Crowd psychology

Greece's latest conviction by the European Court of Human Rights over the case of the former general secretary of public revenues draws a line for the country's political system that it ought to have drawn on its own: looking for scandal in order to sully the reputation of your rival should never reach the point of violating the presumption of innocence. Politicians are not prosecutors. 

The enforcement of the anti-smoking law is not just a matter of public health. It will also test the country's public ethos, which has nothing to do with political parties.
This is the third time Greece is attempting to enforce the ban. And no matter how meticulous the police are in their efforts to enforce the rules, that alone will not be enough.

Stirring up painful memories of America's racist past, President Donald Trump on Oct. 22 compared the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry to a lynching, a practice once widespread across the South in which angry mobs killed thousands of black people.

Five women were burned alive in Tanzania because they were considered witches, Nova TV reported.

32 men, aged between 18 and 75, will face court in Tanzania for what they have done. There are also senior officials from the Ucamah region among them.

Have you ever heard of the poem "First they came…?" There are several versions of it, all for obvious reasons dealing with themes of persecution, guilt and collective responsibility in building a common future.

Planking and the Ice Bucket Challenge are so 2014… to ‘get with it’ try face dancing, a new and exciting opportunity to enjoy 15 minutes of fame on social media. All you need to do is paint your face with figures and then scrunch forward with face gesturs to make the figure move.

Our offices have been attacked by a mob twice and most recently writer Ahmet Hakan has been attacked, he and his bodyguard beaten earlier this week.  

President of the European Council Donald Tusk warned of a revolution in Greece, if the country fails to implement the harsh fiscal measures agreed upon with the EU creditors during the EU-19 Summit a Monday, July 13.

Police charged 18 people March 8 after a frenzied mob stormed a prison and lynched a rape suspect in India's northeast, in an act of vigilante justice condemned by rights groups and political leaders.
      

The choices of citizens of a country on various issues are important parts of the inputs that governments receive during their decision-making process, so governments try to gauge the perceptions of the public more or less accurately. In democratic societies, public opinion becomes even more significant and effects the policy choices of governments.