G20 Summit
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PITTSBURGH – Police threw canisters of pepper spray and smoke at anarchists protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after the marchers responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throwing rocks.
The march turned chaotic at just about the same time that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle arrived for a meeting with leaders of the world's major economies.
The clashes began after several hundred protesters, many advocating against capitalism, tried to march from an outlying neighborhood toward the convention center where the summit is being held.
Police in riot gear stood guard near the protesters, who banged on drums and chanted "Ain't no power like the power of the people, 'cause the power of the people don't stop."
The marchers did not have a permit and, after a few blocks, police declared it an unlawful assembly. They played an announcement over a loudspeaker telling people to leave or face arrest and then moved in to break it up.
Protesters split into smaller groups. Some rolled trash bins toward police, and a man in a black hooded sweat shirt threw rocks at a police car, breaking the front windshield. Some protesters used pallets and corrugated steel to block a road. Police said the windows at one bank branch were broken.
Officers fired pepper spray and smoke at the protesters. Some of those exposed to the pepper spray were coughing, complaining of eyes watering and stinging.
Some of the protesters were seen ducking into alleyways to change out of their all-black clothing.
The hundreds of marchers had included small groups of self-described anarchists, some wearing dark clothes and bandanas and carrying black flags and others wearing helmets and safety goggles. Some held a banner that read, "No borders, no thanks." Another banner read, "No hope in capitalism."
Protesters unfurled a large banner reading "NO BAILOUT NO CAPITALISM" with an encircled "A," a recognized sign of anarchists.
An activist from New York City, dressed in a white suit with a preacher's collar, kicked off the march with a speech through a bullhorn.
"They are not operating on Earth time. ... They are accommodating the devil," he said. "To love democracy and to love the earth is to be a radical now."
The activist, Billy Talen, travels the country preaching against consumerism. He initially identified himself as "the Rev. Billy from the Church of Life After Shopping."
The G-20 summit begins Thursday evening with a welcome ceremony and ends late Friday afternoon after a day of meetings at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
Dignitaries were arriving in waves and were heading to a city under heavy security. Police and National Guard troops guarded many downtown intersections, and a maze of tall metal fences and concrete barriers shunted cars and pedestrians.
This whole story is horse shit. "Anarchists" kicking over trash cans. 99% of these people are peaceful. What the f'ck happened to the Bill of Rights.
This whole story is horse shit. "Anarchists" kicking over trash cans. 99% of these people are peaceful. What the f'ck happened to the Bill of Rights.
But they're still assholes.
WSS
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This whole story is horse shit. "Anarchists" kicking over trash cans. 99% of these people are peaceful. What the f'ck happened to the Bill of Rights.
But they're still assholes.
WSS
But they're still assholes.
WSS
Steve why are they assholes? Many of these people are advocating many of the views you post here. Just because they have the balls to go out and do something about it, doesn't make them assholes.
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This whole story is horse shit. "Anarchists" kicking over trash cans. 99% of these people are peaceful. What the f'ck happened to the Bill of Rights.
Typical response by the pigs. Lets tear gas them and beat them to a pulp. Anarchists my ass. This is not what I expected of Obama. Please stop these pigs from this insane violence against peaceful protesters.
Typical response by the pigs. Lets tear gas them and beat them to a pulp. Anarchists my ass. This is not what I expected of Obama. Please stop these pigs from this insane violence against peaceful protesters.
P-pride I-integrity G-guts.... mmmk pal... what would happen if maybe this "peaceful" protest were in your neighbor hood? Probably join the fraccus? watch them trash your house? would you call for the .. police? Do you think there are Pittsburgh businesses that appreciate the protection? just askin...
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This whole story is horse shit. "Anarchists" kicking over trash cans. 99% of these people are peaceful. What the f'ck happened to the Bill of Rights.
But they're still assholes.
WSS
But they're still assholes.
WSS
And weird too ..
An activist from New York City, dressed in a white suit with a preacher's collar, kicked off the march with a speech through a bullhorn.
"They are not operating on Earth time. ... They are accommodating the devil," he said. "To love democracy and to love the earth is to be a radical now."
The activist, Billy Talen, travels the country preaching against consumerism. He initially identified himself as "the Rev. Billy from the Church of Life After Shopping."
I should send my wife to his church!!
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Typical response by the pigs. Lets tear gas them and beat them to a pulp. Anarchists my ass. This is not what I expected of Obama. Please stop these pigs from this insane violence against peaceful protesters.
P-pride I-integrity G-guts.... mmmk pal... what would happen if maybe this "peaceful" protest were in your neighbor hood? Probably join the fraccus? watch them trash your house? would you call for the .. police? Do you think there are Pittsburgh businesses that appreciate the protection? just askin...
