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14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal

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560 points whatsupdog | 1 comments | 08 Sep 25 11:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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asib ◴[08 Sep 25 12:02 UTC] No.45167257[source]▶
> The demonstration turned violent when some protesters entered the Parliament complex, prompting police to resort to baton charges, tear gas shells and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, eyewitnesses said.

14 people dead from so-called "non-lethal" means. How do 14 people end up dead without the police coming with intent to do harm?

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bjackman ◴[08 Sep 25 12:20 UTC] No.45167399[source]▶
Also note the phrasing. The content is "the police killed 14 people". But the form is "the situation turned violent as a result of the protester's actions".
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1. ivanjermakov ◴[08 Sep 25 16:53 UTC] No.45170650[source]▶
Totalitarian states love this trick of putting provocators into the crowd to later blame civil protesters for violence/crime.