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People Protest Police Violence
by marie
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008 at 4:02 PM
On Wednesday, August 6, individuals concerned about police violence gathered on Braddock Avenue near the parkway, in front of Edgewood Town Center to protest against the Swissvale police's taser-killing of Andre D. Thomas.
From the Post-Gazette: “Thomas, 37, of Swissvale, was pronounced dead early this week, shortly after his encounter with Swissvale police on Hawthorne Avenue...
“Rose Adams, who was across the street, said she saw Mr. Thomas standing with the prongs of the Taser still attached to him when four Swissvale officers forced him to the ground and handcuffed him.
“Ms. Adams said she saw one officer stomp on Mr. Thomas' upper back, holding his foot there while the man lay on the sidewalk with his head hanging over the curb. Another officer "reared back and punched him in the head with all his might," she said.
“Mr. Thomas vomited. Then, for several minutes, he lay motionless, except for his leg twitching, Ms. Adams said.”
Protesters held a short rally and then marched to the Swissvale Municipal Building, chanting and calling attention to police violence and the use of tasers. The Post-Gazette reported that, “Tasers are used by more than 7,000 law enforcement agencies worldwide, including more than 120 in Allegheny County. A Taser gun shoots darts more than 20 feet on thin copper wires than transmit an electrical shock of 50,000 volts for several seconds. The shock immobilizes the subject for five to 15 seconds and is intended to be a nonlethal alternative to using a gun or a baton.” However, a 2004 Amnesty International report said that more than 70 people died after being hit by a stun gun since 2001.
protesting at the municipal bldg
by marie
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008 at 4:02 PM
chanting
by marie
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008 at 4:02 PM
cops want protesters to move
by marie
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008 at 4:02 PM
cops watch the crowd
by marie
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008 at 4:02 PM
swissvale police
by marie
Thursday, Aug. 07, 2008 at 4:02 PM
WAKE UP and smell the revolution
by john norris
Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008 at 6:03 AM
johngnorris@hotmail.com 5094579128
America,Alert,
Here is just a very short peice of what I know to be fact and can be researched and validated by any one of you,if you can find your way to even attempt to be intellectually honest with yourselves and your fellow,dumbed-down Americans.
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Or time is short to fully awaken your families and freinds because most of you have been brainwashed, indoctrinated and put to sleep in general by a powerful, fascist media whore.
Before the stock market crashes, bringing with it chaos, lawlessness and the imposition of MARTIAL LAW, do something
to protect yourselves. What can you do? You can do much. You just don't know it, yet. So, let's start right here:
1) get a computer, I don't care how
2) google in "Prison Planet"
3) scroll down to "Listen Live"
4) Now, LISTEN, and ask God what you can do
comments: johngnorris@hotmail.com
Any means possible
by i
Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 at 4:47 PM
1) get a computer, I don't care how
I bet you'd change your mind if someone kicked your door in and stole yours.
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