War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth a war, is much worse. -John Stuart Mill
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Crime, Violence, Protest, Vandalism
One of the most frequently quoted and photographed Ferguson protesters was charged Saturday with setting fire to a Berkeley convenience store earlier this week. St. Louis County police arrested Joshua Williams, 19, of St. Louis, on Friday after several local media outlets and store surveillance captured images of him trying to set a pile of wood on fire outside the QuikTrip on North Hanley Road early Wednesday... Williams has been quoted as an advocate for peaceful protests.
Liberal, Violence, Oops, Assault
Authorities say one woman has stabbed a man at a gathering centered on peace and nonviolence in the Uinta National Forest. Wasatch County Sheriff’s deputy Chris Goode says 32-year-old Leilani Novak-Garcia gouged the man twice with a knife at a campsite about 1 a.m. Monday.
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Hate, Incitement, Violence, Character
"I have a very hard time with this word 'non-violence', because I don't believe that I am non-violent," said Ms Williams, 64. "Right now, I would love to kill George Bush." Her young audience at the Brisbane City Hall clapped and cheered.
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Violence, Protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police used pepper spray on demonstrators protesting the Iraq war in downtown Portland on its fifth anniversary. The demonstrators later hopped a train and headed for a military recruitment center across town.
Hypocrisy, Violence, Funny, Protest
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Protesters calling for an end to recent violence in Sri Lanka found themselves brawling with hardline Buddhist monks Thursday, after a rally dubbed a "peace protest" turned unexpectedly violent.
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Hate, Violence, Protest
It looked like the initial hit struck the camera on the bridge of his nose hard enough to draw blood, but I couldn't be sure.
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Violence, Protest
According to the report, Miriam Levin, who is Jewish, was intimidated and roughed up by protesters when she tried to drive onto the campus of York University in Toronto. The protesters were picketing entrances to the campus and blocking traffic on Wednesday morning.
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Violence, Protest
Six people were arrested and one officer used pepper spray as Irvington police tried to break up a peace rally that authorities say turned into a melee.
Hypocrisy, Liberal, Violence, Protest
Six people were arrested and one officer used Pepper Spray as Irvington Police tried to break up a peace rally that authorities say turned into a melee.