Some thought that fasting should be taken in turns in order to keep up pressure on the Kuomintang (KMT). Others thought that such a method would not reflect their determination. Some of the fasters and their supporters were unwilling to walk away and would have preferred to have been dragged off by the police, while others were concerned about how to bring events to a close if the fasters persisted.
有人認為應以「接力絕食」方式持續向國民黨施壓，也有人認為如此無法顯示決心，有人寧願被警察拖走，也不願自己走，有的人則是擔心僵持下去要如何收場。