OscailtPolice State Tactics at Toronto G8 -20<em>Why the state over-reacted is now being debated. Many people figure they deliberately let the black bloc run free as a rationalization for the billion squandered on “security.” An equal number believe the violence was a warning of what to expect if people react against the coming government cut-backs, the so-called austerity program to destroy workers living standards. Others think that the government does not have such a fine tuned level of control and the police simply went berserk, venting their hatred against those who do not share their anti-democratic sentiments.
</em>2010-08-01T15:29:01+08:00Anarkismoanarkismoeditors@lists.riseup.nethttp://www.anarkismo.net/atomfullposts?story_id=17021http://www.anarkismo.net/graphics/feedlogo.gifPolice excesshttp://www.anarkismo.net/article/17021#comment126422010-08-01T15:29:01+08:00gsmonksgsmonks at gmail dot comThe problem with amassing a huge number of police in one place is that their men...The problem with amassing a huge number of police in one place is that their mentality often deteriorates, as in the case of the G8 summit in Toronto. Safety in numbers allowed them to turn into a gang of swaggering goons. 'Roid rage may well be part of the problem, as far too many cops are into steroids, but they too are subject to mob mentality. For their part, they were, and remain, blissfully oblivious to the fact.