July 10th, 2012

Jobbik MPs accuse police of brutality against anti-gay protesters as marchers claim anti-Jobbik sign improperly censored

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Jobbik MPs György Gyula Zagyva and Tamás Gaudi-Nagy are accusing the police of using excessive force against counter-demonstrators during Saturday’s gay pride parade in Budapest. Gaudi-Nagy said one of his colleagues was kicked by police, had his hand stepped on and he was manhandled even after he was hauled away in a police car.

Both MPs also defended an anti-gay demonstrator who kicked a muzzled police dog in the head, saying the act was in self-defense as police were about to sick the dog on him. (Picture above right is a screen grab taken at the 7:45 mark of the video embedded in this report by Index.hu.) However, Jobbik leader Gábor Vona distanced himself from the two MPs support of the demonstrator, saying on his Facebook page that he found the kicking of the dog “shameful” and “disgusting.”

Gyula Zagyva and Gaudi-Nagy said they will file a report over the alleged abuses.

Police criticized for banning anti-Jobbik banner

Meanwhile, a Budapest police officer is said to have improperly told the organizers of the gay pride march to remove from a truck a banner bearing the caption “Jobbik Gay Branch”, otherwise the vehicle would be pulled from the procession.

According to a police statement, activists had been “asked” to cover up the banner, which was to have adorned the side of a truck carrying revelers. The police had apparently seen the banner in advance of the rally, and said in a written statement that it posed a significant threat to the peace.

But according to civil rights organization TASZ, there is no law allowing authorities to ban a single banner from a procession, though the entire event may be dissolved if an illegal act is committed. [index.hu]

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  • Curious George

    Gaudi-Nagy said one of his colleagues was kicked by police, had his hand stepped on and he was manhandled even after he was hauled away in a police car.

    Wimps. I’d like to buy that cop a drink.

  • judgement day

    I woud love to pour the drink over your head and smear mangaliaca lard on your whimpy head.

    • Anonymous

      Homoerotic fantasy alert.

    • Cnut

      It did sound quite gay.

    • Viking

      judgement day says:
      July 10, 2012 at 3:41 pm

      mangaliaca lard
      —

      From ‘ricsi’s’ mangaliaca farm?

      Is this ‘ricsi’ himself, living out his Coprophilia dreams?
      But with pigs?
      What wrong with pure and true BRITISH lard?

  • Curious George

    @judgement (sic) day – Hey, don’t waste food. Don’t you know there are people starving in Africa. Actually, also in Hungary. I saw a guy rummaging for food in the bin this morning, while I was biking near Batthany Ter. I think you should share your lard with him. Better yet, give him something proper to eat, will ya, or you’ll regret it on judgment day.

    • justasking

      @George,

      ‘I saw a guy rummaging for food in the bin this morning, while I was biking near Batthany Ter’

      Sorry for poking my nose into your conversation; it’s just my curiosity got the better of me.

      Now, aside from the top heaviness and possible wind resistance that you would experience with that bone through your nose…how does one go about manoeuvring a bike whilst wearing a grass skirt and carrying a spear?

      It is even possible to do with a smidgen of dignity?

      • Curious George

        Ah, yes, that did pose a slight problem initially, but the bike shop helped me by fixing 2 more small wheels on my bike to help with the balance.
        Now, try to imagine the complete picture of me biking along the rakpart with all that (& a bright orange helmet), and tell me it’s not dignified. :D

        • justasking

          @George,

          ‘and tell me it’s not dignified’

          Yeah…baby…and sexy ta boot! :D

  • true democracy

    The wimps are these gay perverted exhibitors. They needs over two thousand to feel safe. Decent families don’t want to see these freaks in the streets.

    Straighten up or keep your sexuality to yourself!

    • Curious George

      true democracy (of Kadar) – Decent families don’t want to see freaks like you or Zagyva in the streets either.

  • true democracy

    Two thousand police that is

  • Reality Check

    I listen and watch people going through the bins in my street every bin night from my third floor street facing windows. They get out cans, paper, plastic and food. I have looked in the bins and all bins start of the night full (well, this is Budapest so by full you know i mean overflowing with crap all over the street as well as people dumping as much crap in and around the bin as possible) but in the morning they are only half full. I see them getting the food out and eating it or putting it in their bags. Last night on the way home a street person was lying on the footpath with his wrists cut. What happened next i could not believe – an ambulance came but instead of putting the man on a stretcher and in the ambulance they tried to sit him up and then when they couldn’t they picked him up by hand and put him in the ambulance. They drove off down the street but a few minutes later i walked past the ambulance stopped with the driver having a cigarette – guess street people are not that important, hey!

    More important to spent time and money on the big issues and things like this poor neo-nazi protester being picked on by police. Yes, Hungary put your money and resources there and everything will work out rosey!!!!

  • freedom

    I am saddened at the state of democracy in Hungary where police get to routinely beat on people who hold traditional, or nationalist views.

