Comments on: Beating African Americans in Austria http://www.headlife.net/2009/02/28/beating-african-americans-in-austria/ a euro-american blog Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:50:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Craig http://www.headlife.net/2009/02/28/beating-african-americans-in-austria/comment-page-1/#comment-20142 Craig Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:49:13 +0000 http://www.headlife.net/?p=292#comment-20142 Thank you man! Awesome commentary, awesome article! Cheers, Craig Thank you man! Awesome commentary, awesome article!

Cheers,
Craig

]]> By: frankg http://www.headlife.net/2009/02/28/beating-african-americans-in-austria/comment-page-1/#comment-19098 frankg Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:51:27 +0000 http://www.headlife.net/?p=292#comment-19098 A long time ago I read a blogger's recounting of a black man's arrest, injury, and prosecution in Japan. I wish I had bookmarked it now, but it was a pretty bad situation and there was outcry about his treatment in police custody. My memory would be sketchy on the details. A long time ago I read a blogger’s recounting of a black man’s arrest, injury, and prosecution in Japan. I wish I had bookmarked it now, but it was a pretty bad situation and there was outcry about his treatment in police custody. My memory would be sketchy on the details.

]]> By: Hellmut http://www.headlife.net/2009/02/28/beating-african-americans-in-austria/comment-page-1/#comment-19018 Hellmut Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:00:13 +0000 http://www.headlife.net/?p=292#comment-19018 There is, of course, plenty of racism in Germany and police abuse in the DC metro area, but Vienna is awful. My uncle is from Kerala. As a teenager my cousin's church group got mixed up in a demonstration while visiting Vienna. Even though his church group leaders vouched for him, Viennese police singled him out for arrest. Not one of his white peers was arrested. Nobody of that group had done anything. They did not even participate in the protest. When my cousin was released, it turned out that the police had stolen all his money. I have to admit that something like that can happen anywhere in German speaking police departments but in Vienna, you have to almost expect it. The petite bourgeoisie has never reconciled itself to the cosmopolitan role of the city. There is, of course, plenty of racism in Germany and police abuse in the DC metro area, but Vienna is awful.

My uncle is from Kerala. As a teenager my cousin’s church group got mixed up in a demonstration while visiting Vienna. Even though his church group leaders vouched for him, Viennese police singled him out for arrest. Not one of his white peers was arrested. Nobody of that group had done anything. They did not even participate in the protest.

When my cousin was released, it turned out that the police had stolen all his money.

I have to admit that something like that can happen anywhere in German speaking police departments but in Vienna, you have to almost expect it. The petite bourgeoisie has never reconciled itself to the cosmopolitan role of the city.

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