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I think part of it is that in Italy, and I'd guess in Germany too... well, we have "being a police state" in living memory, so nobody wants to start being THOSE
by spiritplumber 12y ago
I think part of it is that in Italy, and I'd guess in Germany too... well, we have "being a police state" in living memory, so nobody wants to start being THOSE guys again. It keeps police-state tactics in check.
I'm Italian, moved to the US a few years back.
- bjelkeman-again 12y agoWell then it is easy for you, if you have an Italian passport.
- hans_mueller 12y agoWell, Italians aren't just very patient at organising - so police will deal with those situations more impulsively: "Once arrested, protesters, including five Britons, were taken to a police barracks where they were beaten again, sprayed with asphyxiating gas, threatened with rape and forced to sing fascist-era songs." http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/12/night-police-beat-g8-protesters http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/feb/12/night-police-be...