Comments on: RIP Loukanikos

RIP Loukanikos

homunculus — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:35:17 -0800

A farewell to paws. "The beloved Greek riot dog is dead – and so is his revolution." [Previously]

By: potsmokinghippieoverlord

potsmokinghippieoverlord — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:12:23 -0800

By: vibratory manner of working

vibratory manner of working — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:15:33 -0800

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:18:30 -0800

RIP, Louk. Sorry that was your experience. You were a good boy.

By: Bwithh

Bwithh — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 02:11:43 -0800

from the second link: Louki had retired from rioting in 2012 following a spell of ill-health. He was taken in by a loving family in whose presence he passed away today. Rest in peace, canine comrade! .

By: Bwithh

Bwithh — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 02:13:52 -0800

my free-to-Metafilterites idea of the day: Louki and his predecessor Kanelo would make an excellent subject for a semi-fictional graphic novel. Please make this and then I would buy it.

By: bumpkin

bumpkin — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:05:48 -0800

By: GrammarMoses

GrammarMoses — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:32:50 -0800

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By: Dip Flash

Dip Flash — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:35:24 -0800

my free-to-Metafilterites idea of the day: Louki and his predecessor Kanelo would make an excellent subject for a semi-fictional graphic novel. Please make this and then I would buy it. Yes please. I have never given a cent to any kickstarter-type thing, but for this I would open my wallet.

By: notsnot

notsnot — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:57:58 -0800

Good dog. Gooooood boy.

By: Cocodrillo

Cocodrillo — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 06:12:09 -0800

The best sausage dog....

By: Mister Bijou

Mister Bijou — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 07:09:44 -0800

By: languagehat

languagehat — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:32:34 -0800

By: Rustic Etruscan

Rustic Etruscan — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:22:29 -0800

It's hard not to take Loukanikos' death as a metaphor for the end of Greece's once revolutionary fervor and the people's downtrodden acceptance of the status quo. Even the once radical Syriza seems to be watering down its positions, adopting a more centrist approach toward the euro and the European Union. The pressure needed to keep politicians in line is absent. There is no one barking threateningly at their feet; there is no one bounding alongside protesters, supporting them and lifting their spirits through the tear gas and noise and upheaval. I fear that Loukanikos, unlike Kanelos, won't have an heir. Today dissent is virtually absent in these parts. The time of rebels seems to have passed, and with it, a real character and an integral part of Athens' spirit is gone forever. If you were out in the Syntagma occupation or followed Occupy Wall Street or walked the streets of Madrid, Cairo or Istanbul, you must be able to sense that today the world is a little less bright than it was just a few years ago, when everything seemed possible. So goodbye, Loukanikos. May you bite cops in the riotous heavens forever.

By: Kevin Street

Kevin Street — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:05:19 -0800

By: Rustic Etruscan

Rustic Etruscan — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:04:49 -0800

In a decision that could mark the end of Europe's most violent neo-Nazi force, a Greek public prosecutor on Thursday demanded that Golden Dawn's entire parliamentary group stand trial for criminal offences. The order, outlined in a 700-page argument by state prosecutor Isidoros Doyiakos, said that more than 50 leading party cadres should also be tried for using the far-right group as a political front to pursue a litany of illegal activities. "This is an extremely important development and no time should now be wasted in holding this trial and putting these criminals away for life," said Petros Constantinou, a prominent member of the anti-fascist Antarsya whose supporters have been widely targeted by the extremists. "Their murderous tactics have been tolerated for far too long."

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 05:35:11 -0800

Video shows Cleburne Texas police officer coaxing friendly pets closer with kissing noises before opening fire

By: vibratory manner of working

vibratory manner of working — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:19:51 -0800

I am not watching that video. Holy fuck. That's basically serial-killer-in-waiting type behavior. I really hope there are consequences for that officer, and I doubt there will be.

By: jeffburdges

jeffburdges — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 20:09:09 -0800

I avoided watching it myself. I've also avoided watching American television shows that romanticize the reasons guys go into law enforcement.

By: Dr Dracator

Dr Dracator — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:00:59 -0800

Loukanikos tribute graffiti (article in Greek, lots of photos).