In 2008, when police violently attacked protesters, escalating anti #austerity rallies to urban war-like #riots in #Athens, #Loukanikos chose the right side.
Be like Loukanikos, the original #RiotDog.
In 2008, when police violently attacked protesters, escalating anti #austerity rallies to urban war-like #riots in #Athens, #Loukanikos chose the right side.
Be like Loukanikos, the original #RiotDog.
Meet Chile's iconic cop-biting riot dog Negro Matapacos (Black Cop-Killer), who passed away on this day six years ago. The stray dog showed up at student protests for free education in 2011, defying tear gas and water cannons, becoming an unwavering companion in the students' struggle. He would only attack "pacos" (Chilean slang for cops), never students or protesters.
On this day, 26 August 2017, the famous Chilean "riot dog", Negro Matapacos ("Black Cop-Killer"), died of old age. A stray dog from the streets of Santiago, he began joining student demonstrations in 2010. The following year, one of the biggest social movements since the fall of the military dictatorship began, fighting for free education and against neoliberal reforms to the education system. Negro Matapacos was then se...
Negro Matapacos: Chile’s “riot dog”
https://workingclasshistory.com/2019/08/26/negro-matapacos-chiles-riot-dog/