Riot Police Challenge UPitt Students at The 2009 G20 Summit

On September 24th 2009 hundreds of riot police were brought in to secure the University of Pittsburgh for the G20. As the evening progressed, riot police advanced towards protesting students using tear gas, rubber bullets, high-pitched sirens, rockets, and directional loudspeakers in an effort to disperse large groups of student demonstrators. Students were unable to re-enter police secured zones, and many were arrested.

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[KlaykidReal]

Civil disobedience is still disobedience. Can't really complain if you get your ass beat.

[1989Muppet]

"Whos camous, our campus" No. It's the schools campus, they are just allowing you to be there.

[dsitify]

cops are assholes

[XX847]

there is a difference between civil D and riot. Civil D is when you follow the law. If you and your "crowd" is simply sitting in the area with you signs and doing nothing violent, and the police beat you and tear gas you then you are winning. it will make the news and people will aid your cause. the SECOND anyone loots, or becomes violent its a riot and the police can do what they want to keep order.

[fear614]

@nugster1 The best education is life experience, not a shitty biased documentary. Listen, if anything the police should be more aggressive during riot situations. Anyone stupid enough to conform to a mob mentality resulting in looting and mass acts of violence/vandalism deserves everything that the police have coming for them and more.

[nugster1]

@TheFuturedevildog95

Its not an unlawful assembly, and the us constitution states that. So basically the police are violating peoples rights and are not following the law.

[TheFuturedevildog95]

@nugster1 The police officers were doing their job. The students were given fair warning to disperse. They were told they would be met with anti-riot methods.

[nugster1]

@fear614

Watch Into the Fire. Educate yourself. Its quite the opposite the media portrays cops as heroes.

[fear614]

@nugster1 I legit thought you had a half a clue for a second but I guess I was wrong. Yep, ALL cops are bad. Every last one! Even though the media only shows the bad ones, forget the other 1 million who never get mentioned. It's called media bias and you fell for it. As for the provacateurs, riot squads DO have undercover rioters, not to provoke but for their own reasons. You apparently believe that every single hoodlum rioter is a cop...I'm talking to a doorknob.

[nugster1]

@fear614

Fuck the police is what im trying to say. Ive given you plenty of reasons to show that they arent here to protect us-There are good cops but they are few and far between. Its not their fucking job to beat people and treat them like cattle. Look up Police provacateurs. The "black block anarchists" were undercover cops trying to incite violence. Why they would do this you ask? so they can get a photo op for the media to paint the protesters in a bad light. Fuck off cop lover.

[fear614]

@nugster1 Most of them? How so? You only see a tiny fraction of police forces in the media, the ones who make a mistake or have temper issues. You rarely see the good ones, who do their job properly. As for riot procedure, it's their job to protect both life and property, including their own. Blame the strong arm tactics on the morons running around in black hoodies and masks. A few bad apples ruin it for the rest.

[nugster1]

@TheFuturedevildog95

Cops acting like THUGS 1 Peaceful unarmed protesters 0