350 arrests in Frankfurt during #Blockupy protest over new #ECB headquarters

Press on event is basically blocked. 9000 police units on site

Dozens of people have been hurt and some 350 people arrested as anti-austerity demonstrators clashed with police in the German city of Frankfurt.

Police cars were set alight and stones were thrown in a protest against the opening of a new base for the European Central Bank (ECB).

Violence broke out close to the city's Alte Oper concert hall hours before the ECB building's official opening.

Thousands of "Blockupy" activists were due to take part in a rally.

Organisers were bringing a left-wing alliance of protesters from across Germany and the rest of Europe to voice their anger at the ECB's role in austerity measures in EU member states, most recently Greece.

The bank, in charge of managing the euro, is also responsible for framing eurozone policy and, along with the IMF and European Commission, has set conditions for bailouts in Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Cyprus.

Rubbish bins were set alight some distance from the new ECB building (background)

Among the first targets for protesters were police cars

Police set up a cordon of barbed wire outside the bank's new 185m (600ft) double-tower skyscraper, next to the River Main.

But hopes of a peaceful rally were dashed as clashes began early on Wednesday.

Tyres and rubbish bins were set alight and police responded with water cannon as firefighters complained they were unable to get to the fires to put them out. One fire engine appeared to have had its windscreen broken.

Activists said many protesters had been hurt by police batons, water cannon and by pepper spray.

Police said as many as 80 of their officers had been affected by pepper spray or an acidic liquid. Eight suffered injuries from stone-throwing protesters.

Police spokeswoman Claudia Rogalski spoke of an "aggressive atmosphere" and the Frankfurt force tweeted images of a police van being attacked. They were braced for further violence as increasing numbers of activists arrived for the rally.

Blockupy accused police of using kettling tactics to cordon off hundreds of protesters and appealed for supporters to press for their release.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31938592

attack on police station:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1625518381005047

People sure like to get dressed up and have a good riot, don't they? Ours were jolly good fun, should probably start those up again.

I guess when I hear news on what's happening in my country first on watmm is the point when I should start watching the news.

These blacks, when will they be satisfied?

lol

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

Did you just advocate for more violence?

  On 3/18/2015 at 4:08 PM, doublename said:

These blacks, when will they be satisfied?

lol

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:09 PM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

Did you just advocate for more violence?

 

If that what it takes to get things to change, yes.

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:17 PM, azatoth said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:09 PM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

Did you just advocate for more violence?

 

If that what it takes to get things to change, yes.

 

stop playing videogames and get a job

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:20 PM, Barung said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:17 PM, azatoth said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:09 PM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

Did you just advocate for more violence?

 

If that what it takes to get things to change, yes.

 

stop playing videogames and get a job

 

No...RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE!

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:17 PM, azatoth said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:09 PM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

Did you just advocate for more violence?

 

If that what it takes to get things to change, yes.

 

Inshallah

  On 3/18/2015 at 4:08 PM, doublename said:

These clowns, when will they be satisfied?

  On 3/18/2015 at 12:56 PM, o00o said:

Their demands consist solely of seltzer water bottles with a tube leading to a single flower.

where is the line between 'protest' and 'riot'? for a lot of people it seems to be an ideological line. if you agree with their message then a few cars being lit on fire doesn't get them labelled as rioters.

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

indeed

this is fucking awesome

oh and yea the riots in ferguson recently worked

the fed stepped in,investigated and the reality of the racist pig corruption was exposed for what it is

the chief of police a few of his lackeys and the court clerk and other fucktards were fired or quit

Seems like buch people realized that the oil is about to end up.

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:17 PM, azatoth said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:09 PM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 3/18/2015 at 5:00 PM, azatoth said:

Good. More of this so the establishment will start to get worried.

Did you just advocate for more violence?

 

If that what it takes to get things to change, yes.

 

So, instead of peaceful revolution a la Ghandi (who did manage to lead his country to independence through non-violence), you want people to get beaten, property to get damaged, people to end up with criminal records and a decrease in the trust between police and protestors.

That sounds kinda whack.

