Fight !! Fight ??

This demonstration is causing a lot of controversy right now.

The right wing press writes of an illegal demonstration led by violent protestors who tried to storm Congress -  a threat to democracy which the police thankfully defused with the appropriate degree of force.

The left wing media talk of a small minority of violent extremists, some of whom were undercover cops, being used by the police as an excuse to violently break up a peaceful and legally authorised demonstration.

What do you think happened? Are such large-scale demonstrations justified or even necessary in a democracy? Is violent protest ever acceptable? Did the police act as they should have?

Watch the video or look at photos here.

An example for us all?

This remarkable eleven-year-old boy is hitting the headlines across the globe. A clear example of someone who refuses to be limited by an apparent 'disability', Gabriel Muniz probably puts a lot of us to shame. 

In the light of this Gabriel's story and the London Paraolympics, have your ideas about disability changed?

Should we look up to such athletes and sports people as special? Or are they, in fact, simply showing the same resilience and strength of character that we all have to at various times in our lives - only their efforts are more noticeable given their particular physical differences?

Shingo Kunieda of Japan competing for the Gold Medal.