In Ukraine, protesters mace the Police

wouldyoulikemore · 2012-10-13T22:46:11+00:00

in later news, protester repeatedly beaten in a cell,

Otterfan · 2012-10-13T23:46:04+00:00

Context: this was part of a protest against a law that made Russian an official language of Ukraine. In other pictures the person spraying the tear gas can be seen wearing a shirt with the logo of All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" a far-right nationalist political party opposed to Russian participation in Ukrainian government.

Their platform includes:

Criminal prosecution for “Ukrainophobia”
The restoration of the Soviet practice of indicating the ethnic origin in passports and on birth certificates
Proportional representation on executive bodies of ethnic Ukrainians, on the one hand, and national minorities, on the other
Ban on adoptions by non-Ukrainians of Ukrainian children
Preferential treatment for Ukrainian students in the allocation of dormitory places, and a series of similar changes to existing legal provisions
Farmlands are to be state-owned and given to farmers in hereditary use
The state is to implement a firm pro-family policy
An explicit guarantee of accession to NATO within a set period of time
Ukraine should again re-acquire tactical nuclear weapons

Basically this guy is a member of a neo-Nazi party.

EDIT: Not that you would have to be far-right to oppose this law. Just saying that this guy is a far-right nationalist.

FullyCocked · 2012-10-13T22:42:02+00:00

I bet that didn't go over well...

tryALLthenames · 2012-10-13T23:31:08+00:00

So that just went to the top of my list titled "things that will not end well"

I bet the guy that suggested that plan had a bad back or something that day....

belialadin · 2012-10-14T00:32:05+00:00

New update: Protestors arrest police.

95688it · 2012-10-13T23:05:14+00:00

!!!! Why does he have 2 Right arms??

Fzero21 · 2012-10-14T01:01:19+00:00

If someone maces the police, they are not a "protester" they are a rioter.

Griddleman · 2012-10-13T21:13:15+00:00

If that happened in the US there would be a lot of gunshots going off.

Grimpost · 2012-10-13T21:56:34+00:00

In communist Russia (Ukraine), crowd maces you!

throwaway-b31480acf7 · 2012-10-13T22:08:17+00:00

Ahh, oh my god this hurts! Is that what we've been doing to people?!

SpinUpAndDown · 2012-10-13T23:26:24+00:00

Well that's a nice way to treat other people...

And then the next time they'll complain that they haven't been treated with respect by the police.

IWasSurprisedToo · 2012-10-14T03:52:39+00:00

Don't do it. Every fiber in your being is vibrating with excitement, urging you to make the Yakov Smirnoff "Soviet Russia" joke. DO NOT DO IT, MAN. Think! You're better than that! We're better than that! Do not fucking do it!

Takes_Best_Guess · 2012-10-14T02:17:05+00:00

I can imagine how that conversation went:

Protester #1 - "Hey, you know what would be fun?"

Protester #2 - "What's that?"

Protester #1 - "You know the guys that carry guns? Lets attack them with chemical sprays!"

Protester #2 - "That sounds like a great idea!"

Spray spray, Bang bang.

mcoree · 2012-10-14T00:40:14+00:00

Ah, I love reddit

If cops were macing protesters the 15 year olds would be up in flames about this. But nope. No context, just people spraying cops, so reddit doesnt care

Mahdii7 · 2012-10-13T23:52:32+00:00

... And police shoot the protesters

Mayo_on_the_Rocks · 2012-10-14T01:45:34+00:00

That guys got two right arms... That's pretty neat I guess.

skekze · 2012-10-13T21:26:02+00:00

One word, "Bearspray" and if they shoot your friends, well, we're all gonna have a bad day.

lychee-twist · 2012-10-13T23:35:45+00:00

If the Ukrainian police force is anything like the US police force, they've been trained to act offensively if maced. All of my being sees this as a terrible idea. Most any police officer who was hired in the last couple of years has probably been maced at least a half dozen times with eyes and mouth wide open.

