# police brutality? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 25, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/police-brutality/203799 "2009-09-25T07:15:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 113
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/police-brutality/203799/113 "2009-09-29T08:35:53Z")
> [@Dodge Neon NYG ACR Coupe Revival](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dodge-neon-nyg-acr-coupe-revival/41213/10): > > Eh, kind of depends on the level of and your definition of “violence”. > > For example, we saw protestors blocking traffic in the middle of streets and taking garbage cans from residential homes and throwing litter all over the place. Not violent, but definitely disobedient. When the police approached them, they refused to disperse. > > How do the police peacefully arrest them? Ask them politely to get in the wagon? What if they refuse? Should they just stand there and look at each other? > > I’d think a degree of violence is necessary at that point- even if it’s just manhandling them and cuffing them. manhandling and cuffing is different then bashing people in the back of the head with nightsticks as they are trying to walk away. We’re talking about two different things here. You know as well as I do that Pittsburgh cops have a nasty reputation for taking things too far. They did not do anything to disprove that during the g20. Unfortunately, many of them have the same attitude that people on here do. “Fuck those dirty hippies let’s teach them a lesson”. You can disagree with the “dirty hippies” all you like, but wishing violence on them at the hands of the police because they are exercising their 1st amendments rights is ANTI-AMERICAN. So please Pittspeed, stop hating America, Freedom, and Liberty. > [@Well bolstered seats? Stockish? for 240z](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/well-bolstered-seats-stockish-for-240z/41125/27): > > Agreed… it was a disruptive protest and they were blocking public roads… when has a large group at the university of Pittsburgh ever NOT caused damage? Steelers superbowl 2005, Steelers Superbowl 2008, Obama elected, Penguins Cup 2009… All 4 were massive gatherings in the same spot where windows were broken, cars flipped/broken, couches burned etc etc. > > They were told to leave, they did not, they were tresspassing and being defiant. Hey, these unarmed people are being defiant. Let’s beat them with nightsticks! --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/police-brutality/203799)._