Guardian Live - Spain: Reports the following on the riots in Spain in reaction to the austerity package of the new Conservative Government, its 3.24pm post states the following, " Spanish police fired rubber bullets during the protests in Madrid....may have been prompted by some protesters throwing objects.. ".
Lets Get Real:
The blog has no problem with peaceful protests, that is democracy, but when protesters become violent then the Police have to come down hard, read the riot act then go in hard, this kind of violence being directed on the Police is a disgrace, the Police are keeping law and order, if people want to break the civic peace they should expect a tough reaction, jail time, if they have a job they should be sacked. These are harsh times, there are many people seeking work, if those that have a job want to demonstrate then they should get the sack and be replaced. Reagan fired the air traffic controllers in the 1980s when they went on strike, that is a good example that European Governments should follow with those that demonstrate and turn violet against the Police and the civic peace.