Israel demanded answers from Madrid over the treatment of the activists, days after Spain summoned Israel’s representative over Ben-Gvir’s controversial video taunting detained flotilla members.
The Spanish National police are police, and are the arm of the states monopoly on violence concept. They have been gradually becoming a highly professional and civilized police force, since the days of the dictatorship 50 yrs ago. There are of course many power thirsty assholes that get in, but on the whole they are fairly correct and professional, to the point that when a thing like this happens, it makes international news. Critical thinking , people.
The Spanish National police are police, and are the arm of the states monopoly on violence concept. They have been gradually becoming a highly professional and civilized police force, since the days of the dictatorship 50 yrs ago. There are of course many power thirsty assholes that get in, but on the whole they are fairly correct and professional, to the point that when a thing like this happens, it makes international news. Critical thinking , people.
This was apparently the ertzaintza, though.
Sure, but to make up for that there’s still the guardia civil.
OK, Ertzaintzas have a bit of a reputation.