TitusUMMS · 2012-10-14T00:39:31+00:00

My experience with pepper spray indicates that everyone in that picture was pepper sprayed.

ntv0rk · 2012-10-14T02:17:15+00:00

In Soviet Russia, protestors mace you!!!

Hopper_ · 2012-10-14T02:17:56+00:00

Oh come on.

They are just doing their job.

grimreaperx2 · 2012-10-13T21:20:32+00:00

Government should fear the people not the other way around. Good on Ukraine.

Scarbane · 2012-10-14T01:10:11+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/VGmN8.gif

fhi08 · 2012-10-14T00:23:24+00:00

Looks like just one guy.

2012-10-14T00:32:28+00:00

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Doobytime · 2012-10-14T00:50:23+00:00

Sick fanny pack in the back

Tetelestia · 2012-10-14T00:56:41+00:00

Special tactics!

dasfunny · 2012-10-14T01:31:04+00:00

2 right hands???

HalfBaked64 · 2012-10-14T01:33:15+00:00

Yay! my country is relevant!

schm087 · 2012-10-14T01:33:43+00:00

theHiddenTroll · 2012-10-14T01:35:44+00:00

I read that in a Russian accent...

thecolinmcgovern · 2012-10-14T01:52:45+00:00

20 years ago, it would of been "In Soviet Russia"

Mecha_Derp · 2012-10-14T01:58:04+00:00

Wow, what assholes.

Lzk_Omega · 2012-10-14T02:00:19+00:00

IN SOVIET RUSSIA, PROTESTOR SPRAY YOU!!!!

EDIT: Damn I saw someone already did this I am so ashamed.

filmguy100 · 2012-10-14T02:00:37+00:00

I beleive that is soviet russia.

HardtoReadIlIllIlllI · 2012-10-14T02:01:13+00:00

If I upvote this I feel like Im going to be put on a terrorist list

Modus_Pwninz · 2012-10-14T02:02:33+00:00

Ironically, the easiest country to pull this off in could probably be the USA.

You can buy huge cans of mace made for fighting off bear attacks in many sporting good stores, and pretty much anywhere online. They're not exactly illegal nor hard to come by.

The_PiedPiper · 2012-10-14T02:05:18+00:00

In soviet russia...

finalbowser · 2012-10-14T02:19:06+00:00

And now I now why most riot cops wear clear shields over their face.

BeefSupremacy · 2012-10-14T02:27:32+00:00

In Soviet Russia, protesters mace police...?

M7600 · 2012-10-14T02:31:37+00:00

Febreze those mother fuckers. "AHHH my manly Ukrainian musk, the only source of my power!"

OperatorMike · 2012-10-14T02:40:18+00:00

That's a nice way to get shot

BigFluffy · 2012-10-14T02:44:25+00:00

boss.

mr_coffee · 2012-10-14T02:46:05+00:00

They were soon shot after this photo

Muji8u · 2012-10-14T02:53:31+00:00

in Western Europe, protesters mace the police!

EDIT: in EASTERN Europe, protesters mace the police!

madsell · 2012-10-14T02:53:52+00:00

I CAST DOUBLE FLARE! ting ting "AGHHH! MY EYES! IS THIS WHAT IT'S LIKE?! OH, THE HUMANITY!"

shenry1313 · 2012-10-14T02:58:32+00:00

In former Soviet union..

Popkarma · 2012-10-14T02:59:23+00:00

That's why the Ukraine is soo fun.

BlueTeamTV · 2012-10-14T02:59:56+00:00

Wow this is terrible.

sirius_star · 2012-10-14T03:08:07+00:00

More balls than..the United Sss... Oh I better not say that..those egos get hurt & upset.

pvguy · 2012-10-14T03:08:45+00:00

Good way to get shot in the U.S.

Yaxx · 2012-10-14T03:10:03+00:00

In soviet ukraine, protests put down you!

PwnThemAll · 2012-10-14T03:14:13+00:00

Brace yourselves... Soviet Russia jokes are coming.

JohnCarpenterLives · 2012-10-14T03:17:12+00:00

I think this needs to happen here.

"Police will start shooting."

