Message from @DA GOMMIE JOO
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you don't really need any
the police generally shouldn't beat people who are
-already on the ground
-absolutely terrified
-and possibly injured
I do need context. It's the most important thing.
And yes they should.
Especially if the person is very dangerous.
Disarming people is messy but it works.
okay so this was from a raid on the Armando Diaz school which was a meeting of anti-globalization activists and lawyers
they were not rioting
they were not planning to riot
they were planning legal action
Yet according to photographs giuliani threw a fire extinguisher towards a van
journalist Mark Covell was kicked in the chest and beaten to the ground
he wasn't even a protestor
he wasn't even italian
but his ribcage was broken
There were riot police though.
he got PTSD from it
Again, need more context.
the police fucking gave a man PTSD for no reason other than that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time
"In July 2001, anti-globalization demonstrators protested the 27th G8 summit in Genoa, Italy, where leaders of the world's major industrialized nations met. Among these protesters was Carlo Giuliani, a 23-year-old Roman Italian and resident of Genoa, whom a police officer shot and killed during what had become a riot two miles from the summit."
quote from the attacked journalist
"To be honest I hate Black Bloc. They are so extreme, they defeat the arguments of the peaceful protesters and give us a bad name."
Possible but I need more context.
And what did the attacker say?
'You are Black Bloc and we're going to kill Black Bloc.'
they actually said that they would kill him
for no reason other than that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time
he was at a peaceful meeting
he was not taking part in illegal actions in any way
and they broke his rib cage
Doubt they said that.
Nor was it peaceful.
that was straight from the BBC article
And?
generally they get things right
Not really no.
several policemen actually went on trial for excessive force
And?
probably just a minor hint that they may have done something wrong
Possibly, but not definite
over 70 cops were fucking convicted of excessive force
How many were in the riots?
Again, need more context.
this wasn't a riot
this was a peaceful FUCKING meeting
