Anti-Government Protests in Turkey increasing.

If someone comes at you with a CHAIR, you dont shoot them dead. a knife or gun maybe its justified, a Chair? Just no.

Are you suggesting the policeman should have accepted being beaten with a chair by an aggressive protester?

Fact of the matter is run at someone who has gun with a weapon and you are gonna get dropped. No sympathy.

Are you suggesting the policeman should have accepted being beaten with a chair by an aggressive protester?

Fact of the matter is run at someone who has gun with a weapon and you are gonna get dropped. No sympathy.

I most certainly hope that the Government of Turkey manage to hold out, although personally I don't agree with park redevelopment plans (although I'm not Turkish). I support greater use of riot control in countries; it's not like they have gone into live rounds yet - it's the only way to counter a violent crowd. Turkey is the only relatively stable nation in the region and it actually is democratic! Even we in Britain have a government that the people don't like, it's only natural for people to dislike their goverments, however I would not like them to enter revolution.

So you think that just because they aren't using like rounds yet it's acceptable? People are still dying and being seriously injured by the forces they're using

I find it ironic how the protesters are trying to demonstrate how nice they are by a (probably staged) picture of a protester wiping tear gas out of a dog's eyes.

If Turkey is genuinely full of such nice people then why are stray dogs absolutely endemic on the streets of Turkey in the first place?

Turkey has possibly the most stray dogs anywhere in the world. That in itself suggests Turkey is a selfish and mean spirited country.

Yet people still want this Islamic basket case joining the EU...

People are bound to be killed, people are bound to be injured, damage is bound to be done; it's all about maintaining order. In my opinion, I support the people's cause; however the best thing they can do now is stop the protests, see what the Government does and then protest again if they need to. If they continue to protest about things then it will be self perpetuating: people protest, people get killed, people protest more, more people killed etc.

These protests are really not that different to the EDL. The EDL opposes the constant favouritsm shown to Islam by the media and the fact that no media outlet in the UK will honestly critique Islam or directly challenge its teachings.

I am glad that the Turks have finally decided to stand up to Islam, because in doing so the EDL gets a boost as well.

These protests are really not that different to the EDL. The EDL opposes the constant favouritsm shown to Islam by the media and the fact that no media outlet in the UK will honestly critique Islam or directly challenge its teachings.

I am glad that the Turks have finally decided to stand up to Islam, because in doing so the EDL gets a boost as well.