]

Fuck... After I posted this, headed to Twitter to see an alert from someone I follow...

https://twitter.com/daaitoulaam/stat...594752002?s=19

[shri]

By the way, I know it is hard.. But memorize key phone numbers. Weird how bad it is, but I cannot remember my son's number or or any numbers I have added to my contact list in the last five years...

[shri]

BTW - I'm not sure if this is advisable, given that the pro-BJ gang would love to be able to doxx you. However, this is what the protestors who are being arrested are being advised to do.

https://twitter.com/uwu_uwu_mo/statu...26692793122816