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| Rome in rage against corporate greed |
| 2011-10-17 |
| [Dawn] Italian police fired tear gas and water cannons on Saturday in Rome as protesters turned a demonstration against corporate greed into a riot, smashing shop and bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles. The protest in the Italian capital, which left dozens injured, was part of the 'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrations against capitalism and austerity measures that went global on Saturday. Tens of thousands dubbed 'the indignant' marched in major cities across Europe, as protests that began in New York linked up with long-running demonstrations against government cost-cutting and failed financial policies in Europe. Heavy smoke billowed into the air in downtown Rome as a small group broke away from the main demonstration and wreaked havoc in streets close to the Colosseum. Clad in black with their faces covered, protesters threw rocks, bottles and incendiary devices at banks and Rome police in riot gear. Some protesters had clubs, others had hammers. They destroyed bank ATMs, set trash bins on fire and assaulted at least two news crews from Sky Italia.TV footage showed police in riot gear charging the protesters and firing water cannons at them. Several police forces and protesters were maimed, including one man trying to stop the protesters from throwing bottles. Television footage showed a young woman with blood covering her face, while the ANSA news agency said one man had lost two fingers when a firecracker went kaboom!. In the city's St. John in Lateran square, police vans came under attack, with protesters hurling rocks and cobblestones and smashing the vehicles. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 ...maybe because 1:13 happens in the States. While the merchants in the New York area may be S*** up the Creek as they're disarmed, all the other 'Occupies' might find life interesting in their cities. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-10-17 16:35 |
| #4 As far as I know, the Occupy Madison protests have not turned into this. In fact, protests in general seem to be far lighter on the carbecues and vandalism here in the States. |
| Posted by: Korora 2011-10-17 12:12 |
| #3 These are the wages of Globalization. We could use some reforms to a system that seems to have some excesses. It's hard to argue that 14Million unemployed in our country isn't a real problem. But being a stinky hippie living in a public park and chanting socialist slogans on the evening news isn't what I had in mind. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2011-10-17 11:39 |
| #2 Rome in rage ...say those that consume resources over those that produce resources. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-10-17 09:16 |
| #1 A great blow was struck against Civilization when spanking was made illegal. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-10-17 08:15 |