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violence
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Police Officer Killed At Boston University Campus Shooting [VIDEO + PIC]
19 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
MIT police officer shot dead on campus. Suspect has been arrested.
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FBI Releases Images And Video Of Boston Bombers, Ask Public To Help Identify [Photo + Video]
19 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
After it was rumoured that 4chan had found the people responsible for the Boston bombings, it seems the FBI are the people who definitely know what they’re doing. They have published the following images and video, appealing for help.
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Striking Miner Dies After Being Dragged Under Armoured Car
20 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Evans Ramokga, an Amplats strike leader, has told the Associated Press that a miner was run over by a police armoured car and dragged several metres before it stopped yesterday. He said the man died overnight in hospital.
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France To Shut 20 Embassies Around The World Over Cartoon Fears
19 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
French authorities are getting nervous that the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in magazine Charlie Hebdo may result in violent backlashes.
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Footage Shows Police Gunning Down Empire State Building Shooter [GRAPHIC VIDEO]
27 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A laid-off clothing designer fatally shot a former colleague near the Empire State Building on Friday morning. In turn, he was shot dead by police officers during a confrontation that also wounded nine bystanders. Newly released CCTV footage shows the moment the shootout happened. Please be warned that this is not for sensitive viewers.
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Viral Gugulethu SMS: “We Will Shut Down The Airport”
17 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
As the world focuses on the violence happening in the northern part of South Africa, virally organised protest action in Cape Town could lead to further violent clashes.
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World Reacts As Strike Shooting Goes Global
17 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
The Lonmin platinum mine shooting is all everybody is talking about at the moment, and if you’ve been anywhere near any news source it’s the only thing that’s been on the TV. Nearly every single major news publication has been running with the story – which makes you wonder about the kind of PR this might bring for us.
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Clashes Between North West Mine Workers And Police Claim Ten Lives [GALLERY]
15 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is the first day that no incidents were reported from the violence-stricken Marikana mine in the North West. Chaos erupted on Friday when thousands of Lonmin rock drill operators started an illegal work stoppage and protest march. Since then 10 people – two police officers, two security guards, three protesters, and three others – have been killed.
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Worst Boss EVER, Ex-France Telecom CEO Indicted Over 35 Suicides
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Didier Lombard, the former chief executive of France Telecom, has been indicted by a court in Paris following allegations that he led a “corporate culture of bullying and harassment” which may have lead to more than 30 suicides.
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Zuma Says Farm Attacks Are NOT Racially Motivated
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This morning it was reported that President Jacob Zuma has said that farm attacks in the country are not racially motivated. While it may appear that attacks taking place on the farms of white commercial farmers are racially motivated, this was not the case. These crimes should be “viewed within the context of our country’s high crime statistics.”
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How To Effectively Cover Up Injuries And Bruises From Domestic Violence [VIDEO]
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lauren Luke, a YouTube personality made famous by offering viewers insightful make-up tips and tutorials, shocked her followers with her latest video in which she appeared bruised and beat-up, the results of domestic abuse. In the video she showed viewers how to effectively hide evidence of a “jealous type of partner.” Click through for the video.
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Man Kills Wife With Homemade Gun
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A man has been arrested after his wife was killed with a homemade gun in Springs on the East Rand. The gun was fabricated from legal firearm material, elastic bands, and an iron nail. This is a terrible story, and you have to feel sorry for this guy, but a homemade gun? Really?
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Greek Politician Punches Female MP In Face Live On TV [VIDEO]
08 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ilias Kasidiaris is a Greek politician and former special forces soldier. He is the Golden Dawn party’s spokesperson, as well as a passionate far-right Holocaust denier. See him take part in a live TV debate, during which he disagrees with, and ends up punching a female member of parliament several times in her face. He also throws water in the face of another MP.
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Chicago Police Mow Down “Occupy” Protesters With A Van [VIDEO]
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So there was a NATO summit ongoing in Chicago over the weekend – which naturally attracts a couple of protest groups, members from the “Occupy” movement among them. It also attracted police and Homeland Security, who proceeded to handcuff protesters, detain them at gunpoint, and ram into a crowd of them with a van.
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Naas On School Boy Rugby Thuggery: “Remove Them From The Game!”
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Former Springbok flyhalf, Naas Botha has spoken out about the behaviour of some rugby players at the school level after an incident in Gauteng this weekend where a fist fight broke out after a second team match between John Vorster Technical High School and Waterkloof High School in Pretoria.
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Cosatu Says Violence At Yesterday’s DA March “Justified”
16 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In a statement following yesterday’s DA-led protest in Johannesburg that turned violent, spokesperson for Cosatu Patrick Craven praised Cosatu members for causing the DA protest’s ignominious retreat and said the Cosatu response was justified.
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Violence Breaks Out At DA March, Journalist Injured [PICS]
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The DA’s march against Cosatu in the Johannesburg city centre became violent earlier. Cosatu members allegedly stormed the march and rocks were thrown. In the process, DA supporters and a journalist from the Mail & Guardian were injured after being hit with stones.
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Officer Smashes Protester In Face With M16 Gun [VIDEO]
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An officer in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has been suspended after hitting a pro-Palestinian Danish protester in the face with the edge of his M16 rifle. He was investigated after the video was posted online and quickly went viral. See it after the jump.
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Abalone Raid Stirs Local Rage In Hangberg Near Hout Bay
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
While South Africans took the day off yesterday to reflect on Human Rights Day, the small community of Hangberg near Hout Bay was rocked by violent protests as residents took to the streets to lash out against a police taskforce that raided local homes looking for abalone poachers.
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Police Brutality Following Nightclub Raid In Stellenbosch [VIDEO]
20 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s been about four years since the police raids in Stellenbosch that had the whole Cape Town talking – you remember, right? Shotguns, riot police, pepper spray, the whole hog. Seems the police haven’t learnt – on Saturday the popular Stellenbosch night club, Terrace was raided by the police, under the guise of “breaking up a fight.” Video after the jump.
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Torching Of Pinelands Train Sparks Call For More Metrorail Cops
09 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Vandalism on Western Cape Metrorail coaches has gotten so bad that the rail company is enlisting the services of more police officers as a last resort. Yesterday, somebody set fire to a Pinelands train, leading to the arrest of at least 14 rail workers.
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Disturbing Violence Against Woman Abuse Advert [VIDEO]
07 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Lots of discussions are taking place on social networks regarding the portrayal of women, and their role in society. We are also towards the end of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. Regardless of your personal opinions, this advert for People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) by Ogilvy Johannesburg gives the issue a different perspective and is essential viewing.
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ANCYL Supporters Versus The Media
02 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Relations have never been better between the media and ANCYL followers. With supporters threatening journalists with comments such as, “We are going to beat you all by the end of the day because you are writing lies,” and rumours this morning of people gathering stones to throw at media reporting on the Malema discplinary hearing, the vibe between league supporters and journos is just awesome right now.
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