turkish protesters chase off police and take their riot shields

[yawmwen]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPQP3fQWTuQ&feature=player_detailpage[/media]

pretty damn awesome.

[T.F.W.O.]

The best shot was the guy helping the limping policeman.

[yawmwen]

[QUOTE=T.F.W.O.;40872781]The best shot was the guy helping the limping policeman.[/QUOTE]

a cop this time instead of a protester :)

[ewitwins]

Ah yes, [i]plywood[/i]. The foe of all baton-wielding riot officers everywhere.

[Kegan]

I'm sure they're missing that overzealous pepper spray guy now.

[zerglingv2]

What are they protesting?

[yawmwen]

[QUOTE=zerglingv2;40873024]What are they protesting?[/QUOTE]

"While the protest began over plans to destroy a park, for many demonstrators it had moved beyond that to become a broad rebuke to the 10-year leadership of Erdogan and his government, which they say has adopted authoritarian tactics. "

[url]http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2013/06/01/turkish-prime-minister-defiant-police-demonstrators-clash/ynDUK8nmviMNV5J5tqlVVL/story.html[/url]

oppression, put simply.