Free Talk Live - Protests

Spain reels at violent tactics by riot police

alisium — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:10:08 +0000

The middle-aged man sitting on a railway station bench protects a younger man by wrapping his arms around him as he shouts desperately at the helmeted, baton-wielding police officers running up and down the platforms at Madrid's Atocha station."Shame on you! Shame on you! Shame on you!" he bellows repeatedly in a video that shows how police charged into the station during violent demonstrations that shook Madrid last week

Growing Unrest in America: 68 Arrested During California Protest

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:06:32 +0000

A day of boisterous protests over cuts to higher education that included thousands of students swarming the state Capitol ended with dozens of arrests after demonstrators refused to leave the building. Authorities on Monday evening arrested 68 people, most of whom will be charged with trespassing, the California Highway Patrol said.

AG Eric Holder Justifies Legality For Murdering American Citizens

ZEUSLGN — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:53:05 +0000

Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that the decision to kill a U.S. citizen living abroad who poses a terrorist threat "is among the gravest that government leaders can face," but justified lethal action as legal and sometimes necessary. "When such individuals take up arms, ... plotting attacks designed to kill their fellow Americans, there may be only one realistic and appropriate response."

U.S falls to 47th in press freedom rankings after Occupy crackdown

ZEUSLGN — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:18:29 +0000

Sweeping protests around the world made it an extremely difficult year for the media, and tested journalists as never before, the annual report into press freedom reveals. The annual report by Reporters Without Borders shows the United States fell 27 points on the list due to the many arrests of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests.

Cameron Suggests “Purple Rain” for Rioters

Deslock Darkstar — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:09:10 +0000

In addition to shutting down Twitter and BlackBerry messaging during civil disturbances, the government is suggesting rioters be sprayed with dye. The technique is designed to identify large numbers of people attending political rallies, not looters and vandals mixed in larger crowds of bystanders and others not engaged in criminal behavior.

City Official's $800,000 Salary Triggers Protests

joshkm — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:14:15 +0000

Hundreds of residents of one of the poorest municipalities in Los Angeles County shouted in protest last night as tensions rose over a report that the city’s manager earns an annual salary of almost $800,000.

White House Gay Rights Protest Coverage Cut Short

assawyer — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:23:21 +0000

Park Police, Secret Service give contradictory accounts of why Lafayette Park was ''closed'' during protest by present and former service members who chained themselves to a fence near a White House fence.

Obama: "Tax Protesters Should Thank Me for Tax Breaks!"

johnson — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:56:05 +0000

At at a DNC fundraiser in Miami Thursday night, President Obama admitted to his supporters that the anti-tax rallies "amused" him. "So I've been a little amused over the last couple of days where people have been having these rallies about taxes. You would think they would be saying thank you."