Rioters undermine HK's rule of law

By passing the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Tuesday, the US Senate has turned a blind eye to the violence unleashed by the protesters in Hong Kong over the past more than five months.

To justify their actions, the radical protesters claim they are defending the rule of law in and judicial independence of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. However, as the Law Society of Hong Kong has said, by causing mayhem and "paralyzing access to the Hong Kong International Airport, blocking roads and vandalizing public transport... in open defiance of court injunctions", the rioters have only exposed their hypocrisy.

The rioters' logic of "defending the rule of law by breaking the law" is unacceptable in any society. But instead of reflecting on the mayhem they have committed, the rioters have defended their actions saying they did so in self-defense and in response to the "force" used by Hong Kong police.