Pretty sure @jimbo is talking about the fact that they're both foreigners committing crimes in Hong Kong, rather than results of his trial. It's far too early for the guy in the OP, probably hasn't even been to his first hearing yet. There's no comparison to be made as far as how they'll be sentenced so your comment doesn't make sense either way.Original Post Deleted
I don't need the law, a judge, or the government telling me what to think.Original Post Deleted
Guy puts his Ferrari in race mode to show off, runs over a guy and kills him. He's a criminal.
Guy pushes old lady onto train tracks. He's a criminal.
Bankers speculate on a housing crisis that they put into motion and cause a worldwide financial crisis. They're criminals.
Two young Hong Kong activists are put in jail fighting for what they believe in. They were convicted of a crime and were put in jail. The law dictates that they are/were criminals, but I'm pretty sure we all know better than that.
I know you're very knowledgeable in law, but arguing over legal technicalities when we're not actually in court is pointless, and letting the government decide how us as individuals should think is a sure sign of a society on a downward spiral.
I think you might be taking this a little personally based on the "foreigner" label, but other than the fact that both have committed heinous criminal acts, the "foreigner" label is literally the only thing they have in common. It's not a statement about all foreigners in Hong Kong, just a similarity between the two people mentioned.
This is factually wrong though. Wong and co were already judged and served their sentence. The government then pushed to have them re-sentenced for a sentence already served, violating international standards. No one accused them of "fighting". They then conveniently had a pro-Beijing judge (as evidenced by said judge at anti-Occupy DAB events) judge them, after which said judge peppered the judgment with statements that were unrelevant to the sentence "unhealthy wind etc.".
I used to think a lot like this and many times i still do. But we have to make the distinction between what is morally wrong and legally wrong. This is a big reason why there are debates, disagreements and differences in opinion.
That is why I don't always agree with the law, but i understand why it is there. More difficult is when i don't agree with the law and don;t understand why it is there.