Stun guns will help stop protests: pro-Beijing group

Stun guns will help stop protests: pro-Beijing group

Rally participant Ms Wong speaks to RTHK's Jimmy Choi

A few dozen members of a pro-Beijing group demonstrated near police headquarters on Friday, calling for officers to be given stun guns to use on protesters.



The Defend Hong Kong Campaign urged Police Commissioner Chris Tang to step up policing of the city's anti-government protests.



The group waved Chinese and Hong Kong flags and chanted "Support police to enforce the law", and "Give me back the rule of law!".



They held up posters saying "freedom and democracy don't mean destruction."



The group said equipping police officers with electroshock weapons would make it easier for them to subdue protesters, noting that the weapons are commonly used by many forces in Western countries.



One participant in the rally, a woman surnamed Wong, said officers need a wider range of weapons to put an end to the violence.



"The Hong Kong police cannot use real guns. They have restrictions. If we don't strengthen the weapons for arrests, I don't think we can stop these protests in the coming year," Wong told RTHK's Jimmy Choi.



"I don't agree with the protesters or rioters. But we don't want to see anyone hurt," she added.