An employee of the Finance Ministry scuffles with riot police at the ministry's entrance in Athens during a protest against the government's austerity measures, September 27, 2011.
REUTERS/John Kolesidis
This picture was taken in Athens during the recent riots. A photographer for Reuters has taken photos of the protest riots to show people what is going on in a country that has been in the news a lot recently. This image is directed at people who buy newspapers or read about World news online. The message is that Athens is currently a place of social unrest, with people fighting against their government over the state of the country's finances. The fact that there is blood splattered on the riot police's shield in foreground is significant. This picture is for shock value, which is why it is the first picture in the album of protests in Greece. People are supposed to be horrified and disgusted. The picture is only 3 days old, so we know there was at least some protest activity going on recently. What the picture does not show is how the man scuffling with the riot police got into that situation. What was he doing before? Are the police justified in apprehending him? Another interesting question is who's blood is that? A police officer? The man in the picture? Someone else? And how did it get on the shield? This photo represents a single moment of the tumultuous affairs in Greece but it by no means shows the whole story. More information (ie: reading!) is required to understand this complicated issue.
REUTERS/John Kolesidis
This picture was taken in Athens during the recent riots. A photographer for Reuters has taken photos of the protest riots to show people what is going on in a country that has been in the news a lot recently. This image is directed at people who buy newspapers or read about World news online. The message is that Athens is currently a place of social unrest, with people fighting against their government over the state of the country's finances. The fact that there is blood splattered on the riot police's shield in foreground is significant. This picture is for shock value, which is why it is the first picture in the album of protests in Greece. People are supposed to be horrified and disgusted. The picture is only 3 days old, so we know there was at least some protest activity going on recently. What the picture does not show is how the man scuffling with the riot police got into that situation. What was he doing before? Are the police justified in apprehending him? Another interesting question is who's blood is that? A police officer? The man in the picture? Someone else? And how did it get on the shield? This photo represents a single moment of the tumultuous affairs in Greece but it by no means shows the whole story. More information (ie: reading!) is required to understand this complicated issue.
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