Cop Strikes Photographer During Protest; Gets Arrested Following Day

[Logical]

You say you cannot believe this actually happened in the USA?

Well, you are correct, this was in Greece!

Cops in the USA very seldom get arrested, much less the next day.


http://www.pixiq.com/article/cop-strikes-photographer-during-protest

[Angry Dragon]

1. teaser

[tblue]

2. How about we get NATO to come in and protect us?

Who should we call? Why do Libyans get protections when we don't?

[Sirveri]

11. They're not gunning us down in the streets...

yet...

[provis99]

3. the comments on the article are right on the money, too.

If this happened in NYC, the photographer would be facing charges of battery on a police officer, and resisting arrest. And a jury would convict her, too.

[Capitalocracy]

5. Yes, I don't know why, but apparently with police in the U.S.,

"your face hit my fist" is a serious offense.

[Enrique]

4. Amy Goodman recently won a judgement against the police

it took longer than a day, but she got $100,000 :woohoo:

[MADem]

7. That'd go a long way in Greece, these days! nt

[valerief]

6. I wonder how many "cops" are Blackwater/Xe. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

8. kick

[eppur_se_muova]

9. That was kind of cruel -- build us up, let us down.

But I see the point of it.

[Logical]

10. I agree.