Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration
Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration
fALK sez, "This video shows a peaceful protester being beaten by policeman at the 'Freedom not Fear' demonstration that was totally peaceful. The demonstration was attended by 25.000 people and called for by more then 160 groups that are concerned about privacy, censorship and freedom. I personally have been close to the beating and the police acted provocative in the time before hand - encircling one truck that took part at the demonstration and pulling out people harshly - there will likely more videos surface over the coming hours. I hope you help spread the word about this incident and help us find the brutal policemen."
This video has begun to spread through the German internets like wildfire. Some folks out there prepared mug shots of the cops in question, and one of the big online newspapers (Spiegel Online) picked up the story as well.
(For the English speaking people this vid is only interesting up to 1:30 min., where protesters chant "Wir sind friedlich, was seid ihr?!"/"We are peaceful, what are you?!", then it switches to the camera guy and his friend talking ("I didn't even see where [the blow] came from"), the rest seems to be only about getting license plates and more evidence from the scene.)
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fALK sez, "This video shows a peaceful protester being beaten by policeman at the 'Freedom not Fear' demonstration that was totally peaceful. The demonstration was attended by 25.000 people and called for by more then 160 groups that are concerned about privacy, censorship and freedom. I personally have been close to the beating and the police acted provocative in the time before hand - encircling one truck that took part at the demonstration and pulling out people harshly - there will likely more videos surface over the coming hours. I hope you help spread the word about this incident and help us find the brutal policemen."
You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com
This video has begun to spread through the German internets like wildfire. Some folks out there prepared mug shots of the cops in question, and one of the big online newspapers (Spiegel Online) picked up the story as well.
(For the English speaking people this vid is only interesting up to 1:30 min., where protesters chant "Wir sind friedlich, was seid ihr?!"/"We are peaceful, what are you?!", then it switches to the camera guy and his friend talking ("I didn't even see where [the blow] came from"), the rest seems to be only about getting license plates and more evidence from the scene.)
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