Nasty business in S. Africa = PT family surge
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MARIKANA, South Africa — The police fired on machete-wielding workers engaged in a wildcat strike at a platinum mine here on Thursday, leaving a field strewn with dead and wounded...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/world/africa/south-african-police-fire-on-striking-miners.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/world/africa/south-african-police-fire-on-striking-miners.html
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This video is graphic.
South African police open fire on striking Lonmin miners, several dead (1:09)
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<< <i>Unless I'm misinterpreting what's going on, it appears from that video that justice was served. >>
I got the same impression. If a machete wielding mob attacked me, I'd use the same deadly force.
<< <i> about the responses. Reminds me of Nazi Germany's SS, Ruby Ridge, & Waco, Tx. I assume South Africa has gun control. >>
You sure got around in your life....You must be close to 100
<< <i> about the responses. Reminds me of Nazi Germany's SS, Ruby Ridge, & Waco, Tx. I assume South Africa has gun control. >>
Disagree.
Nazi Germany was killing unarmed civilians.
Waco was seizing the property of civilians who were not provoking anyone.
In this case, if you live by the sword, you can die by the sword. Whenever you conduct yourself with weaponry, you can
only blame yourself if a battle incurs.
Didn't I see you at the Battle at the OK Corral If those Cowboys would have obeyed the law and checked their guns at the gate, then
they wouldn't have lost their life. Carrying weapons is not a crime, but there is way too much killing going on in that part of the world to allow
weapon carriers to act like that. The same way there was way too much killing going on with the Cowboys in Tombstone.
I knew it would happen.
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If you go to Jim Thorpe PA. You'll see the lavish mansions and lifestyle of the Rich Coal mine barrons. Just up the street is the horrible stone prision where the miners got to die, that is other than the mines.
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I'm just guessing they weren't striking because they have a safe job, make lots of money, and conditions are just great. Its the framing of the whole situation that leads to this kinda thing. You'd think we evolved a bit by now, maybe learned something, but I guess not yet.
<< <i>Molly Maguires.
If you go to Jim Thorpe PA. You'll see the lavish mansions and lifestyle of the Rich Coal mine barrons. Just up the street is the horrible stone prision where the miners got to die, that is other than the mines.
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I'm just guessing they weren't striking because they have a safe job, make lots of money, and conditions are just great. Its the framing of the whole situation that leads to this kinda thing. You'd think we evolved a bit by now, maybe learned something, but I guess not yet. >>
Nice comment, tneig!
Where were the sticks and machetes again? I must have blinked and missed them
the cops were in the same situation as this guy
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<< <i> about the responses. Reminds me of Nazi Germany's SS, Ruby Ridge, & Waco, Tx. I assume South Africa has gun control. >>
Pretty good reasons why the police and military should not be the only ones to have firearms.
I don't blame the cops for reacting the way they did when that mob charged them out of the bush. That's my 2 cents worth....
<< <i>Those "peaceful" strikers killed 2 cops & burned to death 2 security guards in their vehicle before they decided to attack the cops in the video.
I don't blame the cops for reacting the way they did when that mob charged them out of the bush. That's my 2 cents worth.... >>
Where were the guns then? You fire 100 tear gas bombs in crowd of people they will run. All I see in a massacre
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<< <i>Those "peaceful" strikers killed 2 cops & burned to death 2 security guards in their vehicle before they decided to attack the cops in the video.
I don't blame the cops for reacting the way they did when that mob charged them out of the bush. That's my 2 cents worth.... >>
Where were the guns then? You fire 100 tear gas bombs in crowd of people they will run. All I see in a massacre >>
No guns, just spears, machetes & knives. Not a pleasant way to die. BTW, tear gas & water cannon's were used prior to this incident on the main group of strikers, however, the group that charged in the video apparently was hiding in the bush and if you notice, almost on top of the riot trucks with the water cannon, when they charged the police line. Unfortunate incident with over 30 dead and 70+ wounded. Blame the Mine owners for not controlling this situation before it got out of hand and not the cops who's lives were in jeopardy by the charging mob.
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270 miners charged in co-workers' deaths