pretty intense protest in pittsburgh caught on camera.. police vs: protesters[views:3028][posts:24]_______________________________ [Sep 24,2009 7:08pm - aril ""] one of the best videos i've seen on that site http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/09/24/tsr.todd.g20.tear.gas.cnn |
| _______________________________ [Sep 24,2009 7:11pm - aril ""] cnn dude gets tear gassed on cam |
| ___________________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 2:27am - FuckIsMySignature ""] and so it begins... |
| ______________________________ [Sep 25,2009 7:17am - Yeti ""] i was strolling through the gas one day... |
| _________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 9:21am - Martins ""] That was crazy. Militia? |
| ___________________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 9:22am - mIkeofdeCrePitude ""] You won't do it. |
| _________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 10:05am - xmikex ""] lulz at the dumpster toss. |
| __________________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 10:21am - Conservationist ""] FuckIsMySignature said:and so it begins... Eh, I don't think so. These "anarchist" protestors like to think so, but really, history has passed them by. They're just thugs looking for a chance to misbehave. If they had any brains -- well, they wouldn't notice if you told 'em. |
| ____________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 10:24am - arktouros ""] they weren't "anarchists" apparently. sounds like a lawful assembly that turned to destruction AFTER they were attacked by the cops. first hand account from reddit, take it as y'all will: http://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments...ice_seize_university_of_pittsburgh/ "Reddit, I had to create an account to post about what just happened on my campus. I go to the University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh... G20, you know. President Obama's dinner for the delegates happened just off campus, within eyesight of us -- usually. When people grouped up by the street that would lead to the Phipps Conservatory, they were met with armored police. For a while the students and locals just stood and talked while the police line faced us. Some people sang and had signs. Others just watched. Slowly, the line of locals began to advance. A police officer with a megaphone stepped out several times and told us to leave the area, but as we weren't doing anything wrong, most people didn't leave. That's when they shot a canister of gas at us. Reddit, sprinting away from armored police who looked like Storm Troopers from Star Wars, hearing that hissing sound while one of my favorite spots on campus filled with smoke... it was terrifying. When the smoke cleared the crowd was still there. This standoff lasted several hours. Around 10:30, the atmosphere had changed. The police had advanced far up the road toward students, who were kept back to a grassy area called Schenley Plaza. Students were singing and dancing. It was very peaceful. Someone said something to a cop. Suddenly the guy was grabbed and thrown on the ground. The crowd AT ONCE surrounded the cops and started chanting LET HIM GO! LET HIM GO! LET HIM GO! There was a dumpster lit on fire further up the road, so I went up there to see what I could see, and suddenly there were tons of people sprinting down the sidewalk away from the fire. SWAT vans and six or seven major police cars pulled up to Schenley Plaza. Reddit, the next two hours were complete chaos. My campus was invaded by armored police officers. They threw actual tear gas into crowds of students. They SHOT students with rubber bullets. They beat slower-moving students with a baton. I saw a group of cyclists being herded down the sidewalk. A cop reached out and pushed a woman on a bike. She turned around and pushed her bike at the cop. Next thing we knew, he grabbed her by the face and slammed her down on the concrete. They slowly advanced us back down Forbes Avenue, toward the major freshman dorms. Several protesters broke storefront windows. I'd guess 20 protesting, about 1,000 students watching (if that.) The police fired Sound Cannons at us, a new weapon never before used on US citizens, which plays a sonic pulse that gives major headaches. They fired more tear gas at the students. Then riot squads came running up behind us and forced us into the Litchfield Towers Lobby. People who did not make it into the lobby before the riot squads got to the doors were grabbed, thrown to the ground, beaten, and arrested. Here is the part where I felt most violated -- The riot cops then ENTERED our dormitory and shouted that students needed to return to their rooms immediately. Anyone arrested, they said, would be expelled from the University of Pittsburgh, no questions asked. Reddit, is that legal? Would police be able to force someone on the sidewalk back in their home and make them barricade themselves in their basement? Here's another part that got me -- I saw students try to get in the doors closest to their dorm building (there are 3 towers), and the door was LOCKED. These students did not have time to run around the building. And they were grabbed. We don't know what to do. We're shocked. BECAUSE THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF RELEASED A STATEMENT CLAIMING THEY WERE SECURING THE AREA FROM ANARCHISTS AND THAT "SOME" STUDENTS "PROBABLY GOT CAUGHT UP" IN WHAT HAPPENED. So, in the news, you'll hear that police secured the campus from anarchists. Not that students were attacked by security forces supposedly there to protect them. PLEASE, help me get the word out. I'll be around all day tomorrow for questions." |
