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[DRAMA OVERKILL]

[Lekker]

[Pligganease]

[bassexpander]

There are all of these blown-up photos of people who were injured at the meat rally ... and guess what... all of them but one are of people a lot older than student age. Most of them appear to be older than 40.

I find that rather interesting. Perhaps the students who attended this had no interest in trying to rush the police. I imagine that a bunch of older anti-LMB people tried their best to start a riot to further their cause. The young people just got swept up in it.

[JongnoGuru]

They're gearing up right now for a major rumble tonight. Bus & squad car cordons and barricades started going up from from 5 PM (!!) around Gwanghwamoon Intersection, and people were cussing and b1tching about having to clear out so soon.

They're saying this is the start of a "Relay Demo".

I said Relay Demo!!!!

Goes in waves, it moves, it wiggles. And it won't let up for 72 hours.

[aboxofchocolates]

[Grab the Chickens Levi]

[Lekker]

[Join Me]

Says in tonight's Korea Times that the 21 year old police (riot) officer is being charged with assault.

[Captain Corea]

Did anyone see what happened before or after the video?

Personally, from watching the video clips on the news, I think the cop was way out of line... but I wasn't there.

I can imagine instances where such an action could make sense.

Protesters have used in the past
-broken glass
-bricks
-pipes
-incendiary bombs
-acid
-knives

One of my buds did his service on those riot squads in the late 80s. He was always willing to explain where a certain scar came from.

So, before everyone judges the cop in this instance (or the girl even), remember that we're not seeing anything close to the whole picture.

[NightSky]

[asylum seeker]

Posted this in another thread but I think its even more applicable here.

Finally some justice being done on this:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/06/113_25390.html

Quote:
A riot policeman will be charged with assault for kicking a female demonstrator in the head during a rally against the government's decision to resume American beef imports.

The National Police Agency (NPA) said Thursday that they will take legal action on the 21-year-old policeman, identified only as Kim of the Seoul Metropolitan Mobile Police, for his use of violence. Two of his seniors will also be suspended from duty and four other officers will be disciplined. South Korean men can apply to join the riot police as an alternative to their mandatory military service.

The beating and kicking of the female student was shown in a video clip on the Internet, triggering public anger and seeing calls for the punishment of policemen responsible.

In the clip, Kim grabbed the victim's hair and threw her down beside a parked police bus while dispersing protestors near Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul around 2:30 a.m. Sunday. As she attempted to crawl under the bus, Kim kicked her in the head several times. She managed to hide beneath the bus, screaming out in pain.

``Kim admitted grabbing her hair and throwing her down, but denied kicking her. But all eyewitnesses gave the same testimony, so we acknowledged his assault,'' an NPA police officer said.

The 21-year-old victim, Lee Na-rae, a student at the Seoul National University's music college, said she was hit again by another riot policeman after coming from under the bus. Police are investigating whether there was another attacker besides Kim.

``We deeply apologize to the victims and their families for their injuries and other ugly situations during the massive candlelit vigils. The NPA will directly apologize to Lee and her family soon,'' the officer said.

Lee is receiving treatment at a hospital near her school for head pains, according to the officer.

``Learning from this case police will improve manuals for the use of water cannons and shields and riot police officers will be given lectures on human rights and safety, so that such a case will not recur,'' he said.

Police have been denounced for their ``excessive'' use of violence against ralliers, including firing a water cannon directly at protestors at close range. Dozens of injured citizens filed a lawsuit against the police early this week.




Unbelievable all the scumbags in this thread defending police brutality. You should be ashamed of yourselves.

[aboxofchocolates]

^^ absolutely

[Lekker]

Some of you wanted to see proof that she was attacked a second time. There you go. Someone else said that they wanted to go and take some pictures at the next one. I would be wary about that. Either way, the cop who kicked her on video was stupid and he knew he did something wrong when he brushed the camera aside.

Kicking women in the head is intolerable and I hope he gets it far worse and he probably will.. I can only think about my sisters or my mother when watching that video.

[Bigfeet]

How long before riot police have to take sensitivity training and proper stomping etiquette classes?