This police repression brought to you by...

Noticed something weird today.

It seems beer companies here have no qualms about having their products associated with the massive police presence. In fact, it seems some aspects of this mini-police state are being brought to us by those beer companies.

On the bus today, I rode past a few police stationed by the side of the road, sweating it out in their thick grey uniforms and looking impassive. All under a bright beer promotion tent.

Then, at the end of the same trip, a truck full of police drove up with what looked like a beer cooler installed between them in the bed of the truck. Check the photo.

Now that's product placement.