There are hundreds of thousands Catalan protest in Barcelona's street chanting "Fewer police, more education" as Spanish police cracking them down after the 01st of October independence referendum vote.
Manuel is one of 700,000 protesters said that:
"All people wanted to do is vote, express their feelings. There was a lot of aggression. The police began beating people when all we wanted to do was exercise our fundamental right. it was only a question that was asked that day, and we don't think it should have been handled the way it was."
Catalan Authorities said that 900 people are injured during polling day when police shoot plastic bullets and charged the crowds to interfere the banned vote.
Local authorities said that 90% out of 42% Catalans who voted want to be independent, however residents who are still loyal to Spain boycotted the vote.
Though proponents for independence and those who oppose it have different ideologies, they have jointed force as one to disapprove police's beating the public regardless if they are old people, children and ordinary people. Protesters also wanted police out of Catalonia region, accusing them of 'occupation force' used by the Spanish government.
Spanish king Felipe the sixth said that even Catalan is fractured and confronted, there are still authorities who love, unite and will unite all Spaniards. Therefore Spain should be able to over come this difficult time even some has created chaos to Catalan and Spanish economy and society. But many Catalans have quickly dismissed this message saying that it is out of touch.
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