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> except when you're in charge of the law and order of a city, and you have messages such as these doing the rounds in the midst of a large scale protest. I th

by forcry 5y ago

> except when you're in charge of the law and order of a city, and you have messages such as these doing the rounds in the midst of a large scale protest. I think that cannot justify it. There are lines that should not be crossed, no matter what. Because if some kind of unrest gives you the justification to take some freedom away from the people, then nothing is preventing you from staging such an unrest, and proceeding to do exactly what you wanted. > legitimize people armed with daggers and sickles and machetes belonging to sundry outfits pouring out onto the streets and indulging in arson, rioting, and murder. Also can you give be some proof that this was happening?

msravi 5y ago
> Also can you give be some proof that this was happening? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Farmers'_Republic_Day_protest#26_January_2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Farmers'_Republic_Day_pro... The agitating protestors vandalised a DTC bus and police vehicles. According to the police, the protestors used sticks, iron rods, pelted stones, while some Nihang protestors rode on horses fully equipped with deadly weapons like swords, kirpans and fursas and some protesters even used their tractors to run over the police. Some protesters driving their speeding tractors rammed barricades and attempted to mow down the policeman on duty Another example, another city, another social media post: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Bangalore_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Bangalore_riots
- forcry 5y ago
  So I think we can agree that there was a clash with police. But you were saying the farmers where indulging in murder. so do you have a number (and source for the same), for how many were murdered by the farmers, during this event?
  - msravi 5y ago
    > But you were saying the farmers where indulging in murder. I said no such thing.
    - forcry 5y ago
      >The messages are used to legitimize people armed with daggers and sickles and machetes belonging to sundry outfits pouring out onto the streets and indulging in arson, rioting, and murder. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27781810 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27781810

by forcry 5y ago

msravi 5y ago

> Also can you give be some proof that this was happening? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Farmers'_Republic_Day_protest#26_January_2021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Farmers'_Republic_Day_pro... The agitating protestors vandalised a DTC bus and police vehicles. According to the police, the protestors used sticks, iron rods, pelted stones, while some Nihang protestors rode on horses fully equipped with deadly weapons like swords, kirpans and fursas and some protesters even used their tractors to run over the police. Some protesters driving their speeding tractors rammed barricades and attempted to mow down the policeman on duty Another example, another city, another social media post: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Bangalore_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Bangalore_riots

forcry 5y ago
So I think we can agree that there was a clash with police. But you were saying the farmers where indulging in murder. so do you have a number (and source for the same), for how many were murdered by the farmers, during this event?
- msravi 5y ago
  > But you were saying the farmers where indulging in murder. I said no such thing.
  - forcry 5y ago
    >The messages are used to legitimize people armed with daggers and sickles and machetes belonging to sundry outfits pouring out onto the streets and indulging in arson, rioting, and murder. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27781810 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27781810