P-pride I-integrity G-guts.... mmmk pal... what would happen if maybe this "peaceful" protest were in your neighbor hood? Probably join the fraccus? watch them trash your house? would you call for the .. police? Do you think there are Pittsburgh businesses that appreciate the protection? just askin...
I am all for protection, one of the hardest jobs in the world, I respect honest and fair cops. The issue is they have a right to assemble. And whomever ordered them to impose force broke the law.
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I dont know what to think about it, I am sure we will here more in the next few days, sometimes I wonder if these guys are hired to protest and break shit up.
Everytime they hold one of these summits its the same ole shit, people running around with bull horns screaming and yelling and cops breaking in new night sticks.
Batters Up! It kinda of reminds you of the old days when the cops would chase all the hippies out of the park. fun fun times.
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But they're still assholes.
WSS
Steve why are they assholes? Many of these people are advocating many of the views you post here. Just because they have the balls to go out and do something about it, doesn't make them assholes.
Steve why are they assholes? Many of these people are advocating many of the views you post here. Just because they have the balls to go out and do something about it, doesn't make them assholes.
I think protestors are assholes in most cases.
One sees very few where the mob mentality doesn't take over to some extent.
But seriously what views are these guys dsmonstrating that I espouse?
They turn out for every G whatever summit.
Just tell me what these antics are meant to change?
At least tell me what you want from the G20?
I'd wonder if you know what most of my views are.
Just because I think Obama is an empty suit doesn't mean I'm a Pat Robertson Republican.
And you can't take a jerkoff like Heck's accusations serioulsy.
WSS
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Steve why are they assholes? Many of these people are advocating many of the views you post here. Just because they have the balls to go out and do something about it, doesn't make them assholes.
I think protestors are assholes in most cases.
One sees very few where the mob mentality doesn't take over to some extent.
But seriously what views are these guys dsmonstrating that I espouse?
They turn out for every G whatever summit.
Just tell me what these antics are meant to change?
At least tell me what you want from the G20?
I'd wonder if you know what most of my views are.
Just because I think Obama is an empty suit doesn't mean I'm a Pat Robertson Republican.
And you can't take a jerkoff like Heck's accusations serioulsy.
WSS
But seriously what views are these guys dsmonstrating that I espouse?
Their rights. I think you're all for that? We have all agreed on this board our fear of our rights and freedoms being taken away. Cal and T have whole pages on it and how Obama is turning us into a communist state. I would think everyone on here would jump on board of exercising their right to protest against the next Hitler? No?
This rally is more proof that our rights are slowly being taken away. Cal or T, right?
Because people protest against something they believe in, that makes them a hippie? They were protesting against Obama, period. Either the people that bitch about Obama are truly bi-partisian or just a bunch of scared pussies.
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I dont know what to think about it, I am sure we will here more in the next few days, sometimes I wonder if these guys are hired to protest and break shit up.
Everytime they hold one of these summits its the same ole shit, people running around with bull horns screaming and yelling and cops breaking in new night sticks.
Batters Up! It kinda of reminds you of the old days when the cops would chase all the hippies out of the park. fun fun times.
I dont know what to think about it, I am sure we will here more in the next few days, sometimes I wonder if these guys are hired to protest and break shit up.
Everytime they hold one of these summits its the same ole shit, people running around with bull horns screaming and yelling and cops breaking in new night sticks.
Batters Up! It kinda of reminds you of the old days when the cops would chase all the hippies out of the park. fun fun times.
Ahhhh, fun times.
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But seriously what views are these guys dsmonstrating that I espouse?
Their rights. I think you're all for that? We have all agreed on this board our fear of our rights and freedoms being taken away. Cal and T have whole pages on it and how Obama is turning us into a communist state. I would think everyone on here would jump on board of exercising their right to protest against the next Hitler? No?
This rally is more proof that our rights are slowly being taken away. Cal or T, right?
Because people protest against something they believe in, that makes them a hippie? They were protesting against Obama, period. Either the people that bitch about Obama are truly bi-partisian or just a bunch of scared pussies.
Their rights. I think you're all for that? We have all agreed on this board our fear of our rights and freedoms being taken away. Cal and T have whole pages on it and how Obama is turning us into a communist state. I would think everyone on here would jump on board of exercising their right to protest against the next Hitler? No?
I dunno Kos.
Cal and T have their posts and I have mine.
But again I ask you.
What do the perennial G 20 protestors want?
Looks like some kind of general anti capitalism, pro socialism and environmentalist rally to me.
I'm being serious, what in specific are they bitching about?
This rally is more proof that our rights are slowly being taken away. Cal or T, right?
We have rights?
I guess as long as we already gave up the important ones we oughta be allowed to riot in the street huh?
Because people protest against something they believe in, that makes them a hippie? They were protesting against Obama, period. Either the people that bitch about Obama are truly bi-partisian or just a bunch of scared pussies.
Or they just like to bitch.
