Dec 8th, 2011
This time for passing off riot footage from Greece as coverage of Russian electoral unrest.
Showing posts with label riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label riots. Show all posts
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
The Riots and Conservative Audacity
Aug 13th, 2011
by F. Grey Parker
As the meltdown of order overcame England last week, the reading public was simultaneously subjected to a riot online. There were absurd proclamations by the left that this was a desperate response to the "austerity" measures enacted by the Torys. There were equally vulgar rushes to judgment, a lot of them, from the right. In particular, there was an incredible smear from England's answer to Michelle Rhee, Katharine Birbalsingh, who wrote hastily about the "race" of the man who was killed by London's police in the incident that lit the fuse:
"I'd like to know what they’re angry about. Mark Duggan is dead. He was shot by the police in a shootout. Duggan was in a minicab and shots were fired from both the cab and the police elsewhere. A police officer was hurt in the incident and a bullet was found lodged in a police radio. Either Duggan was shooting at the police or the driver of the minicab was. Either Duggan was in the wrong place at the wrong time and his death is a terrible tragedy – he was caught in the crossfire – or he shot at the police and the police defended themselves. Whatever the explanation, the police did not kill this man in cold blood."
First of all, she exposes a viewpoint which is actually shocking... outside of American right wing circles. The casual acceptance of official violence against people "in the wrong place" has become so common here that we in the States no longer raise much more than an eyebrow. Second of all, this sputtering and angry little rant demonstrates again why no one, either on the left or right, should rush to make political hay before the facts are established.
by F. Grey Parker
"I'd like to know what they’re angry about. Mark Duggan is dead. He was shot by the police in a shootout. Duggan was in a minicab and shots were fired from both the cab and the police elsewhere. A police officer was hurt in the incident and a bullet was found lodged in a police radio. Either Duggan was shooting at the police or the driver of the minicab was. Either Duggan was in the wrong place at the wrong time and his death is a terrible tragedy – he was caught in the crossfire – or he shot at the police and the police defended themselves. Whatever the explanation, the police did not kill this man in cold blood."
First of all, she exposes a viewpoint which is actually shocking... outside of American right wing circles. The casual acceptance of official violence against people "in the wrong place" has become so common here that we in the States no longer raise much more than an eyebrow. Second of all, this sputtering and angry little rant demonstrates again why no one, either on the left or right, should rush to make political hay before the facts are established.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
London Calling - A Call For Decency
Aug 9th, 2011
A friend sent me this video of a lone, brave woman chastising the rioters. It is powerful stuff.
A friend sent me this video of a lone, brave woman chastising the rioters. It is powerful stuff.
Quote Of The Day
Aug 9th, 2011
"The more there are riots, the more repressive action will take place, and the more we face the danger of a right-wing takeover and eventually a fascist society."
-- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, August 8, 2011
London Calling - Duggan's Brother Speaks Out
Aug 8th, 2011
Another plea from the late Mark Duggan's loved ones calling for peace and an end to the violence
"Please, try and hold it down."
Another plea from the late Mark Duggan's loved ones calling for peace and an end to the violence
"Please, try and hold it down."
London Calling - Fires of Tottenham
Aug 8th, 2011
A time lapse of the fires consuming Tottenham in the wake of the Mark Duggan shooting.
A time lapse of the fires consuming Tottenham in the wake of the Mark Duggan shooting.
London Calling
Aug 8th, 2011
By F. Grey Parker
It's worth noting that the anarchy and rage now consuming England started with a police shooting. It was the kind of extreme law enforcement action that, whether or not it might eventually be deemed officially justified by some British court of inquiry, has become a throwaway moment in America. It happens all the time here. It gets a few minutes on the local news, if that, and we then go on about our business.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Made In The U.S.A.
Jan 28th, 2011
This photo is causing quite the stir around the world. It should. It shows an Egyptian protester holding one of the hundreds of spent tear gas canisters that litter the streets of Cairo. As you look at it, remember that it was our tax dollars that payed for it's manufacture. It was our tax dollars that payed for it's shipment it to Mubarak's regime. It was our country that made it possible for a people crying out against their own tyrannical government to be abused with "low-intensity" chemical weapons.
This photo is causing quite the stir around the world. It should. It shows an Egyptian protester holding one of the hundreds of spent tear gas canisters that litter the streets of Cairo. As you look at it, remember that it was our tax dollars that payed for it's manufacture. It was our tax dollars that payed for it's shipment it to Mubarak's regime. It was our country that made it possible for a people crying out against their own tyrannical government to be abused with "low-intensity" chemical weapons.
When Cliché Is Essential
Jan 28th, 2011
Mother Jones posted this as the tweet of the day. A clear response to Mubarak's unnervingly detached statement regarding the current upheaval.
Mother Jones posted this as the tweet of the day. A clear response to Mubarak's unnervingly detached statement regarding the current upheaval.
"They Didn't See This Coming"
Jan 28th, 2011
Egypt continues to spiral. The money quote from an "Egyptian official":
"We didn't see this coming."
Egypt continues to spiral. The money quote from an "Egyptian official":
"We didn't see this coming."
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