[Tyler_JC]

That's right. Terrify a bunch of clerks, secretaries, and accountants. That's the way to increase support for your side.

And there's nothing like a good window smashing to improve the profitability of a bank so that it can pay back the taxpayers.

I hope the police were able to arrest the people damaging the bank's property.

Protesting and mass demonstration can be effective tools of democratic involvement. Mass demonstrations show that there is serious public support or opposition for a cause and political leaders take note.

But when that protest turns into a violent riot, public support evaporates.

It does not matter if they are right or wrong, it's just bad public relations to destroy property and assault police.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', '
')It does not matter if they are right or wrong, it's just bad public relations to destroy property and assault police.

[Jotapay]

This is nothing demonstrable yet. Let me know when one of the central banks in the G20 nations is replaced. That will be truly noteworthy in the history of this planet.

[Jotapay]

Wake me when they take domestic control over the central bank-issued fiat currency. Until then, this is all show and everyone knows it.

[Last_Laff]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TreebeardsUncle', 'T')hat is Europe, not America.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ReverseEngineer', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', '
')It does not matter if they are right or wrong, it's just bad public relations to destroy property and assault police.

[stu]

I was actually at the protests yesterday and saw the attacks on the RBS bank.

Only decided to go down on Monday night after a last minute change of plan. Joined one of the marches that went over London Bridge and congregated for over an hour chatting to some of the protestors. After a while I tried to leave but was told that the police had blocked off all the exits and penned everyone in. The police refused to let me past and were standing in lines three deep. The fact I was being denied the freedom to leave pissed me off and word was going round that the anarchists were going to try and break through the police lines near the RBS branch so I headed over that way. Saw the RBS branch getting broke into. A few people gained entry and tried starting a fire apparently but were arrested and hardly anyone else made it through. Then police lines, with horses behind, started pushing the crowd away from the bank. This resulted in a bit of crush so the police had to let a section of the crowd, myself included, through the lines to relieve the pressure. After I got out I went over to the climate camp on Bishopsgate where the atmosphere was almost festival-like.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', 'T')hat's right. Terrify a bunch of clerks, secretaries, and accountants. That's the way to increase support for your side.

And there's nothing like a good window smashing to improve the profitability of a bank so that it can pay back the taxpayers.

I hope the police were able to arrest the people damaging the bank's property.

Protesting and mass demonstration can be effective tools of democratic involvement. Mass demonstrations show that there is serious public support or opposition for a cause and political leaders take note.

But when that protest turns into a violent riot, public support evaporates.

It does not matter if they are right or wrong, it's just bad public relations to destroy property and assault police.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('stu', 'I') was actually at the protests yesterday and saw the attacks on the RBS bank.

Only decided to go down on Monday night after a last minute change of plan. Joined one of the marches that went over London Bridge and congregated for over an hour chatting to some of the protestors. After a while I tried to leave but was told that the police had blocked off all the exits and penned everyone in. The police refused to let me past and were standing in lines three deep. The fact I was being denied the freedom to leave pissed me off and word was going round that the anarchists were going to try and break through the police lines near the RBS branch so I headed over that way. Saw the RBS branch getting broke into. A few people gained entry and tried starting a fire apparently but were arrested and hardly anyone else made it through. Then police lines, with horses behind, started pushing the crowd away from the bank. This resulted in a bit of crush so the police had to let a section of the crowd, myself included, through the lines to relieve the pressure. After I got out I went over to the climate camp on Bishopsgate where the atmosphere was almost festival-like.

[truecougarblue]

You know, almost all the top people responsible for the evil fiscal policies currently in practice are in London today. Surely there are enough rouges in London to storm the gates and take them out. I'm not advocating violence, of course. Violence is only allowed to governments.

I'd be perfectly happy to let the Brits do my dirty work, as would most Americans.

[Dreamtwister]

I'll be impressed when they start burning actual bankers. Until then, "ho-hum".

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')orld leaders on Thursday heralded the G20 summit as the day the world “fought back against the recession” as they put on a show of unity that lifted global markets and mapped out a new future for financial regulation

Gordon Brown, host of the summit, said the meeting marked the emergence of a “new world order”, as he unveiled what leaders claimed was a $1,100bn package of measures to tackle the global downturn, including support for lower income countries and a $250bn plan to boost the international money supply.

France’s president Nicolas Sarkozy, meanwhile, said the summit’s agreement on a new regulatory regime and crackdown on tax havens showed “a page has been turned” on an era of post-war “Anglo Saxon” capitalism.

US officials say that Barack Obama helped broker a compromise over offshore tax savings between Hu Jintao of China and Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who had threatened to walk away from the summit.

[Bas]

great photo! as for the more regulation of banks part, we still have to see how that will be worked out in practice in the different countries.

[Voice_du_More]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '[')url=http://media.ft.com/cms/c8e3e614-1fa4-11de-a7a5-00144feabdc0.jpg]link[/url]$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')orld leaders on Thursday heralded the G20 summit as the day the world “fought back against the recession” as they put on a show of unity that lifted global markets and mapped out a new future for financial regulation --snip-- US officials say that Barack Obama helped broker a compromise over offshore tax savings between Hu Jintao of China and Nicolas Sarkozy of France, who had threatened to walk away from the summit.

[deMolay]

Print more paper dumb hard assets.. link

[dorlomin]

Welcome to the future of policing

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[Quinny]

As usual people can't demonstrate in peace....


without trouble being caused by the police!


Must say those coppers were a lot more restrained than during the miners strike, or than at many football matches! I suppose with the Robocop army issue against a load of hippies they don't have much to worry about.

Scenes like this makes me understand why the Americans are so keen on their guns. I don't think it's the zombies you should be scared of?

[SeaGypsy]

The cops have to bash some people to keep away the sheeple.
If sheeple thought they would have a nice day out with the friendly police and protest the G20 maybe millions would show up and actually have an effect. Also they have to impress upon citizens of more totalitarian regime's that they are not weak.

[Micki]

A few years ago I couldn't imagine I would come to call police pigs, but I can't find a better word.

Ian Tomlinson (47) was walking home from work through the G20 protest areas when he was suddenly assaulted by a policeman. Ian died that day from a masive hear attack.
Thank God for video camers or Ian would have been labeled a trouble maker.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/video/2009/apr/07/g20-police-assault-video

Are these people working for us or against us?
People shouldn't be afraid of the state, the state should be afraid of it's people.
Make you opinion heard.

[Quinny]

If you'd been involved in the miners strikes you'd have called them worse than that.

The policing at the G20 was more intimidating than previously but mainly because of the robo-cop style body armour etc. The clips I've seen they in the main used sheer numbers and pressure to control the crowd with isolated violence. The actual brutality didn't seem as bad as I've seen before at footbal matches and industrial disputes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kqbxyjAB7Q&feature=PlayList&p=F3148A8F6267EC07&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=4

I didn't see them charging on horses at the G20, now that is scary!

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

Even a Saturday night out can turn nasty over here! At least the bastards haven't got guns!