Protesters march on G-20 summit in Pittsburgh

[Joanne98]

Source: AP

PITTSBURGH — Police are ordering several hundred protesters to stop their march in opposition of the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh.

The march is not sanctioned by the city and police have declared it an unlawful assembly. They are playing an announcement over a loudspeaker telling people to leave or face arrest or "other police action."

Several hundred protesters, many advocating against capitalism, are trying to march toward the site of the summit.

Police in riot gear are standing guard near the protesters.


Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5izJGY1GNeNYgNG6q1N0bsXCVfBeAD9ATS8D80

---

They used the sonic blaster on them.

[Octafish]

1. ''Unlawful Assembly''? Where have I heard that phrase before?

Oh yeah:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Pittsburgh's got an "H." Thanks also for the laugh, Joanne98.

[tocqueville]

6. peaceably nt

[dipsydoodle]

2. Teargas used...........

Meanwhile, reports said riot police had fired tear gas at protesters on a march towards the G20 summit venue.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8273695.stm

[lib2DaBone]

3. Wolf Blitzer on CNN calling protesters "Anarchists".....

...someone should rip that beard off his face.. that would be "anarchy"....

[juno jones]

7. Yeah, anarchist like the buddists monks whose pics are peacefully emanating

in one of these sister threads.

Fuck him.

[The Gunslinger]

4. These must not be the teabaggers......

smells like fascism.

[Raksha]

5. PLEASE post updates as soon as they become available!

My daughter and her partner are there in Pittsburgh with the Pagan Cluster, and I need to know make sure they are okay. I don't have any TV reception and I'm on dial-up, and therefore can't watch video on my computer either.

I'm going to try and call my daughter now, but depending on what's happening at "Ground Zero" she may not be able to answer the call. So PLEASE, anyone who is there with the capability of blogging from cell phone, etc. let us know what's going on.

[dipsydoodle]

8. Latest BBC update

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8274046.stm