【明報專訊】THE SEVEN POLICE OFFICERS who assaulted Ken Tsang — an activist who participated in the 2014 Occupy movement — were found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm yesterday. As the whole incident — from Tsang's provocative splashing of odourous liquid on police officers to the seven policemen's dragging him to a dark corner, where he was beaten up subsequently — had already been caught on film, the evidence against the seven policemen was irrefutable. Our courts have upheld the rule of law with their fair judgements by convicting not only the seven police officers (of the above crimes), but also Tsang himself last year (of assaulting police and resisting arrest). That said, the cases of the seven police and Tsang are only one of the many symbols of the deep divisions and police-citizen confrontations Hong Kong society has witnessed in recent years, since a number of cases involving police-citizen violence have yet to be heard. If every case is handled in a just manner, it will help heal the wounds in society. It will be a long and excruciating process, as many people will see their future go to ruins because of the rashness of their actions, and will be scarred for life. Nevertheless, what society needs to know is that violence is never a solution to problems, and that it must not repeat the same mistakes.