18 Jun 2001 ole   » (Journeyer)

At the end of the first day of the two-day European Union summit, armed police of Gotenborg city threw rocks and shot into a crowd of anti-globalization protesters. One person was seriously wounded in the stomach by Swedish police militia.

Today I joined a non-violent protest against the police shootings in Sweden, in front of the Swedish Embassy in Oslo, along with various other humans. For about 15 minutes, a large group of terror policemen was effectively blocking the road in front of us and behind us, leaving us no escape. That seemed like a provocation from the police ("Gotcha!"), but fortunately everyone just kept listening to the talks, ignoring the men, their bats, their white helmets and their grinning dogs.

Spotted HÃ¥kon Wium Lie, inventor of Cascading Style Sheets, among the protesters today.

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