Comments on: Bikes and the G20 Protest Part II http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/ Bicycle culture on the skids. Sat, 25 May 2013 13:29:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Yuriy http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-27742 Yuriy Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:50:46 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-27742 oink…. oink… oink… smells like police…

]]> By: jordan g http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10977 jordan g Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:44:07 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10977 i like what wendy said,
“then you assault a police officer with a bicycle.”
count every time she was physically assaulted in that video. five times by the officers. do not say, “pushing is not assault,” because i guarantee you, if you push an officer it is considered assault. obviously, that was not a wise move on the ladie’s behalf.
however, all things considered, that felony charge of hers will probably be dropped (recklessness of the officers as made evident by the video). without the video evidence, she’d be screwed.

]]> By: fatty http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10960 fatty Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:35:25 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10960 i dont think the people protesting should break local shop windows and peoples personal property. but i still am waiting for the day when people in these situations start fighting back like in europe.

]]> By: matt http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10959 matt Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:10:25 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10959 i love how the cop arresting her has his “livestrong” bracelet on. irony?

]]> By: beezleboss http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10920 beezleboss Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:17:35 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10920 Always revert to your second amendment rights:)
Those cops are pussies, treating a small women like that is completely unnecessary I don’t care what the cause she is like 100lbs no match for a trained baby killer!
Unfortunately this is the state of our nation, we are just like Iran in some degree. only difference between us and Iran is they aren’t chicken shit like us.

]]> By: sc http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10919 sc Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:46:15 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10919 Wowzer: Which is why they were unleashing the LRAD on the first day – before any black bloc actions / damage (which I do not condone) went down, right? (Wonderful non-lethal audio weaponry that produces permanent ear damage and temporarily disrupt vision. First use against US citizens. We sold a bunch of them to China, by the way, so have fun with that, monks.)

I don’t see how shoving a nightstick in the back of a girl who’s already getting off her bike to facilitate safe forward movement is just “doing their jobs”. Shove metal into my back unnecessarily and I assure you it will take every reserve of my will not to lash out in return. Seems more indicative to me of the general abuse of police power that colored the entire event. Something that was very clear to the Pitt students who were trapped in a stairwell and tear-gassed despite taking no part in the protest, or the numerous peaceful protesters who received heavy-handed treatment from the get go.

]]> By: will http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10915 will Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:57:33 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10915 Yep, not much going on but some officers a little ‘trigger happy’ with too much adrenaline (human nature). Too bad they pushed her around but that’s life, I would’ve talked shit and took off like a scared cat haha

]]> By: adam http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10914 adam Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:04:34 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10914 im no fan of the cops (a few bike related tickets and fines have soured me) but they were just doing their jobs. having been in pittsburgh and knowing that the cops were cracking down i just stayed on my stoop and filled my lungs with teargas. people were too eager to see/ encourage riots when they knew they shouldnt and its just dumb. moral to the story is listen to cops and dont put yourself in situations where you know youre gonna get in trouble.

]]> By: Terry http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10912 Terry Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:27:21 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10912 Doesn’t take a lot of balls for several grown men to beat a little tiny woman with sticks–especially when it appears they provoked the situation.

]]> By: MexicanSongBird http://urbanvelo.org/bikes-and-the-g20-protest-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-10905 MexicanSongBird Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:16:38 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=11202#comment-10905 Looked like an invitation to me; but an unfortunate situation. It’s a lesson for all of us when it comes to interactions with police – do not interact – simply do what you’ve been told – never retaliate unless you’re living the mandates of your manifesto and you’re prepared to pay the price. I don’t think the girl realized the price she was about to pay. She had no statement to make – it was only a reaction out of the frustration over the indignity of someone’s lack of respect. Tsk, Tsk. Such is the hotheadedness of youth. When it comes to cops on the street we have no power. The cop was wrong to have shoved the girl – she was leaving the area as instructed. He completely provoked the situation and probably deserves some sort of reprimand. It was outrages, but I wouldn’t want to live in a city without cops – best to respect them and avoid them. There’s no police brutality when everyone is living on the right side of the law. Now, there’s a question to ask: Is it getting better out there or worse? Are we afraid to ask the important questions openly, in public forums or only in private between ourselves? 1984 was 25 years ago; perhaps written before its time.

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