I don't know what the fuk is up with these people!!! Canada is like one of the most peaceful countries. Anyways what are they freakin protesting about? They are lucky to be born in such a great country. We oughta throw them somewhere in Afghanistan or something to show what real problems are!!

I have to blame police and us citizens. If it was my back home country, India, these violent protesters would've gotten a great ass whippin from the public itself. The other thing is Cops are just standing their like statues and not even doing anything. Im watching this sh*t on tv and 2 cops just let go 2 guys who smashed glass windows in front of them.

In one video I saw they were doing just that. Beating the crap out of the people in the front line of protestors who were dressed in full black the Black Bloc people. Problem now is that the small group of individuals causing all the destruction have changed into regular street clothes and out of their identifiable black ones so its hard to know whos who now.

Also I agree a little about the public just watching the chaos unfold around them. Kinda fustrating to watch that. I mean theres this one dude smashing a window of a shop and a huge crowd of people just snapping pictures behind him and not attempting to intervene or anything. Just adds the the problem a little.

I think the reason why the police aren't reacting is because of the media.

If someone were to die from the police response that officer would probably loose his job and public sympathy shift to the protestors.

Originally Posted by Ownaginatios

Man, I don't get why the cops don't just beat the shit out of those black bloc douches. They have batons/clubs, amirite?

I heard an interview with one of them earlier, and the guy was like "No man, you got it all wrong. We're only smashing government and big company property, who can afford the damage. Down with big companies! WOOOO!!"

In other words,

"HURRRRRRRR DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! !!!"

If it were up to me, I'd just give Darwin's theory a helping hand and line them up in front of a firing squad.

i always knew violent authoritarians wishing harm on others posted on macinsiders. oh no windows!

Originally Posted by andrew22

i always knew violent authoritarians wishing harm on others posted on macinsiders. oh no windows!

And police vehicles.

Some things to keep in mind:

-Police were showing restraint not just out of compassion, their primary objective was to protect the heads of state. They had to maintain the security around the perimeter of the G20, while the rioters ran away from that area. It would have been much more dangerous to weaken the security in that area.

-Black Bloc is not a group, its a protesting tactic:
http://mlcastle.net/raisethefist/bloc.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc
http://www.infoshop.org/page/Blackbloc-Faq

-A protester, by definition, is someone participating in a protest. An anarchist, by definition, is someone who believes in a better society without government. While both groups no doubt have members who would want to avoid being associated with the rioters, the rioters are technically both. That shouldn't necessarily colour your judgement of peaceful protesters, or intellectual anarchists like Robert Nozick or Mikhail Bakunin (although the latter did a bit of actual revolutiony things outside of just writing theory).

This is the best time for China and USA to promote gun use in Canada.

Originally Posted by mcmastergcdb

I don't know what the fuk is up with these people!!! Canada is like one of the most peaceful countries. Anyways what are they freakin protesting about? They are lucky to be born in such a great country. We oughta throw them somewhere in Afghanistan or something to show what real problems are!!

lol you mention canada being one of the most peaceful countries, and then like a sentence away mention Afghanistan being bad, it's like you don't even realize canada is fighting a war there.

and you're right, this isn't india

Originally Posted by Bobby66

This is the best time for China and USA to promote gun use in Canada.

more violent macinsiders... what kind of place are you running here Chad?

Originally Posted by Marlowe

-Black Bloc is not a group, its a protesting tactic:
http://mlcastle.net/raisethefist/bloc.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc

The media is referring to them as a group.

lol, I was just watching the news, and they seem to be very focused on this one police car on fire on Queen. They're just commenting on what may have happened any time they hear a pop.

"Umm yes, a third pop has just occurred in what appears to be the frontal section of the vehicle. I believe it's most likely a component of the engine, but at this point we cannot be entirely sure. This is unlike the second small explosion which likely occurred in the back region of the vehicle."

I just don't understand why they need to break stuff.

Originally Posted by knox

I just don't understand why they need to break stuff.

To get back at "the man".

Originally Posted by andrew22

lol you mention canada being one of the most peaceful countries, and then like a sentence away mention Afghanistan being bad, it's like you don't even realize canada is fighting a war there.

and you're right, this isn't india



more violent macinsiders... what kind of place are you running here Chad?

Maybe rather than giving a philosophy lecture you should start picketing against violent people in Canada in Toronto! What is Chad gonna do about it? become mahatama gandhi and preach for nonviolence?!?

Originally Posted by mcmastergcdb

Maybe rather than giving a philosophy lecture you should start picketing against violent people in Canada in Toronto! What is Chad gonna do about it? become mahatama gandhi and preach for nonviolence?!?

No! Don't start arguing with this guy. He's a troll that always likes to show up and piss people off on this forum when ever he sees a thread about anything that seems even remotely controversial.

Let's not all forget that the protesting will continue tomorrow and all hell will break loose.

Originally Posted by mcmastergcdb

Maybe rather than giving a philosophy lecture you should start picketing against violent people in Canada in Toronto!

To be fair, you seem to have more of a problem with "violent people in Canada" than he does, judging by your response to the rioters