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Freedom To Protest Hong Kong Essay

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‘We knew it was a bit risky, because the police can pick us up very easily.’ ‘But we want changes in Hong Kong, for our own future, our families, our upcoming generations, so we came out.’ Said Ansah, one of the participators in ‘Occupy Central with Love and Peace’(OCLP).

Protesters were passionate about fulfilling their rights of protest, to change the current situation that Hong Kong was lack of democracy. Therefore, they came out and fight for justice, no matter how dangerous it is. It sounds great to have them. However, there were some people said they were making Hong Kong messier and more diverged. Does the freedom to protest's benefits outweigh the negative consequences? That is the question in my mind. In this essay, points of the two stances will be covered, and inserted with some philosophic and sociologic concepts.

First of all, freedom to protest is a basic right for everyone. Freedom of speech and freedom to protest are closely related - Free speech would not exist if we are not allowed to express our feeling in public spaces. Both negative freedom can be found in Articles 10 and 11 of the Human Rights Act, which means they are both necessary and fundamental right since we have born. These rights can be limited by law to protect others’ interests, only when the limitation is …show more content…

In Sociology, conflict theory believes that social conflicts are caused by social inequality, such as power, right, etc. Protest is a way to deal with these conflicts. Protesters voice out their anger and opinion, so force the government to face the problem. It is an effective methodology. In addition, Martin, in his speech ‘I have a dream’, had also mentioned that freedom was never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. So that in order to fight for the country’s future and our needs, we must stand up with our own feet, actively and

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