Yeah. I know.

mistertheinternet · 2012-10-14T03:18:25+00:00

In soviet Ukraine...

kimbabs · 2012-10-14T03:18:52+00:00

In Soviet (Ukraine),

protesters spray YOU

grand_theft_otto · 2012-10-14T03:30:37+00:00

I came on here looking for Soviet Russia jokes, but I surprisingly haven't found any, which makes me very happy.

b00c · 2012-10-14T03:34:16+00:00

The guy has two right hands

BoulderBaker · 2012-10-14T03:34:51+00:00

In the US the police definitely would have shot this guy.

GrooveCombo · 2012-10-14T03:44:44+00:00

I don't take pleasure in seeing images such as this, nor do I take pleasure in seeing protestors maced.

SummerDays · 2012-10-14T03:51:28+00:00

Technically Ukraine was part of Soviet Russia. So, the joke still applies! In Soviet Russia, protestors maces you!

skullbeats · 2012-10-14T03:53:33+00:00

This gave me a justice boner

Skwee · 2012-10-14T03:54:04+00:00

It looks like the guy has two right hands

maddox44 · 2012-10-14T03:54:35+00:00

Are all Ukranians born with two right arms?

beenhazed · 2012-10-14T03:56:56+00:00

Ctrl-F "In Soviet Russia", upvote.

film_geek · 2012-10-14T04:02:10+00:00

Don't you mean in Soviet Russia, police don't spray you with mace, you spray mace at police?

Mrrogersguns · 2012-10-14T04:05:25+00:00

It looks like 2 right hands from the same guy. Unless he's holding one can very strangely. The thumbs look strange to me.

ZombiePope · 2012-10-14T04:06:30+00:00

In formerly soviet russia.......

ShatnerMouth · 2012-10-14T04:08:19+00:00

What a county!

YNot1989 · 2012-10-14T04:11:28+00:00

Still not as badass as Buddhist monks setting themselves on fire.

orangematter99 · 2012-10-14T04:14:49+00:00

Is it just me or does the guy in the blue shirt have two right arms? Never mind someone already commented this

ChoTai · 2012-10-14T04:17:23+00:00

Is it just me that thinks this is just as bad as the police doing it?

RageLife · 2012-10-14T04:22:37+00:00

Realistically I doubt the guy has 2 right arms. It's probably just someone with the same color shirt and all you can see is his one arm. The only real evidence I have to support this theory is the fact that both hands are holding the mace differently, one is spraying with the index finger and the other hand is spraying with the thumb. If it was the same guy he'd probably hold the mace the same way in each hand.

BaconCanada · 2012-10-14T04:29:03+00:00

In former soviet russia.....

LiquidSea · 2012-10-14T04:30:24+00:00

WhiteRa dissaproves

n-some · 2012-10-14T04:35:27+00:00

In former soviet block countries protesters mace you!

GB6801 · 2012-10-14T04:43:17+00:00

In Soviet Russia...

phokas · 2012-10-14T05:05:21+00:00

In soviet Ukraine...

Msj2705 · 2012-10-14T05:22:56+00:00

In ^former Soviet Russia...

bluesmurf · 2012-10-14T05:35:47+00:00

And then the world complains when the police retaliate.

TheMightyDuck1234 · 2012-10-14T06:05:17+00:00

The only thing i love more than rioting, is irony.

Redkast · 2012-10-14T06:18:53+00:00

I can only assume they are shouting something along the lines of "HOW DO YOU LIKE IT MOTHERFUCKER?!"

brakzilla · 2012-10-14T06:24:47+00:00

F the police

MadMojo · 2012-10-14T06:32:17+00:00

I can imagine some kids doing that in America, thinking they have rights. Until the police shoot them, it would be legal. It has been done before...

Trichiet · 2012-10-14T06:42:05+00:00

Those are cans of body spray Calvin Klein makes...

a_spy · 2012-10-14T07:25:49+00:00

In former Soviet Russia...

Mister_Minister · 2012-10-14T07:30:47+00:00

Obligatory In Soviet Russia comment

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