Occupy Rome Turns Violent

This is going to be a good year for riot videos, especially with the occupy moment spreading across the world, we can look forward to more clips like this one:




The BBC reports Rome protest against cuts descends into violence

Riot police have fought militant protesters in Rome as the biggest of a series of global rallies against banks and politicians tipped into violence.
At least 70 people were injured, three of them seriously, as police fought masked rioters with tear gas, water cannon and batons.
Other protesters tried to stop the rioters as they attacked cars and businesses, marring a peaceful rally.
The day saw coordinated protests in cities worldwide, most of them small.
Inspired by the Occupy Wall St movement and Spain's "Indignants", demonstrators turned out from Asia to Europe and back to New York for an event organisers said on their website was aimed at initiating "global change".
"United in one voice, we will let politicians, and the financial elites they serve, know it is up to us, the people, to decide our future," they added.
Tens of thousands of people had turned out to demonstrate peacefully in Rome.
However militants dressed in black infiltrated the crowd and began attacking property. Offices belonging to the Italian defence ministry were set on fire, some cars were burnt including an armoured police vehicle, in addition to attacks on cash dispensers and bank and shop windows.

People all over the world are unhappy, and things are going to get worse before they get better. It's too bad a few trouble makers spoil an otherwise peaceful protest. Getting violent isn't going to help anything, and people who think otherwise are fools. But every dark cloud has a silver lining. In this case it's lots of exciting riot footage, so enjoy :)