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Posted - 11/25/2004 : 07:05:44
Stuart Wilde
November 10th, 2004
I used to think the British were jolly good at rioting. The way the lads tear up Bradford from time-to-time is very impressive. But if you have ever seen a Canadian hockey riot you have to rate them for a podium place at least. But the world champions at rioting are the South Koreans. It’s an art form over there and terribly well organized.
The whole family joins in. Mum and Dad wear uniforms, sing songs, and make tea by the road. The kids fight. The main body of the protest is divided into three units. In the front line are lads with long Kendo sticks,
Kendo Boys Having Fun
some wear padded jackets, behind them is the first row of unharmed lads and lasses, they are the incendiary units. They lob Molotov cocktails into the police ranks, and to either side of them are other volunteers, grannies and so forth, that hurl smoke bombs behind the police. I have been told by a mate who accidentally got caught up in one of these Korean street parties, that the smoke bombs smell horrible and they make you cough terribly.
The coppers are in two units, the regular guys and the armored storm-troopers. They carry clear shields and wear the black Nazi outfits, so loved by the Americans. After a bit of taunting and some rather bad language, the Kendo boys rush forward and whack the sh.t out of the troopers, who attempt to hold the line. It’s unbelievably violent but magnificent to watch. Then the next part of the offence starts lobbing fire bombs from the second row, and after that they move forward behind the Kendo boys, throwing bricks, concrete and everything including the kitchen sink. They look very effective to me. Once the Kendo boys engage the front line of the storm-troopers, tying them up a bit, the smoke bombs come over their heads from the side and plop into the trooper’s midst.
Then everyone withdraws as mum and dad now have a cup of tea ready, and the injured are tended to, and then about ten minutes later it all starts up again. There is very little property damage, it’s just an old-fashioned punch-up. After two hours or so, the police start to win the ground back
Kendo Boys Losing Ground
and so the rioters withdraw with their parents and family members, and granny picks up any smoke bombs she hasn’t manage to lob, and they all go home for a hearty meal and a nice chat. There is something f….ing marvelous about the Koreans. Talk about family values!
There are seven universities in Seoul and the riots are about every two weeks. I imagine there is a fixture list on the Internet for those that speak Korean. The government is part of the New World Order and so the riots are about world-trade agreements, rice, and various abuses of a corrupt system that holds sway over the Korean citizens.
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