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Joanne98 (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-29-09 09:29 AMOriginal messageRobocops Employ Scary Crowd-Stopping Technology at Pittsburgh ProtestsBy Mike Ferner, After Downing StreetPosted on September 28, 2009, Printed on September 29, 2009http://www.alternet.org/story/142951 /No longer the stuff of disturbing futuristic fantasies, an arsenal of "crowd control munitions," including one that reportedly made its debut in the U.S., was deployed with a massive, overpowering police presence in Pittsburgh during last week's G-20 protests.Nearly 200 arrests were made and civil liberties groups charged the many thousands of police (most transported on Port Authority buses displaying "PITTSBURGH WELCOMES THE WORLD"), from as far away as Arizona and Florida with overreactingand they had plenty of weaponry with which to do it.blah, blah, blah lunatic ramblings.
Auggie (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-29-09 09:46 AMResponse to Original message1. And I bet they're itching for excuses to try these things out in real situations, too
SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-29-09 10:39 AMResponse to Original message4. Don't riot or stand near those who are. Peacefully protest or expect the cops to deal with you.
imdjh (1000+ posts) Tue Sep-29-09 11:09 AMResponse to Original message5. Every one of those cops/soldiers has a real life. Information is more powerful than these weapons. The only reason these cops/soldiers can "bravely" deploy these weapons against US citizens is anonymity. Strip that away and they won't be so brave. We have technology too. Take pictures. Use the internet. Put names to faces. As I understand it these people are not protected in their official capacity when they knowingly and deliberately violate the civil rights of US citizens. Am I wrong? Sue them into compliance, and along the way plaster their faces and names on internet bulletin boards.
Ya know what I can't understand? When the next Civil War happens, the DUmb****s fully expect the police to be on their side.