Carlo Giuliani vs. corporate juggernaut

[Hubris Boy]

Sequence of events as I understand them:[list=1][*]Vandals and hooligans (aka "protesters")* run amok throughout the city, hurling firebombs, looting local businesses and assaulting the police.
[*]Small group of vandals and hooligans hooligans manage to corner a much smaller group of riot police. Vandals and hooligans begin to assault trapped police officers with bricks, rocks, spears (yes, I said spears), large pieces of lumber, etc.
[*]Trapped police officers prepare to force an exit.
[*]Particularly stupid hooligan (Signore Giuliani) attempts to bludgeon one of the police officers with a fire extinguisher. (If you don't believe a fire extinguisher can be a dangerous weapon, drop one on your foot.)
[*]Police officer shoots stupid hooligan in the head.
[*]Darwin smiles.

(* Please note: "protesters" != "vandals and hooligans". Most of the protesters in Genoa are reasonably law-abiding types, seeking to air their grievances in a non-violent manner.[/list=1]
The moral of this story: If you pull a black ski mask over your face and use a fire extinguisher to attack a cop, don't be surprised when he shoots you.