Disturbing Video from Pittsburgh

I wonder do they drug these police officers in USA ?
Iv seen many videos where their behavior is beyond aggressive, you can see pure madness in some of them

SSDD, folks. Cops have been putting nightsticks to skulls since the Roman years, and these were pretty nice compared to some of the fire hosing/dog loosing/finger stomping 'protection' that society got in the 60s and 70s.

That said, these riot cops are pretty much what you have to expect. Does anyone think the real heroes of a police department don fifty lbs of lexan, put on a helmet that hides their face and saddle up for a day of beating down people protesting the banking elite? Do you think it takes anything but a swaggering bully to be brave when you have a line of men who look exactly like you stretching from horizon to horizon? I wonder how tough those piggies would have been if they had show their faces and go home that night to see their friends, family and fellow citizens after that.. What would you do if you found out someone you knew maced someone who was laying belly down on the ground? Would you say it was all in a days work for the brave police?

[edit on 17-11-2009 by Jackboot.Heel]

This is extremely disturbing.

It does not appear that any resistance was obvious.

I am sickened by this happening in the USA.

I wish this type of action would start on the politicians, then the lobbyists.

[edit on 17-11-2009 by Realtruth]

Originally posted by Detailed Perfection
Picking up and throwing or kicking tear gas canisters back into the police crowds.

I hate to snip as good of a post as yours, but this point makes my blood boil.. How is it unreasonable of the protestors do to this? If tear gas is such a mild, acceptable thing to have happen to you, then the police should just man up and take what they've been dishing out. Or if tear gas is so terrible that it being returned to sender is illegal, then it shouldn't have been brought into play in the first place..

Whats next, saying protesters are bad people for punting pineapple grenades back when the police start throwing those?

I cant believe people are sticking up for the police on this one, going to hit someone with a baton when they have tripped over, spraying pepper spray in peoples faces when they have complied with instructions, surrounding these people and not allowing them to move anywhere making the situation 10 times worse. These "tactics" that you are advocating are the same ones that killed an innocent news seller on his way back from work in london. Its just plain wrong.

I agree that these people may have wound the police up etc but that reaction is like something that you see in Iran "violent suppresion"

Originally posted by ItsTheQuestion
reply to post by jibeho

 

Clearly you feel threatened by the reality of fellow Americans exercising our "God-given", inalienable basic human rights.

You should go and hang out on the poop deck for awhile. Think about what you've done.

I am all for protesting for one's cause within the legal boundaries of course. God does not give a protester the right to throw rocks, honey buckets, molotovs and burn dumpsters.

Plenty of people from all walks of life protested during the Tea Party march without any problems. Why?

Pittsburgh was a unique situation with an entirely different group of protesters. Everyone knew what they were getting into. IF they didn't then shame on them. The 20/20 hindsight of this weak attempt at a protest is just amazing. The protest was unorganized and unfocused. I guarantee most people just showed up to see what would happen and they probably have no idea what the G20 is. It is just something that they should protest against. The turnout was small, scattered and meaningless because no central message was conveyed.

Now the only thing they are worried about is their police records because they may actually have to find a job someday.

what those police are doing is illegal

if you really want something to be done about this that video could be used as evidence in court though the police would probably just get a slap on the wrist

[edit on 17-11-2009 by RoyalCanadian]

I wrote about this a few days ago, it didint get attention.

Luke is now a reporter for Russia today news.

www.abovetopsecret.com...

I was also in that area when i went.... for those who remember that i went to the G20 protests.

S&F

MY G20 threads...

www.abovetopsecret.com...

www.belowtopsecret.com...
G20 tribute:


I messed up on the ending because my MM kept crashing... should of came out better.... but anyway... enjoy!

[edit on 11/17/2009 by ugie1028]

Originally posted by December_Rain
I think it's fine if the Police want to be pre-prepared before any untoward happening. Don't see any wrong in it truthfully.

are you a terrorist or something? the police are assaulting americans and you dont see anything wrong? open your eyes

Originally posted by RoyalCanadian

are you a terrorist or something? the police are assaulting americans and you dont see anything wrong? open your eyes

Yeah, he's a terrorist. And I'm a terrorist too. In fact, any one who DOESN'T agree with what YOU think? They're all terrorists. Good argument.