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True, I didn't mean to imply that there have been deadly casualties, but that's the goal of throwing Molotov cocktail on someone. Saying that the protesters are
by nikolak 13y ago
True, I didn't mean to imply that there have been deadly casualties, but that's the goal of throwing Molotov cocktail on someone. Saying that the protesters aren't using violence is wrong.
None have been killed because they have firefighters and fire extinguishers with them, doesn't change the fact that throwing Molotov cocktail into someone's face can, and probably will, kill them.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoI think the goal is probably to scare/deter them and make a piece of ground unpassable for a short while.
- dmytrish 13y agoWe've had two months of peaceful protest at Maidan being ignored politically and assaulted with police. Many activists have been beaten, some of them are dead. After two month of Yanukovych plainly ignoring protests and our opposition ("leaders" of the protest) being impotent, protesters were desperate, so the more radical part started to use the violence against police at Hrushevskogo street. Maidan is still a place for peaceful protest. I don't want to excuse our radical protesters, but the situation was grieve and radical protests succeeded at Yanukovych admitting that he has to do something.
- ItendToDisagree 13y agoI don't think I've ever heard of a Molotov being directed at a person because that isn't what they are useful for. Not to mention the fact that unless you were to hit a shield/helmet you likely wouldn't break the bottle and ignite the contents. They have been primarily used for disabling vehicles and making some ground impassable. It doesn't appear that the wiki even references their use against individuals so much as against vehicles.
- tomh 13y agoIt looks like they are being used more against Berkut holding shields; once they break against those, the flaming contents then flow over the shields' owners. Much like in this short video (you will have to excuse the gallows-humor soundtrack, it's not my intention to make light of the scenario): http://coub.com/view/hgsj http://coub.com/view/hgsj
- nikolak 13y ago> * It doesn't appear that the wiki even references their use against individuals so much as against vehicles.* No need for wiki citations when you can see it clearly being used against police forces here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuO53xeZkm8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuO53xeZkm8
- ItendToDisagree 13y agoA pencil can be used against someone but it is not the primary intention. A pistol can be used against a Tank but it is not the primary intention. A molotov cocktail is primarily intended for anti-vehicle use, as many instances throughout history (indicated on the wiki page), shows to be the case. I'd never heard of it being used in an anti-personnel situation (you primarily hear about/see it in its intended capacity). But I guess it would be ridiculous to claim it never has been used against an individual.
- aaronem 13y ago"Wikipedia doesn't mention Molotov cocktails being thrown at human targets, so it must not ever happen, and wouldn't really matter anyway if it did." Oh, HN! You marvel of marvels. Don't you ever change.
- ItendToDisagree 13y agoso it must not ever happen, and wouldn't really matter anyway if it did. You really do sum up HN right there! Congrats! ;)