Back in 1989, an American reporter watching one of the then-frequent street protests, in which citizens insulted the police and resisted arrest, wondered in amazement: "How is it that Taiwan police have so little authority?
八九年到台灣的一位美國記者在目睹那一陣子盛行的抗議遊行中警民對峙、民眾大罵警察、抗拒逮捕等場面時大吃一驚，「台灣警察怎麼那麼沒權威？