Punches fly and water thrown as mass brawl breaks out in Taiwanese parliament over nuclear power debate – at least they are smart enough to use water not mace

Taiwanese lawmakers exchanged punches and threw water at each other today ahead of an expected vote that would authorise a referendum on whether to finish a fourth nuclear power plant on the densely populated island of 23 million people.

Nuclear power has long been a contentious issue in Taiwan and became more so following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011.

While many Taiwanese consider nuclear power generation an unacceptable safety risk for the earthquake-prone island, economic analyses suggest disruptive power shortages are inevitable if the fourth plant is not completed.

Well, it happens everywhere but these people are smart enough to put the lives of the other person into perspective. Using water bottles is far safer than using a wooden mace or any other objects. Isn't it?