kostasy comments

People here are much less educated than people in the West. 4 out of 12 subjects in their final year in school have to do with their religion. Their views in everyday aspect of their life is somewhat different than ours. Example: some people prefer to visit the tribe doctor to perform a ritual skin heating/burning to treat a snake bite, rather than going to the hospital. Most die of course. Work is done for them by foreigners, Nepalis, Bangladeshi, Pakistani etc. There is no will for work unless it is some job in the police or the army. So, I assume this fascination with blood and this "eye for an eye" mentality is the least of their considerations. In short, they leave in the Old Testament world and this is not going to change any time soon. Dont get me wrong, this is their country and their life, so I would not want to impose my views on them. Rather, I would like to see all these people condoning these views on JT packing their bags and going to live in KSA. I am sure they will be happier living in a society ruled by clerics as opposed to a secular democracy. I live in Tabuk prefecture in Saudi Arabia should anyone want to know.

P.S. I thought that the jail system in the West was supposed to be aiming in reforming and educating convicts and not be "a deplorable place with limited human contact, nutritious but near vomit inducing food, and only enough sunlight to remind a prisoner of what they have lost".

Get some14some some free lectures on solidarity, equality, history and modern professional economists (like those working in Goldman Sachs, Standard and Poor's etc). Then maybe he and the likes of him may come to their senses.

No, better stop banks lending countries like Greece with a 5% interest when they are borrowing from the Central European Bank on 1% or let Greece borrow directly from the latter.

Or, better still, have countries like Greece take simultaneous action of non payment to their lenders and see what happens.

Well said Bholder.

FreeInJapan, obviously you are not aware of the sensitivities of the Greek people regarding the (mis)use of the military. The only time the military has entered the Polytechnic was during the student uprising that led to the dismantling of the dictatorship 30odd years ago. Also your sensitivity is limited to what is happening to material goods - not a word from you regarding the loss of a life. In all history, in every country, riots erupt when people are brought to their limits. Look what happens in France, UK, US etc. The protests in Greece are spontaneous and students of all ages, political organisations are taking part. Oh, the killed child was out celebrating a friend's birthday. Nothing to do with the anarchists or the leftists, several groups of which are calling for restraint and peaceful protesting.