| __________________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 10:28am - Conservationist ""] arktouros said:they weren't "anarchists" apparently. sounds like a lawful assembly that turned to destruction AFTER they were attacked by the cops. Bullshit, they always turn to destruction first. Notice how the masks, spray paint, gloves etc. didn't get bought on the spot. One fun thing to do is go to a protest and find the exit point -- farthest from the cops. Then stand there and trip people. Watch these "anarchists" after they get arrested -- first call is to the family lawyer, second to the chauffeur. |
| _______________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 10:38am - SkinSandwich ""] LOL at faggoty ass college students whos opinions do not matter and they get their asses kicked for starting a riot. Most of these homos go to these "protests" to start shit because they have nothing to do. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 25,2009 10:46am - Yeti ""] i'm sure it was fucked up from both sides. there is no way we'll get the truth, the media chocks it up to youthful exuberance, the "victims" chock it up to NWO. |
| ____________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 11:33am - arktouros ""] Conservationist said: arktouros said:they weren't "anarchists" apparently. sounds like a lawful assembly that turned to destruction AFTER they were attacked by the cops. Watch these "anarchists" after they get arrested -- first call is to the family lawyer, second to the chauffeur. hahahah, exactly. either way, it's complicated with a gathering like this. it only takes one cop from the riot cop wall or a protester to pull the wrong move and it instantly turns into chaos, and the side with armor and weapons uses them and their power to the fullest extent instead of containing the crowd. sucks no bankers were slain. |
| ______________________________ [Sep 25,2009 1:04pm - Yeti ""] arktouros said:and the side with armor and weapons uses them and their power to the fullest extent instead of containing the crowd. let's organize a march and we'll use plate armor, chain mail and halberd's. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 25,2009 2:26pm - aril ""] 3000 cops and military litter the streets of pittsburgh right now. That's a tad much. |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 2:36pm - the_reverend ""] guys not even bring a knife to a gun fight. |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 2:39pm - the_reverend ""] IMHO with all the douchebag "anarchists" all the cops there are doing a great job keeping people safe and keeping the the g20 leaders safe from doubebags being douchebags. "Oh, I ran at the cops with a dumpster... that really changed the world!" fucking idiots. |
| _______________________________ [Sep 25,2009 2:48pm - aril ""] The day the anarchists get nukes and/or arm themselves.. |
| ________________________________________________________________ [Sep 25,2009 7:21pm - deathfiend, get it right motherfuckas ""] Conservationist said: FuckIsMySignature said:and so it begins... Eh, I don't think so. These "anarchist" protesters like to think so, but really, history has passed them by. They're just thugs looking for a chance to misbehave. If they had any brains -- well, they wouldn't notice if you told 'em. SEEERRRIIIIOUSSSLY, don't they know that inequality is the natural result of free competition in this egalitarian merit-based world economy? silly kids... but in all seriousness, you can make your ad hominem attacks about these guys being trust fundies and whatnot, but at least their doing SOMETHING. and even if it is ultimately ineffectual, it demonstrates that not everyone is content to kick back and watch vh1 while the "owners" decide upon new ways to consolidate their wealth and power. perhaps im wrong, but imho doing something> doing nothing |
| _____________________________ [Sep 25,2009 8:52pm - HTR ""] If you don't know what those ear piercing chirps were, they were LRADs. Get familiar with them cause your going to be seeing (and hearing them) allot more in the future. There have been plenty of cases where the "anarchist" turned out to be police provocateurs, and hired thugs. The SPP meeting in Banff Canada about 2 years ago comes to mind, and a crapload of the labor strikes and issues of the 1800's as well. |
| _____________________________ [Sep 25,2009 9:00pm - HTR ""] If you wanna head the police chatter, some one set up a virtual scanner. http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?ctid=2242 |
| _______________________________ [Sep 26,2009 4:36am - aril ""] bennyhillifier |
| _______________________________ [Sep 26,2009 4:47am - aril ""] HTR said:If you don't know what those ear piercing chirps were, they were LRADs. Get familiar with them cause your going to be seeing (and hearing them) allot more in the future. Get familiar with these?? hahaha bennyhillifier |
| _____________________________________ [Sep 26,2009 7:37am - xanonymousx ""] the_reverend said:guys not even bring a knife to a gun fight. are you trying to create something out of nothing? |
| _____________________________________ [Sep 26,2009 7:59am - xanonymousx ""] bennyhillifier |