riots

ya'll are a demanding group of a-holes. tellin me to post, to post better, to blah blah blah. ya'll must think that i'm so insecure that i'll conform to your every wish just so you'll keep reading my blog. well, you'd be right.

so, folks in hungary are going crazy. too be honest, until last night i thought it was pretty interesting. i've lived in eastern europe for 3 1/2 years, and it's about time that people start acting like eastern europeans. of course, it's always annoying to follow in the footsteps of the french, but some things must be done.

by the time i left the pub last night, public transport in the city had shut down. i was forced to walk back to my apartment, and that's when things got interesting. there was basically a full-blown riot going on. cops everywhere, in full riot gear, blocking off streets and beating people who got too close. my eyes were watering the whole time because so much tear gas had already been shot at folk. as i'm walking a big group of people comes running up behind me about 100 feet from a row of cops. the cops then, shot tear gas at the crowd, which made me cry.

i finally got home, but, damn. budapest is strange. heading to the countryside today to see if i can get away from the madness for a while.



if you were a rioter, what would you do, and why?