When you have Federal police as Spain does, they can come in and block a referendum they don’t like with force. In Catalonia, roughly half the region wants independence so they put up a referendum which Spain said was illegal. The Catalan leader says the citizens have the right to vote for an independent states.
Catalans have their own language and culture and have long been unhappy with their union with Spain.
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However, when the slaves try to leave the government plantations, the government will come in and beat them up. Spain said they used justifiable and equitable force.
The people who want to remain as part of Spain boycotted the vote and it was obvious the vote would go towards separation. Rather than let the people vote, the Federal police came in with clubs, mace, and rubber bullets to block them from voting. They also stole the ballot boxes in some places.
Independent reporter Tim Pool was on site doing his usual great job.
Rubber bullets fired, ballot boxes taken. These people are not protesters or rioters, they are voters. #CatalanReferendum
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 1, 2017
In this clip, the police are seizing ballot boxes while masked.
VIDEO: Masked police in #Barcelona seize ballot boxes. pic.twitter.com/4YtnKcrDUc
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 1, 2017
The people being hit by police did not come out to protest or riot, they are trying to enter a polling location. pic.twitter.com/t0Qd4orAxq
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 1, 2017
Google as usual cooperated with the big government.
Google has blocked an app that shows where to vote for “political reasons” (via @mandineSanchez) pic.twitter.com/RuRdRYcNRk
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 1, 2017
The Catalans are currently protesting throughout the city.
VIDEO: People in #Barcelona return to one of the schools attacked by police. #catalonia pic.twitter.com/MekKiBZdUV
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) October 3, 2017
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