Hong Kong's embattled police force: Villain or victim in ongoing protests?
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Officers have found themselves stretched thin. They are exhausted and feel increasingly disillusioned.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
HONG KONG - Since June 9, Hong Kong's embattled police force, once thought to be Asia's finest, have been tested to the hilt while caught between a hostile public and the city's pro-Beijing government.
Protests that start out peacefully have escalated into heated confrontations that stretch late into the night, and violent clashes have grown in scale with each march.
