The Occupation of Wall Street Spreads

[K. A. Pital]

Here's sort of a peripherally related question for Stas: How violent are the recent protests in Russia getting? From what little video I've been able to find of the protests and subsequent arrests, actually it seems like that the Russian police are actually treating their protestors with more restraint than the police here in the US. I'm sure there's a lot behind the scenes that's not getting out, but it's galling that the standard arrest procedure in Russia appears to be less violent than it is in the US.

They are using restraint now, though not everywhere. Don't mistake this for being typical, though. Using violence is okay for the police here.