Police and protesters clash during squatters' rights protest in Berlin

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/10/berlin-police-protesters-clash-squatters-rights
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More than 120 police officers were injured and 86 demonstrators detained during left-wing riots in Berlin, which police have described as “the most aggressive and violent protests in the last five years”.

Berlin police said in a statement on Sunday that protesters threw bottles, cobblestones and fireworks, destroyed cars and attacked officers, one of whom required hospital treatment. It wasn’t immediately clear how many rioters were injured.

About 3,500 protesters participated in the rallies, which started on Saturday evening and lasted until early on Sunday. Activists had called for the demonstration to protest against police operations at buildings inhabited by squatters in the eastern part of the German capital last month.

About 1,800 police officers were called in to monitor the protesters.

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The Reagan/Thatcher New World Order will soon be over

[DetlefK]

1. Either that or it's people demanding to own buildings that somebody else already owns.

[malaise]

2. Kind of like the Native American land

the Iraqi oil fields or the Palestinians' land.

I learned long ago that the owners of the most force own the land - they just kill, loot plunder and then protect.

[Democat]

3. DU homeowners are all murderers and plunderers

And they should give up their land to anyone who wants it.

[malaise]

4. Huh?

[DetlefK]

5. These squatters are occupying somebody else's property.

Oh, I'm sure some of them are wonderful people, but the fact is that they do not have any legal rights to the property they are occupying.

It's oh so romantic to compare this to some noble cause, but I wonder of you were still of this opinion if this happened to your property: "That's a nice apartment you have there, and you're letting it go to waste for a precious 8 hours a day. What a shame... the community would be far better off if some random people moved into your apartment while you're at work. You're not using it anyways during this time."

[romanic]

6. Not even a close compairison.