Anarchism never had intelligent practicers on it's side to start with, but when you mix the philosophy with today's more sensitive and 'emotional' youth... it also takes on an impressive annoyance factor.
This video isn't super recent, I think its a year or so old, but I felt the need to have something here until I have time to write about more important matters.
Here we have a clip that supposedly catches an example of police brutality in SF. Now, let me first familiarize those who are unaccustomed to the nature of this city. Approx 6-8 times a year thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, will take to the streets of San Francisco- sometimes in protest but more often in celebration. These events, typically hosted by the city itself, are basically public raves- techno music loud enough to hear for miles, public nudity, the use and distribution of a large variety of illicit substances, people dancing in the middle of the streets and basically doing every bizarre f'n thing you can imagine.....all these things happen openly, with law enforcement present- and go unpunished. Why? Cause the police are just there to make sure no one gets violent or hurt. They don't care about busting you for taking e or running around with your tits hanging out. They don't. They don't even mind you protesting - they're used to this shit. It happens all the freaking time here.
Here's what isn't cool though- local, (sadly) immature idiots, who think they have a cause, defacing and destroying public and private property, blocking traffic without giving the city notice so that the streets can be closed down...not that they are concerned with being hit by a car, wearing mostly dark or black attire at night. Doing shit to cause an accident or get someone killed.
So, I can understand then why in such a case, arrests would be made. In my opinion, police brutality would have been fitting.
Sadly, this was the closest thing to unnecessary force anyone could manage and i happen to think that cop should have beat that kid with his nightstick until he stopped trying to get away. I'm just saying.
Anarchists being swell.