Sometimes words fail to describe the sense of disgust that arises when we are confronted with our political reality today. This photo says it all.
This is where we stand today: Greek photojournalist Tatiana Bolari is punched in the face by a riot policeman while covering a protest in Athens. Several members of the media were harassed and a few beaten by the police. I would like to refrain from any further comment about freedom of the press, respect for human rights, and basic relations between citizens and the state in an advanced capitalist democracy. The image speaks for itself.
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Shameful!
Greetings from Spain
Nice image.
Why if the hand is to the left of the policeman the girl is falling to the right of the policeman….it is a fake…the direction of the smack is not right.
It’s not a fake.
the result of trying to compensate for ones stupidity by meticulously thinking to come up with something clever is disastrous, an exponentially larger stupidity
You can not reasonably claim something is a fake because it does not fall within your narrow expectations…he could have quickly back-handed her. It is clear in the photo that the intimidating “officer” is being physically threatening and she, with no weapons or protection, was simply trying to defend herself.
I would like to comment this article for 2 reasons.
#1 / I’m glad Das’ comment got published on this particular website.
# 2 / I do agree with her/him that it looks strange (the direction) even though it doesn’t look fake to me. I hope it’s not anyway, because we musn’t act like the system we fight. But Das, ask yourself, why make such a fake when this is REALLY happening everyday. What would be the point except taking a serious risk of discredit.
Courage aux Grecs.
Love from Lyon
No, dear Olive it does not look strange…It appears as if his hand could have come down on her from above or perhaps it was a backhanded strike….the “officer” seems to be slapping the gas mask off her face.
its not a ‘punch’, its a slap.
civil disobidience is still disobidence, and she probably deserved it
“Greek photojournalist” = civil disobedience = deserves slapping !
If you’re not a troll you are a huge malakas…
people who say that its a fake photo have never been to a demonstration.
greek people will be again at the streets at the 15th of oct.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hbVWiHWZKA&feature=player_embedded
It’s not a fake! It’s everyday reality…
You can see the same event from another angle here:
http://promytheas.blogspot.com/2011/10/blog-post.html
That’s the proof it actually happened….
Ate quando vamos ficar ganhando porrada
Ate quando vamos ficar de saco de pancada
(Gabriel pensador: How long will we be getting beat up)
i think she is Journalist , Good time Pix catched .
Media does not change the opinion of the receiver. It does not even shape opinion as is commonly assumed. The exchange above simply illustrates this point. If you’re pro-Occupy, you’ll view the image with disgust. If you’re anti-Occupy, you’ll find any justification for the officer’s actions.
Media (and roarmag is no different) simply reinforces already held beliefs.
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