Police Gang Rape in France Provokes Demonstrators to Riot
It is always amazing to us how journalists make sense of “violence”. The police gang rape of a man is not considered violence. The police presence in riot gear before demonstrations is not considered violence. These two conditions are whitewashed. For these journalists the violence begins when the demonstrators begin throwing rocks and burning cars. Violence begins when private property is damaged.
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Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.