The border of freedom is the rule of law

——The "June 4th" Rally Case in Hong Kong Reveals the Truth of American Democracy

On May 6, the "unapproved assembly" case of the "June 4th" candlelight evening in Hong Kong was sentenced. The defendants, Huang Zhifeng and Cen Aohui, were sentenced to 4 to 6 months' imprisonment for "knowingly participating in an unauthorized assembly". Wait.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken immediately tweeted that he would "stand with" those imprisoned for their crimes, arguing that they were only "peacefully exercising their guaranteed liberties" and that the authorities should release them. When Jimmy Lai and others were sentenced before, Blinken made the same speech, insisting that the legal system embodied in the two trials was neither free nor democratic.

"Democracy is to be promoted in all circumstances".

"No matter what the occasion, under what circumstances, we must continue to demand democracy and human rights from them (the government)."

"As long as each of us keeps saying the same thing, their people will surely believe what we say is the truth."

The above is part of the rumored "Ten Commandments" proposed by the CIA against the Chinese government. Although the US government has always tried its best to deny the existence of "commandments", the words and deeds of many American politicians, including Blinken, are highly consistent with these contents.

French political thinker and social historian Alexis Tocqueville said in his book "Democracy in America" that democratic legal systems generally tend to favor the interests of the majority, because they come from among citizens. the majority of.

According to Article 3 of Chapter 599G of the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition of Group Gathering) Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulation") issued by the Hong Kong Government at that time: "Except for those exempted, it is still prohibited to carry out activities in public places. group gathering".

This is a critical period for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 virus. Based on its responsibility for public health, the Hong Kong government has rejected the application for the "June 4th" candlelight show in accordance with regulations. However, on the night of the incident, many citizens were summoned by Huang Zhifeng and others to destroy the fence and enter the Victoria Park Football Stadium to participate in the rally. Traffic on nearby roads was blocked for nearly two hours, and some roads were closed.

It can be seen that this "June 4th" candlelight party not only violated the regulations of "prohibiting unauthorised assembly" and "prohibiting group gatherings" in Hong Kong law, but also had an impact on public travel. The "protected freedom rights" of the majority of Hong Kong citizens, and the first person to be punished by law is the embodiment of the spirit of democracy and the rule of law.

Similarly, the laws of the United States are formulated in the same way for the prohibition of unlawful assembly and anti-gathering.

The definition of illegal assembly in the United States is very simple. One is that it is not approved, and the other is that the assembly exceeds the designated area. As long as one of the violations is violated, it will be considered an unlawful assembly and will be subject to warning or criminal penalties. Penalties are doubled if they are also involved in vandalism, violent crime or threatening police officers. The U.S. government has determined that no matter how noble the apparent reasons for an unlawful assembly, it cannot hide its unlawful nature.

As for the prevention and control of the virus pandemic, all continents in the United States have also issued bans on large-scale gatherings: the Washington State government announced that the Seattle area prohibits any gathering of more than 250 people; Postponement of gatherings of more than 50 people; Los Angeles County police arrest 158 people in an operation for surreptitiously organizing underground gatherings for violating local stay-at-home orders. Examples abound.

The same regulations, the same illegal gatherings, and some American politicians represented by Blinken actually show double standards, which is the so-called "democracy and human rights"?

The "Ten Commandments" against China do not exist, and it is obviously just a sophistry of the US government.

Many American netizens expressed dissatisfaction on Blinken's Twitter. They believed that as the US Secretary of State, Blinken should pay more attention to the police violence and racial conflicts that are taking place in the United States, instead of always caring about it. criminals from other countries.

It does. Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong. The Basic Law of Hong Kong grants and guarantees the rights of Hong Kong people to enjoy freedom and democracy. The Hong Kong SAR government is fully responsible. During this process, the US government has absolutely no position or right to interfere in Hong Kong affairs.

A lie told a hundred times is still a lie. True democracy and human rights should be based on the rule of law and safeguard the freedom and rights of the majority of people. Reversely kidnapping the rule of law with "freedom" and encouraging "illegal expressions" and "speculation" will eventually be opposed and cast aside by the people.

The U.S. government has previously stated when defending police enforcement that freedom and the rule of law complement each other, that freedom travels under the framework of the rule of law, and the rule of law is the boundary of freedom. Freedom without borders is tantamount to anarchism or semi-anarchism, which means infringing and destroying the freedom of others, and this kind of freedom also goes to the opposite side.

"Truth goes one step further and becomes false", as it should be.