Haos londonez

Revoltele care au izbucnit in cartierele din Londra peste week-end s-au extins la alte patru orase ieri, si sute de manifestanti au fost arestati si cel putin o persoana a fost ucisa. Ce a inceput ca un protest impotriva politiei s-a transformat rapid in revolta generala, jafuri si violente asupra oamenilor nevinovati. „Criminalite pur si simplu”, a declarat premierul David Cameron. Trei zile in care cladiri si autovehicule au fost zdrobite si incendiate, in timp ce magazine au fost jefuite. Politia nu a putut face altceva mai mult decat sa limiteze haosul. S-au anuntat aproximativ 16.000 ofiteri de politie ce vor fi mobilizati pe strazile Londrei, intr-un efort de a stopa cele mai grave tulburari din oras de decenii. (foto: theatlantic)


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It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag. who allows the protester to burn the flag?

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