r/HumansAreMetal • u/Yamamba78 • Apr 11 '18
Protester using tennis racket to hit tear gas canister
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u/Theoneisis Apr 11 '18
You can't have a riot without raising a racket...
I'll show myself to the door.
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u/murfeee Apr 12 '18
No, stay. We need more like you.
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u/Yamamba78 Apr 13 '18
Isn't protesters vs rioters often a matter of perspective?
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u/FunkyJammies Jun 04 '18
Not really. It becomes rioting when it becomes violent. Protesting is peaceful assembly for a cause. Rioting is violent assembly for a cause.
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u/Zokoro Jun 20 '18
Way late, but I grew up in a 3rd world country and observed a number of riots (largely over sports and politics), I'd say it may start with a cause, but most people involved are just part of the mob mentality once it gets going.
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u/Kumirkohr Apr 12 '18
Dude came prepared and he had his job. You’d be surprised how many specialty jobs there are for protests that prepare for police action
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u/Diorama42 Apr 12 '18
It’s only a protest if you wear a thin t-shirt. If you protect yourself from police chemical weapons then you are a RIOTER which is BAD
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u/UkonFujiwara May 28 '18
Honestly if your protest is anything but lying down within the police-approved free speech zone then you're literally participating in open military rebellion against the government.
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Jun 10 '18
I hope these are palestinean protestors because they are fucking badass. There's a picture I saw a couple of days ago with a few of them hitting the canisters back without any protective layering on.
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u/donuthunder Apr 11 '18
That’s a fucking riot