“Here’s something nice and friendly” banner dedicated to the thugs of the delta in Greece

The thugs of the so-called “Delta Force” were unleashed into the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki a few months after December’s revolt, in face of the continuing social unrest in the streets of the two cities. Formed nearly-overnight, the new force was provided with often misaligning gear, making for quite a clownish spectacle -small motorcycles that groan under their weight of two, always escorted by a “Zeta Force” cop (older unit, they also ride motorcycles) who shouts aloud directions because they’ re not equipped with intercommunication etc-. They were also provided with full immunity, it seems: In their latest raid on the neighbourhood of Exarcheia, they beat people (one of them ending up in hospital with broken bones and a punctured lung) and tied some of their arrestees to a tree.

On Thursday, September 24 the people of Exarcheia fought back. The local self-organised park called for a demonstration against state repression and police version.

The banner above is from Athens street artist “Pete”. On the top-right corner it reads “the Deltas of your neighbourhood”, a play on words with “the Delta of your neighbourhood”, an old TV ad on the milk brand Delta.

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