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Cops trap, gas college students in stairwell
WorldNetDaily ^ | October 01, 2009 | Chelsea Schilling

Posted on 10/01/2009 5:58:37 PM PDT by RobinMasters

Several college students claim they were trapped and attacked with tear gas on the University of Pittsburgh's campus while they observed the G-20 summit protests in Pittsburgh.

Anarchists were behind some of the clashes with police during the protests, but many students say they were involuntarily caught up in the melee and arrested or tear gassed as police blocked outlets.

In the following video posted on YouTube on Sept. 25, riot police allegedly trapped a group of students on a staircase and launched tear gas at them while they coughed, screamed and desperately tried to escape:

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anarchists; communists; g20; pittsburgh; policestate

1 posted on 10/01/2009 5:58:37 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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Ping.


2 posted on 10/01/2009 5:58:48 PM PDT by RobinMasters
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To: RobinMasters

The anarchist rioters led them to places like that on purpose.

They had a plan.

1. Cause violence
2. Blame the cops

Its the same MO they always use.


3 posted on 10/01/2009 6:00:05 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: RobinMasters
I think police have more pressing things to do than chase totally innocent students up a stairwell.

Unless the police side of the incident is up front, I have no inclination to read further.

What were the parasites up to to "tweak" the cops?

4 posted on 10/01/2009 6:03:04 PM PDT by Publius6961 (Obama Garden Club: Nothing but plants.)
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To: RobinMasters

Its is good that some innocent students were not killed.
Considering the deaths at Kent State and the resulting boost it gave to the anarchists, it would be a shame if the same thing happened again


5 posted on 10/01/2009 6:04:13 PM PDT by South Dakota
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To: GeronL
The anarchist rioters led them to places like that on purpose.

They had a plan.

Exactly, and these super smart college stoodents fell for it hook line and sinker.

Note to youts and stoodents: When you see a "peaceable demonstrator" wearing a gas mask over a ski mask and body armor, throw something a the cops and then duck behind the banner you are carrying, you need to be far, far away from him very quickly, patsy.

6 posted on 10/01/2009 6:10:14 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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To: Publius6961
I was there about 8:30 PM. 1/2 mile from Phipps Conservatory where the G-20 celebs were dining.

500 roit police...night sticks, shields, helmets, full riot gear 1 anti G-20 sign 20 protestors 500 curious students and pedestrians

"Cops were itching for a confrontation"

7 posted on 10/01/2009 6:13:50 PM PDT by free from tyranny
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To: South Dakota

They were not “innocent” students at Kent State, they attacked the National Guard. Guard (unfortunately) were very limited in their response. They could have really given the commies a message if they would have responded correctly.


8 posted on 10/01/2009 6:15:05 PM PDT by AUH2O Repub (Palin/Hunter 2012)
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To: RobinMasters

This stairwell?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2349076/posts


9 posted on 10/01/2009 6:15:24 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: RobinMasters

Son, there are just some places ya don’t need to be. An anarchist rally is one of them.


10 posted on 10/01/2009 6:18:55 PM PDT by OpeEdMunkey (Eat right...exercise...die anyway.)
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To: RobinMasters

“concerned emotional youth”


11 posted on 10/01/2009 6:22:29 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: GeronL

Yup.


12 posted on 10/01/2009 6:28:49 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: RobinMasters
Cops trap, gas college students in stairwell

Just another Saturday night in Alston.

13 posted on 10/01/2009 6:31:13 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Don't tell 0bama what comes after a trillion.)
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To: RobinMasters

I watched the video of the kids in the stairwell on Youtoob. They apparently saw “riot police versus anarchists” as a spectator sport, and got caught up in it.

They mostly looked like naive college kids whose survival instincts didn’t include information about not standing in front of a heavily armored line of police.


14 posted on 10/01/2009 6:54:31 PM PDT by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: AUH2O Repub

You mean like the kid who was walking to the library a half a block away? That guilty kid?


15 posted on 10/01/2009 7:03:53 PM PDT by Shooter 2.5 (NRA /Patron - TSRA- IDPA)
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To: free from tyranny
Or they were prepared, trying to head things off....it's not like the G20 and it's nutty following doesn't have a history...so let's say the cops didn't go full out and then the protesters burned buildings, set cars on fire, etc...we'd be saying the cops were unprepared and didn't do their jobs. They can't win.

And the itching for a confrontation accusations can go both ways.
16 posted on 10/02/2009 5:47:17 AM PDT by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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