Disproportionate Views

FADE IN.

EXT. ROAD - DAY

Coming out from a court building, PETER in suit takes a photo of it and poses it on Google Maps.

PETER (V.O.)

My first assignment here

was done. It might be

difficult for people to find

this court building.

INT. SITTING ROOM - NIGHT

Food is being put on the table, Peter continues to watch a TV documentary. We hear images on the screen saying: Take good care of yourself.

PETER (V.O.)(Cont'd)

This is the first time I

see moving images of

social workers engaging

the young before the

protests. Contrary to my

belief, they can't stop

the young to cease their

riotous acts - Just be

careful in committing

the crimes.

We see a masked young man in black is being interviewed and hear: I used to see movies or sing Karaoke during summer holidays...

PETER (V.O.)

Okay, just gaming on

the streets.

The TV is showing late night news. Peter sees protesters waving lots of US flags. We hear a masked protester remarking: As they betrayed Hong Kong, we want US to sanction Hong Kong.

PETER

How ridiculous! They're

accusing others betraying

Hong Kong. Isn't it a

blatant betrayal to lobby a

foreign country to sanction

Hong Kong? Shameless!

Peter rises immediately and walks away from the TV set.

INT. SLEEPING ROOM - DAY

Doing his morning routines, Peter researches with his phone.

PETER (V.O.)

Why are some people

more prone to violence?

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Okay, they look physically

fit, so what shapes their

behaviour include individual

traits, family structure,

relationship with others,

life experience in school

and work, socio-economic

factors, and mental health.

INT. SITTING ROOM - DAY

Ding! Hearing the What'sApp notification, Peter reads the message.

PETER (V.O.)

A democrat resigned

from his party as he

found that he was

actually monitoring

mob protesters at the

front, contrary to his

democratic belief.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

That verifies my assumption

that they take the flowery

excuses to vent their

sentiments against the

Police.

INT. CLUBHOUSE - DAY

Peter is reading a newspaper story. We see an insert with images holding US flags.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Thousands of protesters

went to the US Consulate.

We see another bird's-view insert.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

This photo covers all the

protesters in the incident.

How many thousands?

Let me count.

Peter uses his finger to count the dots in yellow, black and white.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Two - three thousand, at

the most. Make it 7.4k.

To have 0.1% of idiots in

the Hong Kong population

isn't abnormal.

INT. STUDY - DAY

BBC reports: Hong Kong high school students form human chains in support of the Hong Kong protest movement.

PETER (V.O.)

They believe they're

the enlightened ones.

Their demands include

they're above the law.

They endorse the

violence of their arrested

classmates.

Pausing.

PETER (V.O) (Cont'd)

Do they really like

violence and lawlessness?

Checking his phone, Peter taps his Google Maps icon and checks his photo statistics.

PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd)

Well, my photo of the

court building has attracted

disproportionate views...

Peter nods as if he gets a message from the statistics.

FADE OUT.

THE END

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