Re: [liberationtech] Documenting police brutality in Kiev

2013-12-04 Thread phreedom
On Wednesday, December 04, 2013 09:41:40 AM Walid AL-SAQAF wrote: > Thanks to both of you for sending your comments, > > But I tend to agree with Maxim on this, and I find point (2) mentioned by > Maxim to be quite compelling: > > 2. Retaliation to discourage further protests, as smartphones are

Re: [liberationtech] Documenting police brutality in Kiev

2013-12-04 Thread Walid AL-SAQAF
Thanks to both of you for sending your comments, But I tend to agree with Maxim on this, and I find point (2) mentioned by Maxim to be quite compelling: 2. Retaliation to discourage further protests, as smartphones are expensive, > and Ukraine is a relatively poor country. After giving a though

Re: [liberationtech] Documenting police brutality in Kiev

2013-12-03 Thread Maxim Kammerer
On Mon, Dec 2, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Walid AL-SAQAF wrote: > Just notice how riot policemen intentionally wreck and destroy mobile > devices one by one. Kind of confirms the LibTech notion, doesn't it ? Fact is, you don't know why they do it. I can see at least several options: 1. Destroying communic

Re: [liberationtech] Documenting police brutality in Kiev

2013-12-02 Thread phreedom
On Monday, December 02, 2013 01:32:58 PM Walid AL-SAQAF wrote: > The recent mass protest in Kiev resulted in a violent crackdown against > protesters in scenes reminiscent of what the Arab Spring has witnessed. But > what is quite salient in the video shown here: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW

[liberationtech] Documenting police brutality in Kiev

2013-12-02 Thread Walid AL-SAQAF
Hi friends, The recent mass protest in Kiev resulted in a violent crackdown against protesters in scenes reminiscent of what the Arab Spring has witnessed. But what is quite salient in the video shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWNdeRtBmWA Is the intentional targeting and destruction of