An avoidable deadly clash

FORCED EVACUATIONS AND LAND SEIZURES HAVE been notorious triggers of "mass incidents" for years.

We know it. The authorities know it. We know they know it very well. We also know they were seldom innocent third parties in those tragedies.

We have seen plenty of bloody confrontations between rascal developers and helpless villagers. We have heard plenty about government pledges to make evacuations and land seizures less intimidating.