Oh Dear. Activists and democracy fighters now “rats in the street”

Today South China Morning Post 

Commie speak. Said by our Dear Leader in a town in the mainland, note. 

Comes from:

老鼠过街人人喊打. Lǎoshǔ guòjiē rén rén hǎn dǎ. "Rats running across the street, people yelling 'kill, kill'". 

Also note: no presumption of innocence. No saying "the alleged crimes" or "the alleged criminals". They're just RATS 🐀!