  • Igazi Magyar

    I noticed that some prominent Jobbik activists have also “liked’ TASZ on Facebook. I’m glad there are groups like TASZ protecting the rights of all Hungarians, even the most odious (whether you consider that to be LMP or Jobbik).

    Hateful ideas can only be killed by open discussion. I support all ideas to be discussed into order to improve Hungary. I don’t think the state should suppress certain ideas, whether it’s a left wing or right wing government.

  • true democracy

    Did I hurt your feelings Boy George ,oh I meant Curious George?

    • Curious George

      Relax, you didn’t. We’re tougher than those protestors.

  • Leto. مؤدّب

    Did you speak for the fags or for the monkeys now?

    • Curious George

      What difference does it make? We’re both tougher than those wimpy protestors, and a whole lot more cuter :D

      • Leto. مؤدّب

        I was a curious Leto, that’s all.
        Okay, in lack of a response, I’ll just assume you chose to speak for both groups. Since these sets are probably not disjoint, I’ll also assume you yourself belong to the intersection.

        • Andras

          Leto, as an admirer of your many talents I was wondering if we could have a drink one evening? I know a very cozy place with candle lights. It would be a real honor to discuss with you the rise of the Hungarian Kingdom and the bright future we can share together in this wonderful country.
          I bless you, son of Orban, and hope to hear from you any time soon.

  • Albion

    And Im saddened that there are jerks like you on this planet who actually think that the ideology of those jobbik bigots and their moronic affiliates have anything to do democracy.

  • Albion

    @ freedom…now there’s irony in a name.

    • freedom

      Albino

      I won’t pretend to lie. So I will let you have it.

      Democracy is what one makes of it in my opinion, as I have yet to see any such thing as a real Democracy.

      I have learned that democracy and freedom aren’t necessarily the same. It is not democracy that provides you freedom but the leadership of which ever government reigns, be that a democracy or some other form of government. But, I have, yet, to find a democracy that truly offers freedom and non-ideological sway. I would hardly consider Germany and America an example where freedom is offered to some but not all – and every year as new laws are being passed by those democracies less and less freedom exist, more regulation and more restrictions pile up.

  • Viking

    Jobbik leader Gábor Vona distanced himself from the two MPs support of the demonstrator, saying on his Facebook page that he found the kicking of the dog “shameful” and “disgusting.”
    —

    Yes, we should all not forget that Mr A Hilter was very found of dogs
    He just adored his German Shepard Dog
    Nothing wrong in that

  • Puss in boots

    The media is great at diverting attention, they have not attempted to highlight any of the news about the Hungarians who were arrested beaten and man handled. The dogs should have not been let loose on normal people, however the other way round on the psycho gays..

  • Paul

    @ Jerk in boots

    Article 21
    Non-discrimination
    1. Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic
    features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority,
    property, birth, disability, age or……..sexual orientation shall be prohibited.

  • Paul

    So…we can forget about 30 percent of the comments of this thread…they are illegal.

  • spectator

    @pussi’n boot’s

    If you take a trouble and just look at the picture above, you may discover too, that the dog actually been held back by a leash. Apparently his master didn’t wanted to let his dog mix with creatures of uncertain origin and certainly no civilized manners.

  • Puss in boots

    Put on some glasses, the guy was standing his ground and the police dog was forced on him, the video shows the whole scene, loser… Again, the story is a decoy, the real issue is the perverted gays, why isn’t there anything about the people being beaten in the streets and in custody?

    • Paul

      @ Puss in boots

      “the real issue is the perverted gays”…the only perverted people…we normal people (99 percent within the EU for example) see over here are people like you. You are a real pervert. Nothing better to do you looser?

      • Puss in boots

        what a laugh ))) 99% EU are loonies, full of gays, no tradition, no culture, no collective religion, no sovereignty, drugs, misleading media, corrupt out of sight political elite who we as EU members have no vote or control, crime rate increase, criminals and minority controlling the mass, false democracy which is all manipulated by legislation that is not benefiting or protecting people, unstable finance sectors, historical lies being forced upon people by unjust laws…. Absolute Chaos… We are being ruled by deception..

  • olga

    @ Puss in boots

    Yes, it must have been either a gay Roma or a gay J*ew who fooled your fearless leader :

    \However, Jobbik leader Gábor Vona distanced himself from the two MPs support of the demonstrator, saying on his Facebook page that he found the kicking of the dog “shameful” and “disgusting.”

  • Puss in boots

    who gives a flying hoot about a dog when people are being bashed for expressing their rights to an ethical and moral society, we have rights as normal people, using the EU west as comparison to be measured against is bizarre… EU is for Loonies…. If this is our model then hell is what our future is being modelled upon.

    • Curious George

      @Puss – who said those neanderthals were people?

      • Leto. مؤدّب

        … asked the monkey. :D :D

        • Puss in boots

          :) :)

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