WSS
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I haven't seen footage of the demonstration so I cannot offer an opinion here.
If peaceful - whether or not one guy is dressed like.................... isn't the issue here - it is the right t assemble and protest.
However, if the protesters did start violent acts like throwing rocks, etc. I agree with the cops moving in.
I'd have to see footage and I can't do it from here.
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On the radio this morning, some of those indiviuals had been interviewed.
They are anarchists. They show up to raise hell, break, loot, etc etc etc.
That isn't a right to protest. They are "protesting" everything and anything
where they have a huge stage.
It's a matter of seriously abusing their rights and breaking the law.
Which, is also the fact... referring to K's post of the picture from May 4, 1970 at Kent State.
Some protesters carried in burlap bags of rocks to throw. Since some of those lived in the dorms,
the rocks were picked back up after the fact to hide the incriminating evidence.
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On the radio this morning, some of those indiviuals had been interviewed.
They are anarchists. They show up to raise hell, break, loot, etc etc etc.
That isn't a right to protest. They are "protesting" everything and anything
where they have a huge stage.
It's a matter of seriously abusing their rights and breaking the law.
Which, is also the fact... referring to K's post of the picture from May 4, 1970 at Kent State.
Some protesters carried in burlap bags of rocks to throw. Since some of those lived in the dorms,
the rocks were picked back up after the fact to hide the incriminating evidence.
On the radio this morning, some of those indiviuals had been interviewed.
They are anarchists. They show up to raise hell, break, loot, etc etc etc.
That isn't a right to protest. They are "protesting" everything and anything
where they have a huge stage.
It's a matter of seriously abusing their rights and breaking the law.
Which, is also the fact... referring to K's post of the picture from May 4, 1970 at Kent State.
Some protesters carried in burlap bags of rocks to throw. Since some of those lived in the dorms,
the rocks were picked back up after the fact to hide the incriminating evidence.
Yep, that's what that guy on the ground was doing, throwing rocks, yep. He was walking to class.
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On the radio this morning, some of those indiviuals had been interviewed.
They are anarchists. They show up to raise hell, break, loot, etc etc etc.
That isn't a right to protest. They are "protesting" everything and anything
where they have a huge stage.
It's a matter of seriously abusing their rights and breaking the law.
Which, is also the fact... referring to K's post of the picture from May 4, 1970 at Kent State.
Some protesters carried in burlap bags of rocks to throw. Since some of those lived in the dorms,
the rocks were picked back up after the fact to hide the incriminating evidence.
On the radio this morning, some of those indiviuals had been interviewed.
They are anarchists. They show up to raise hell, break, loot, etc etc etc.
That isn't a right to protest. They are "protesting" everything and anything
where they have a huge stage.
It's a matter of seriously abusing their rights and breaking the law.
Which, is also the fact... referring to K's post of the picture from May 4, 1970 at Kent State.
Some protesters carried in burlap bags of rocks to throw. Since some of those lived in the dorms,
the rocks were picked back up after the fact to hide the incriminating evidence.
You're a simply sad and pathetic person, you whine like a bitch about Obama, go to one tea-party and you're righteous. The tea-baggers are anarchists too. Officially on ignore, people like you are a waste of my time.
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And for those who think we are not in this together and want to cling to their ancient bipartisanship. Everyone's rights are being taken away. Right to assemble and freedom of speech. Look at this pig smile. What a fat f'ck.
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I haven't seen footage of the demonstration so I cannot offer an opinion here.
If peaceful - whether or not one guy is dressed like.................... isn't the issue here - it is the right t assemble and protest.
However, if the protesters did start violent acts like throwing rocks, etc. I agree with the cops moving in.
I'd have to see footage and I can't do it from here.
it is the right t assemble and protest.
Not any more. That is the point.
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You are just looking for trouble again, K.
I was THERE on May 4th, that day. You want me to go find the pictures I took
that morning?
Didn't say the guy in the picture anything. Earlier that morning, there were rocks being thrown
by the crowd.
The place was full of out of town students, riff raff, and troublemakers.
Maybe you missed the story about how we saw two tall, freaky lookin hippies trying to
put a pebble and a flower down the barrel of a lone National Guardman's rifle, and bumping with their shoulders.
Hey, that sound like the National Guard guy was depriving them of their rights?
Shut up with the crap already. I was there.
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You are just looking for trouble again, K.
I was THERE on May 4th, that day. You want me to go find the pictures I took
that morning?
Didn't say the guy in the picture anything. Earlier that morning, there were rocks being thrown
by the crowd.
The place was full of out of town students, riff raff, and troublemakers.
Maybe you missed the story about how we saw two tall, freaky lookin hippies trying to
put a pebble and a flower down the barrel of a lone National Guardman's rifle, and bumping with their shoulders.
Hey, that sound like the National Guard guy was depriving them of their rights?
Shut up with the crap already. I was there.
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