President Trump has also signed into law a bill designed to support pro-democracy protesters after a huge bipartisan push. AD“We feel better because of the election and the bill, but that’s not the end of the protest,” said Eric Chan, 33. By the late afternoon, shots of tear gas had been fired, sending the crowd scattering and coughing. Police officers, in response, deployed the minimum necessary force, including tear gas, to stop their illegal acts,” according to the statement. Many saw the election as a rare opportunity for them to express their democratic will, and no tear gas was fired in any district for over a week until this weekend.

Source: Washington Post December 01, 2019 10:27 UTC