She organized this rally on behalf of police relatives.

More than three months of unrest

have transformed the city.

These Hong Kongers say they’re defending their freedoms

from China.

Confronting them are also

Hong Kongers in uniform.

Clashes mark almost

every demonstration,

no matter how peaceful

it begins.

And many Hong Kongers don’t blame

protesters for the violence.

They blame the police.

As protesters scattered, ordinary people

stepped in from the sidelines.

The tension you witnessed doesn’t end here on the streets.

It’s permeating neighborhoods, homes

and the most intimate corners of society.

We’re back with Sunny.

She participates in the protests.

But her husband is a cop who confronts demonstrators.

Even though Sunny supports the movement,

she sympathizes with the police.

She says they’ve become stand-ins for a government that

is unwilling to compromise.

Sunny is putting up fliers for an activist group, people

like herself, who have police officers in their families.

The members of Sunny’s group are walking a fine line.

They’re calling on the cops to tone down the aggression

and at the same time, they want protesters

to remember that the police are their neighbors,

stuck in the middle.

Many officers who feel conflicted don’t dare speak out

They fear losing their jobs or being ostracized.

Their only real choice is to quit.

Cathy Yau was sworn in as a Hong Kong police officer

in 2008.

But in July as tensions escalated,

and officers continued to use excessive force

against protesters, she resigned.

She has since decided to go public with her story.

Now she’s announcing her campaign for City Council.

If elected, she wouldn’t

be able to grant protesters their demands.

But her hope is that in her new position,

she can better encourage others to heal their divided city.

Sunny is organizing an upcoming rally

with other police relatives.

Sunny’s group leads the rally,

marching new demands to police headquarters.

[Protesters chanting]

They’re calling for an independent inquiry

into police misconduct

and they’re insisting that the government take

responsibility for the violence in the streets.

No one here is under the illusion

that their demands will be answered.

But they hope they’re creating a space where

people will come to listen.