Migrants protest angrily in Florence after Italian kills street vendor - Sensationalist Headlines

[QUOTE]FLORENCE, Italy (REUTERS) - African immigrants and Italians protested in Florence for a second day on Tuesday (March 6), chanting "no more racism" and criticising the anti-immigrant League party for stoking racial tensions after an Italian man shot dead a Senegalese street vendor.Police said Roberto Pirrone on Monday fired six pistol shots at close range, killing Idy Dienec as he sold leather bags, umbrellas and trinkets on a bridge in the Tuscan city, one of Italy's most popular tourist destinations. Later, dozens of immigrants marched through the historic centre of Florence, knocking over trash bins, motor scooters and large flower pots. On Tuesday, some 500 African immigrants and Italians staged another protest on the bridge where the shooting took place. Tensions ran high as 100 people approached riot police wielding shields and batons, but there were no clashes. Florence Mayor Dario Nardella told protesters to remain calm, as did senior members of Florence's large Senegalese community. The shooting came a day after a parliamentary election in which politicians, especially the anti-immigrant League, often portrayed migrants as criminals and called for mass deportations. On Tuesday, protesters took aim at League leader Matteo Salvini, singing, "Salvini vaffanculo (f*** off)". Police told Reuters on Tuesday the murder was not racially motivated, citing testimony Pirrone gave to investigators after his arrest. Pirrone, who had a license to carry a weapon for sport, was suicidal and lashed out in a state of confusion, investigators said. [h=4]FIRST BLACK SENATOR[/h]But the timing of the attack has raised suspicions among Florence's Senegalese community. In the election, the League became the second-biggest party in parliament. "The fact that the elections went the way they did shows the kind of mood the country is in," said Pape Diaw, a representative of the Senegalese community. "Italy has become a country where blacks are shot on the street." Last month, a man with neo-Nazi sympathies and ties to the League opened fire on African migrants in the city of Macerata, wounding six before he was captured. Claudio Borghi, the League's economics chief, said on Tuesday his was not a racist party, citing the election of Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian immigrant, as a senator on Sunday. "I'd like to point out that the first black senator in the history of the Italian republic is one of ours," Borghi told Reuters. Iwobi, the party's spokesman on immigration, has been a League member for 25 years. Dienec, the 54-year-old victim of Monday's attack, had legally lived in Italy for many years, police said.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/migrants-protest-angrily-in-florence-after-italian-kills-street-vendor[/url]

[QUOTE]Police told Reuters on Tuesday the murder was not racially motivated, citing testimony Pirrone gave to investigators after his arrest. Pirrone, who had a license to carry a weapon for sport, was suicidal and lashed out in a state of confusion, investigators said.[/QUOTE] So it seems their complaining is unfounded here. By this they're not exactly mitigating the view that diversity = bad social cohesion.

[QUOTE=Omesh;53186222]So it seems their complaining is unfounded here. By this they're not exactly mitigating the view that diversity = bad social cohesion.[/QUOTE] It doesn't make their protests unfounded or invalid, all it means is that this single incident may not be part of the bigger context as the protesters would have thought.

[QUOTE=MrJazzy;53186241]It doesn't make their protests unfounded or invalid, all it means is that this single incident may not be part of the bigger context as the protesters would have thought.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure they are helping by going on a race riot even if their grievances would be completely accurate. Looks especially bad when a seemingly unrelated event results in that.

[QUOTE=Omesh;53186222]So it seems their complaining is unfounded here. By this they're not exactly mitigating the view that diversity = bad social cohesion.[/QUOTE] Hint: They are not protesting that single incident. [editline]8th March 2018[/editline] [QUOTE=Omesh;53186249]I'm not sure they are helping by going on a race riot even if their grievances would be completely accurate. Looks especially bad when a seemingly unrelated event results in that.[/QUOTE] What race riot

You can't wave it off just because he's suicidal. That doesn't make sense at all.

[QUOTE=Killuah;53186311]Hint: They are not protesting that single incident.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I can read. I still stand that their drama around this newest shooting is bullshit. They're just assuming he is racist before a police investigation, so again it's bad social cohesion. [QUOTE=Killuah;53186311]What race riot[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Later, dozens of immigrants marched through the historic centre of Florence, knocking over trash bins, motor scooters and large flower pots.[/QUOTE] Maybe riot is a strong word, but this is obviously of the same flavor.

[quote]Police told Reuters on Tuesday the murder was not racially motivated, citing testimony Pirrone gave to investigators after his arrest.[/quote] What if he's lying?

[QUOTE=Omesh;53186630]Maybe riot is a strong word, but this is obviously of the same flavor.[/QUOTE] How is it a [B]race[/B] riot though? Both africans and italians took part.

[QUOTE=Omesh;53186630]Yeah, I can read. I still stand that their drama around this newest shooting is bullshit. They're just assuming he is racist before a police investigation, so again it's bad social cohesion. Maybe riot is a strong word, but this is obviously of the same flavor.[/QUOTE] Ok but that was "dozens" as opposed to 500 normal protesters wich is about 42 times more so I am not really seeing why we would burry the legit problems they are protesting by talking all about "race riots" And yeah it seems you can read but if you actually processed what was being written I must ask you why you call the complaining "unfounded"

[QUOTE=MrJazzy;53186950]How is it a [B]race[/B] riot though? Both africans and italians took part.[/QUOTE] The fact that it is about racial issues. [QUOTE=Killuah;53189785]Ok but that was "dozens" as opposed to 500 normal protesters wich is about 42 times more so I am not really seeing why we would burry the legit problems they are protesting by talking all about "race riots" And yeah it seems you can read but if you actually processed what was being written I must ask you why you call the complaining "unfounded"[/QUOTE] Maybe you are having trouble processing this event and my posts yourself. I said it's unfounded because they are creating the link of racism themselves. They can protest about last month shootings and anti migrant politicians elsewhere. As long as they inaccurately make a show about the latest shooting on that bridge, I will say that is unfounded.