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09/23/2009 02:17:59 PM · #1 |
Well, the fun is beginning! I heard about these Greenpeace folks while I was getting my oil changed this morning, so I headed down with my trusty D100 to see if I could snap a couple pictures:
 
The G-20 is a gathering of world leaders here in Pittsburgh tomorrow and Friday. People have been freaking out about the protesters and possibility of violence ever since this was announced earlier in the year. It shall be an interesting couple days around here! I'm planning to spend the rest of the week cowering in my basement, in the fetal position :) |
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09/23/2009 02:22:13 PM · #2 |
Once it gets rolling, get embedded and leave your wallet/id at home!!!
They tend to be very very interesting events. Expect rioting, lots of hippies, and lots of anarchist.
You can end up getting arrested at this type of event very easily, as the police are usually in panic mode and arrest anyone and everyone if something occurs.
If you do plan on documenting everything, try and get with a group that appears organized, and see if they have obtained legal counsel, and express interest in documenting them, in the event that you get snatched up, you can save yourself some legal fees!
Also, bandannas, sunglasses, goggles, etc...if the smoke/tear/pepper gas start flowin.
Message edited by author 2009-09-23 14:22:44. |
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09/23/2009 02:39:47 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by AJSullivan:
Also, bandannas, sunglasses, goggles, etc... |
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09/23/2009 02:41:25 PM · #4 |
Gotta do what you gotta do, but as I said in a previous thread, my preference is more compact and primal:
Message edited by author 2009-09-23 14:42:06. |
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09/23/2009 02:41:35 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by AJSullivan:
...the police are usually in panic mode and arrest anyone and everyone if something occurs. |
No, I don't expect that to be the case, actually. From what I've been hearing, the police will be as tolerant of protesters as they can possibly be, because it's when they start arresting "anyone and everyone" that things get completely out of hand. |
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09/23/2009 02:43:10 PM · #6 |
| Im sure thats always the game plan, but it only takes one bad egg to get everyone riled up and things quickly turn. Who knows though, I mean its not like I hope for that to happen, im just saying from past summits in the US, it usually takes a turn for the worse at some point. |
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09/23/2009 02:44:19 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by AJSullivan:
the police are usually in panic mode and arrest anyone and everyone if something occurs. |
... Just a bit of a generalization don't you think. There are laws and procedural guidelines regarding powers of arrest, crowd control and the like.
Originally posted by AJSullivan:
Also, bandannas, sunglasses, goggles, etc...if the smoke/tear/pepper gas start flowin. |
Really should not be an issue since the police will give you ample warning of their intentions. The use of such items is usually a last resort thing and the police will have (assuming you are listening) provided you with a warning that they intend to use these mechanisms.
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09/23/2009 02:52:07 PM · #8 |
| yea, i think the broken storefronts smashed in cars and molotovs will be a good enough warning to move to the next street |
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09/23/2009 02:52:32 PM · #9 |
Im not talking about when people are protesting and things are going smoothly. Im talking about in the event of things taking a turn for the worst, thats when the above mentioned things come into play.
Im not saying cops are going to show up and just start arresting everyone for no reason, but when it turns into a riot situation, things get a little hectic and its very easy to end up with your hands in plastic ties behind your back, simply based on being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I am very very very pro-cop, but I'm speaking about what has seemed to occur at these events for the past 10 years. Hell the Seattle one was quite interesting...an organized anarchist group (wait is that possible??) throwing molatovs, flipping cars, throwing bricks, etc. |
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09/23/2009 05:04:45 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by AJSullivan:
Also, bandannas, sunglasses, goggles, etc... |
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Nice collection you have there. |
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09/24/2009 10:19:14 PM · #11 |
And just as a follow up:
//www.delawareonline.com/article/20090924/NEWS/90924062&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
*not saying that the police were in the wrong or anything, just saying that this is how these things always turn out
Message edited by author 2009-09-24 22:21:13. |
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