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At 12/13/08 06:18 PM, RubberTrucky wrote:
Hmm, at least where I live, policemen get thrown in jail for using their clubs unnecessary (read, before the opponent actually kills them)

Maybe "where you live" policemen get thrown in jail, but in Greece they don't..they can be violent and racist and nobody dares to say a thing because, let's not forget, they have the law on thier side..

I think people like to blame their government for corruption and all cause they need someone to accuse for all their misery. And it is very unlikely that police officers can randomly shoot people without getting sacked. But that's not what the general population want to hear. The government is evil and the police are just their minions who love to kill and maim cause they fucking can!

No, wait, beating is OK, but killing aint..greek police is not THAT cruel...
Oh, and l agree on the fact that politicians get all the blame, but if another guy was elected he would act in the exact same way, so there's really no difference between the parties in Greece..

At 12/14/08 11:05 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 12/13/08 02:19 PM, D2Kvirus wrote:
Only it did - they didn't have five-day riots planned months in advance, you know.

They did..believe me, they did...

Having dated a Greek, I can state quite categorically that orginisation is not one of their strongpoints (along with punctuality, and repelling invasions).

It's the got damned left wing idiots that smash things when they dont get their wishes fulfilled.
Democracy and peace is nice when the leftwinds are blowing, but when they arent they smash and kill. What a bunch of twats.

MEANWHILE:

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/
2008/12/galveston_false_arrest.php

At 12/18/08 08:16 PM, mikailus wrote: MEANWHILE:

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/
2008/12/galveston_false_arrest.php

You must have really hated cops do much that you would find anything wrong with them so you can reasons to feel that way.

At 12/18/08 08:34 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: You must have really hated cops do much that you would find anything wrong with them so you can reasons to feel that way.

Your point?

At 12/18/08 09:13 PM, mikailus wrote:

At 12/18/08 08:34 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: You must have really hated cops do much that you would find anything wrong with them so you can reasons to feel that way.

Your point?

Guess that's a yes.

At 12/17/08 10:10 AM, D2Kvirus wrote:
Having dated a Greek, I can state quite categorically that orginisation is not one of their strongpoints (along with punctuality, and repelling invasions).

Well l've been living there for all my life and l can state quite categorically that you are right...

At 12/11/08 06:38 AM, Austrian-Mats wrote: Well, bad news to all you communist/anarchist wackos out there:

Apperantly, the little commie was killed by a ricochet, and not by a direct shot.

One question remains (as it did with with the widespread riots in Italy in late 2007) - what the fuck were the police doing firing their weapons in the first place?

In other words, the fact that Greek police were so quick to fire their weapons in the first place when being pelted with stones is a good reason for people to get pissed of en masse, especially if they're prone to doing it.

At 12/28/08 11:23 AM, D2Kvirus wrote:
One question remains (as it did with with the widespread riots in Italy in late 2007) - what the fuck were the police doing firing their weapons in the first place?

"Protecting themselves", apparently..

In other words, the fact that Greek police were so quick to fire their weapons in the first place when being pelted with stones is a good reason for people to get pissed of en masse, especially if they're prone to doing it.

Well listen, there were 2 policemen being pursued by 32 angry men, what would you do?Show your badge and scream "FREEZE!"?

At 12/30/08 04:31 AM, HeavyTank wrote:

At 12/28/08 11:23 AM, D2Kvirus wrote:
One question remains (as it did with with the widespread riots in Italy in late 2007) - what the fuck were the police doing firing their weapons in the first place?

"Protecting themselves", apparently..

Considering it is more likely that the shot wasn't a ricochet from a warning shot, but a direct shot (i, what you meant to say was "Violating numerous rules and regulations about the discharging of police issue firearms" or, to put it more bluntly, "Comitting an act of homicide."

In other words, the fact that Greek police were so quick to fire their weapons in the first place when being pelted with stones is a good reason for people to get pissed of en masse, especially if they're prone to doing it.

Well listen, there were 2 policemen being pursued by 32 angry men, what would you do?Show your badge and scream "FREEZE!"?

Considering they were driving their patrol car at the time for the shooting, how about driving away?

At 1/3/09 11:26 AM, KemCab wrote: Soon the Greeks will have to bring the army in.

Then they will quell the violence, create a bloodbath, or incite more violence.

Or note that the rioting stopped a week or so ago. It probably went on longer due to the attempt to say it was a ricochet rather than a direct shot, which is guaranteed to open a few wounds that aren't healed (yet nobody in the UK appreciated the irony, as it was getting increasingly Menezesesque at that point).

At 1/3/09 05:25 PM, KemCab wrote:
I'm a week behind. I don't really get the news in English here.

It sounds a lot like the L.A. riots though.

As I keep saying, there's something strange about it:
1992 - Rodney King caught on film being beaten by police, sparking riots in LA
2005 - Jean Charles de Menezes shot by Metropolitan Police, excuses made for across England
2007 - Gabriele Sandri shot by Italian police, sparking riots across Italy
2008 - Alexandros Grigoropoulos shot by Greek police, sparking riots across Greece

Are the majority of Brits happy to make excuses for the police no matter what the evidence to prove they acted unlawfully - are we too Middle Class for righteous indignation or something?