The anti-G20-protest's only fatality is believed to have happened when the man was going home from work and sadly happened to have a heart-attack during the protest. According to the London Lite, the man lived alone in a hostel due to a divorced that took most of his money and it is believed that the man did not take care of his diet and consumed large quantities of alcohol a day.
The London Lite reported that someone who knew the 73-year-old man described him as "a lovely bloke." There are still speculation of why people around the man did not help him when he fell on the floor during the time he was having the heart-attack.
It is very interesting to notice that the only newspaper that published details about the death of this lonely 73-year-old man who died during the G20 protest on Wednesday was such a low-quality newspaper like the London Lite - a free evening newspaper owned by the same family that owns the Daily Mail - and that none of the so-called quality newspapers or broadsheets such as the Guardian or the Times Online weren't interested in this type of story. I guess they thought they would not get any profits from it. After all, the newspaper business is all about money.
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I'm hoping you know by now..
ReplyDeleteHe wasn't 73, he was 47 years old. He wasnt a protestor.
He was the victim of an unprovoked attack by a policeman who ran up and hit him from behind, which was captured on video.
I'm reading and hearing alot of people saying the police actions and mentality on that day were unlike anything they'd seen and were pre-meditated and viscious.
The fact that the police lied so blatantly about this is something that makes this even more shocking imo
Nice to hear from you again.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm sorry! I've been disconnected from the media for a while - I'm not in the UK the moment. I did just now realise what really happened and I'm shocked by it.
I saw the video of the cop pushing the poor old-man ... It's a real shame, and it is fair to say that I'm writing something about it.
He was 47 not 73.
ReplyDeleteThe media coverage of the protests was horribly biast towards the police.
I was there and the police were swinging at anyone who came near regardless of gender,age or threat.
Thanks for the comment Ally. I'm taking part of it and using it for my next blog article.
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ReplyDeleteYeah its a shame. I wouldn't say 47 is old tho... ;)
Like Super_Ally said the media coverage was so biased against the protestors. I found it odd when they hate on the bankers so much but then have a go at anyone protesting against them. Its obvious they were given an offical line to take on the protests...
I wasn't there but ppl have said the police were really pumped up and aggressive. Also,their "kettling" bull shit and the way they took details from innocent un-charged people..it was just awful
The media coverage during protests is always biased towards the police because it makes the broadcasting station/newspaper publishing/broadcasting the event more heroic, which at the same time makes them - the news networks - sell more.
ReplyDeleteIt's a real petty that no one seems to be interested in publishing the truth anymore. I guess the truth doesn't sell news anymore, and that is the only thing that I hate so much about the industry we're in - the media - that it is all about the money nowadays.