Protests in Iceland

[BTM5]

just wanted you to see the situation we are in here

this was in ca. april-may last summer, protest against increasing cost of petrol, started by truckers/lorry drivers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f0GVK6wzfQ

Part 1 of protest yesterday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OCKpbG9C1o

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScBQS4Yzi0A

there was one photographer that was threatened to kill him by a police officer

I will post the last parts, I'm gonna check downtown its still crazy there

hope i don't get mazed

and one more thing the police in iceland hasn't used teargas since 1949 when iceland joined NATO

 

[Plissken]

Wow, Iceland has the world's tiniest water cannon.

 

[Dogbert]

I know how to fix this.

 

[nomix]

I've been told that milk works against tear gas. Can't say I've heard HOW to deploy it, but hey!

Mazing photographers should not be done. Photographers and press generally are not a part of a protest, they are covering the protest. Having them there is as important as having the police there. They are there to document what's happening, and that's an integral part of democracy.

Though, might be hard to know who you're hitting with the maze.

 

[Goose+]

Who's next I wonder?

 

[EvoEvo]

If I was more childish I'd like to see the last pic capshuned RIOT FAIL. Lolz.

 

[BTM5]

I've been told that milk works against tear gas. Can't say I've heard HOW to deploy it, but hey!

Mazing photographers should not be done. Photographers and press generally are not a part of a protest, they are covering the protest. Having them there is as important as having the police there. They are there to document what's happening, and that's an integral part of democracy.

Though, might be hard to know who you're hitting with the maze.

milk works against maze not teargas

 

[BTM5]

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP2vwhEt4bs

Part 4 wasn't on youtube so...
Part 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXD-GfIzWkc

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http://img220.imageshack.**/img220/516/powertothepeopleun2.png

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2 of the most cuddly police officers in the world

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in an interview with the police the stated that they did not use clubs my arse
btw thats Geir Haarde's car, while others in iceland are losing their cars we are paying for bmw's E60 M5!! for a bank employee!!!! then 3 Land cruiser V8 in one frigging month!!!

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a man was arrested for taking this picture. on the police station all of the photos on the memory card were erased which is a law breach, they did not however know that you can save the photos after you erased them.

"I was arrested today for taking this picture, a short while later the police officer that is looking in the lens and grabbed the collar of my shirt, shakes me and screams "This isn't just me, this affects my family to, if you publish this picture I will kill you, I know who you are.""

Now I understand that he doesn't want him to publish the photo but when it comes to that a police officer threatens to kill a citizen then we have a problem.

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But then we have 11-17 year old kids that are trowing skyr, milk and eggs both on the police and the building that the police is protecting. plus they are drinking beer and all jolly and kicking the cops and screaming Helv?tis Fokkong Fokk (Damn Fucking Fuck).