  On 3/18/2015 at 8:43 PM, yikes said:

oh and yea the riots in ferguson recently worked

the fed stepped in,investigated and the reality of the racist pig corruption was exposed for what it is

 

the chief of police a few of his lackeys and the court clerk and other fucktards were fired or quit

Yeah they rioted, now racism is over. Good job everyone!

no but things changed

small victories

seems i am not alone in my thoughts

http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-lesson-from-ferguson-riots-work/203388/

Ferguson, Missouri (TFC) – After a cop killed an unarmed teenager, riots broke out. After the grand jury failed to indict the cop and the police tear gassed innocent protesters, riots broke out. Now that the tear gas and smoke has cleared, Americans are coming to a shocking conclusion: the riots worked.

In scores of cities across the country the same scenario has played out: a cop kills an unarmed person in a blatantly unjustified shooting, the officer says the magic words of “I feared for my life,” and he gets away with murder. Possibly the most interesting thing is that Mike Brown’s death, while unjustified, was probably the most excused by the media. His death was the only one that wasn’t completely in vain. Why? Because the citizens of the community rioted.

In Beavercreek, Ohio a young man was gunned down by cops inside a Wal-Mart while committing no crime whatsoever. The officer was completely exonerated despite a video clearly depicting an unjustified shooting and months of protests. The police chief promised to resign, and then changed his mind once the heat died down. Would a riot have changed this? Is violence the only effective way to send a message in America? Many now say, “Yes.” To quote an activist involved with protesting both events,

Since the outbreak of violence in Ferguson, civil rights leaders and politicians from every level of government have advocated peace. Americans are now asking why they should employ peaceful tactics while the government does not, and noticing that those peaceful tactics have yet to make the people safe from police abuse.

The government has trained people to believe peaceful protesting works. The government-run media holds Martin Luther King, Jr. above all others in the discussion of the American civil rights movement. Of course, decades later the American people have found out that the decision to propose the Civil Rights Act was not because of the eloquent words of the Reverend. Instead, it has been revealed that the legislation was proposed because federal authorities were concerned with people going cop hunting. It’s contrary to everything you’ve been told in your history books, but there’s no need to take a book’s word for it. Declassified tapes show that the Birmingham riot was the reason for Civil Rights Act. Robert Kennedy said

President Kennedy replied

Violence, not extremely eloquent speeches, is what finally produced meaningful legislation.

The other example held up by the media is Ghandi in India. The independence movement in India came into its own around 1800. Ghandi’s passive message began being heard in 1920. Independence wasn’t granted until almost thirty years later in 1947. Another movement sprang up alongside Ghandi’s peaceful movement. It was called the QUIT India Movement. Ghandi endorsed the movement that carried out bombings and ambushes. Just five short years before the British granted independence, the Indian National Army began waging an amateurish hit a run campaign.

Just like in the case of the American civil rights movement, a charismatic man preaching nonviolence brought the movement together, but it was acts of violence that finally achieved victory.

Nelson Mandela began using nonviolence, but it didn’t work. When widespread violence sprang up against the Apartheid government, suddenly laws were changed.

The killer may have gone free in Ferguson, but the effects of the rioting brought about federal probes. The investigation led to officers being fired, others resigning, the police chief resigning along with the city manager and a municipal judge, and the admission that the Ferguson Police Department engaged in a blatant pattern of racism. There is current pressure on the Mayor of the city to resign, though he is attempting to state that he shouldn’t be held responsible. Those are just the immediate effects inside the city of Ferguson.

Across the country politicians and police chiefs are paying attention and realize that if they stand in the way of justice when an officer kills an unarmed person, they will pay the price. They will lose their position and their pension, but only if a riot occurs.

The very harsh reality of the government only responding to violence has been noticed by many. The country stands in room filled with gunpowder that could ignite an open insurrection, and the police departments are in the room waving a lit match at the people.

So those that condemned the rioting as the pointless destruction of people’s own neighborhoods owe the rioters an apology. The activists and protesters in Ferguson may have struck the first real blow against the government in the war against the police state.

i am in no way advocating violence over peace

BUT

when there is absolutely no alternative,you can't lie down because the thugs will stomp you

this is a sad fact

the only thing a bully understand is brute force

why is Iraq such a mess now?

because the iron fist of saddam is gone

shoot to kill, restore order.