Italian soccer is once again in chaos after a disc jockey who was a Lazio fan was shot and killed by police during a clash between Lazio and Juventus fans.
Police are calling the shooting a "tragic error," while fans throughout Italy protested the fact that games continued today. Atalanta supporters nearly broke through protection glass while protesting the continuation of their match against A.C. Milan, and more fans protested outside a TV station in Milan. The sign in that photo reads, "Racism stops the league, but the death of a fan means nothing."
Italian police have taken a hard line against soccer fans after an officer was killed last season during a scuffle between Catania and Palermo fans. It appears those police may have gone overboard. Conflicting reports indicate that the family of shooting victim Gabriele Sandri is accusing police of murder, while riots have broken out in Rome, with ultras attacking police stations and overturning cars.
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(CORRECTION: Getty Images' translation of that line was incorrect. Raciti was the name of the policeman killed last season.)
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11-11-2007 @ 8:07PM
morgenstern said...
Your translation is not really correct, the picture cuts off a bit of the sign on the left but i'm pretty sure it refers to Raciti, the police officer who died during post game riots last year, so the whole thing reads something like you stopped the league for the police officer but the death of a fan means nothing.
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