Melbourne protest at killing of Alexandros Grigoropoulos

People in Melbourne joined in world-wide expressions of outrage at the police killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos with a rally outside the Greek Consulate-General. The protest was lent an added dimension by the police killing of another 15-year-old in the innner-Melbourne suburb of Northcote only two nights previously.
Speakers at the rally drew parallels also with the case of Lex Wotton on Palm Island, sentenced to six years imprisonment for allegedly leading a riot following the death in custody of an Aboriginal man, whose police killer went on to receive a promotion ...
As part of the event people were invited to add messages to a board addressed to comrades in Greece.
The rally took place in foul weather, which had an effect especially on the quality of the sound in this video.
One speaker read from a statement issued in Greece - the document can be found in full at http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/415042.html
More on the killing in Northcote can be found at http://slackbastard.anarchobase.com/?p=1543

and on Lex Wotton at
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32952863226

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• Police killings
• Greece
• Athens
• Northcote
• Melbourne

[chllptr]

The '7 shots, 3 armed police...' refers to the killing of a teenager in Northcote, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

[Flynch4198]

@Tinakano1 then you deserve to be beaton up by his family

[Tinakano1]

if he attacked the police he deserved it

[Tinakano1]

xazomares

[Tinakano1]

go suck a fart

[Kerbinpro]

Shit Lex Wootton was a criminal who was a player in a riot which ended when a crazed mob of savages tried to murder a heap of coppers and destroy buildings.

These are decent people are peacefully demonstrating

There are no similarities at all.

[ChaoticGodz]

@imalreadytooperfect man cops can't do that here in america, they are only allow to fire their gun when the criminal shoot first or start charging with close range weapon but that usually easy taken care with stun gun or that gun that shoot rubber bullets, it don't kill but it sure as hell hurt by the look of it on tv. It left several mark on the bad guy's stomach and back when he got handcuffed.

[denisplaku]

Democracy in Greek stands for ''Every Citisen

Rules''. This can't be democracy. We conceed

our political rights to people and parties. Our

human rights to employers, officers and cops.

Revolt! Freedom for everyone. Democracy is

Anarchy.

[butchermb998]

"Fifteen-year-old Tyler Cassidy was shot dead by police officers in Melbourne, Victoria last Thursday night in a callous and brutal act. Four officers surrounded the agitated youth at a skate park in the suburb of Northcote and killed him in a hail of at least six bullets. The shooting has sparked public outrage and recalled the filthy record of Victorian police, who have become notorious for opening fire on anyone perceived as a threat, including the young and mentally ill"

[berrypievision]

Yeah, police are given too much power in the world, especially in America. Too bad riots don't happen here that force the government to arrest police that actually kill unarmed, not threatening people. But whatever, they are too busy cracking the skulls of vets with horses.

[imalreadytooperfect]

People of Melbourne, Australia. Fight back the Police murderer that killed that teenager. He was only a little boy. They (The Murdering Cop Killer/s) had guns. The boy only had knives which he was still helpless. They (Cop Killers) could of just shot him in the leg. The murdering police gets away with justice. A little boys life is lost. Fight the bastards and let them know what you want. Ban guns and use stun guns. No Excuses!