Bleed...

"Everything I do reminds me of you;
Because I wanted to do everything with you."

Quiet Riot...

Okay, so there is a lot of talk about what the recent G20 summit in Toronto has done to our society and the way we look at those sworn to protect our otherwise menial lives. The discussions of right and wrong have become so twisted in each other that it's hard to gather your own valid opinion of things without having to rely on the opinions and images crammed down our throat in order to validate what they want to show us. Weather it be excessive use of force, violent outbreaks, unfulfilled duties, so on or so forth my intention here is to provide an unbiased look at what happened, and some exposure to the circumstances... I cannot of course express myself on here without having an opinion, so I will have something to say about this, and you might not like it; that is no concern of mine:

Walking through the streets you could feel the tension so thick in the air you could cut it with a butter knife. A sort of underlying fear ran like chills through out our bones, protesters and officers alike. I witnessed the emotion in peoples faces as the massive crowds merged in stand-offs all over the city. Some anticipating the worst, others plotting it. Laughter mixed with chanting, and call signals echoed through the desolate streets, but this was only a diversion. As the hordes of cops herded the confused protesters away from tactical points, the anarchists (organized and unorganized alike) caused minor damages to store fronts at random. Chaos is reserved for the running of the bulls in Pamplona, this was nothing more than re-creation out of expectation. A riot was the expectation, so those wanting to be "part of something" that they may never experience in their lifetime re-create what they believe a riot should be. A lot of broken glass, minor insurance claims... Nothing was looted, no one was injured, purpose was lacking. This was no riot.

Meanwhile the war raged on between the police and the protesters. Complaints about waste of money, rights, peace, puppet governments, pretty much anything that has been argued by waving a handmade sign over your head was argued here... to the police... the mindless sheeps in wolves clothing. *sigh* As people shouted to get answers from bottom tier henchmen tempers grew. You're either with us or against us; and so the crowds took it upon the idolatry of the police force... their cars. The mice set fire to abandoned cars left by the uniformed felines busy chasing their own tails around the city. They had enough cat and mouse, and decided to pounce, to hunt the infesting vermin they saw as the protesters. Any and all were possible victims (when you have an infestation you don't stop to check moral values... you crush.) The police managed to organize themselves and went on an arresting spree. I can understand that people got caught up in it, hanging out behind enemy lines blurs your innocence, too bad the retaliation came after the anarchists had had their fun. These were just the stragglers , the stupid, or the unlucky, not the deserving.

However for us to judge one peon from another is idiotic at best. We become so blinded by emotion that blame is the first release we look for, and often times the pawns get caught up in this over glorified game of chess. The police have families to feed and egos to boost. Likewise protesters have rights to protect and causes that they are misinformed about to fight for. We mustn't forget that all this is cause of a trickle down effect. What we are going blind to is the "Men upstairs" issuing these orders. This modern day monarchy known as the G20, or whatever they wish to use. Allowing themselves to avoid our modern statutes of government, eliminating the vote with power... absolute power. Slowly and more gradually they are realizing the power of their coalition. Self realization can be a bitch sometimes. If you don't stop researching, if you don't investigate, probe and ask questions to everything (and I mean EVERYTHING). Knowledge is power.
~Love