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yellav
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this happened a few months ago at the G20 summit in pittsburgh. just trying to get some opinions on it. some of the people in the crowd come off as pretty douchey, but im more focused on the marching riot police. if you are short on time skip to 8:30
Nov 18 2009 10:44PM
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ROOS.
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that robot truck is the nightrider car on fucking roids
Nov 18 2009 10:47PM
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AdolfShitler
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your balls are unlawful
Nov 18 2009 10:48PM
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T.L.
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Welcome to the Police State of Former America. 
Nov 18 2009 10:49PM
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ThaLorax
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You mean the United Police States of America?


Nothing surprising. I fail to see what was unlawful about that protest but hey, who are "we the people" to decide what's unlawful anymore? That's up to the Police.
Nov 18 2009 10:51PM
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doublexl
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im goin to canada
Nov 18 2009 10:52PM
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T.L.
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Nah that's pretty much what I meant.  One singular piece of real estate for the wealthy & 'elite' to redistribute as they see fit.
Nov 18 2009 10:55PM
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anxju
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they formed a phalanx and bashed their shields in unison. theyre spartans
Nov 18 2009 10:55PM
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ThaLorax
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yeah, i was just joking. i thought mine sounded better.
Nov 18 2009 10:56PM
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T.L.
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werd.  i hear ya.  essentially the same thing.
Nov 18 2009 10:58PM
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Dr.NS
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i know that was badass as fuck
Nov 18 2009 10:59PM
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arcticCATalan
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i think we need this i mean what if we get some sort of commie uprisin or if the japs come and bomb us again or them hindus?
Nov 18 2009 11:00PM
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dex.
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they had their right to assembly. but theres a point where a crowd gets too big and disruptive like that and your annoying the city and nobody else wants you there. fucking liberal hippy dumbasses
Nov 18 2009 11:07PM
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arcticCATalan
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yah man thats what im saying!!!!! time to suck todays dick!!!!
Nov 18 2009 11:11PM
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SteezyasPie
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They weren't that large... and rights aren't supposed to be "only if it's okay with everyone else". Rights are Rights. They should be allowed to assemble peacefully. Which is exactly what they appeared to being doing (Yeah, that guy with the megaphone was obnoxious, but they weren't being violent).

That being said, when the police were marching on the protesters while bang their shields, it was completely badass.
Nov 18 2009 11:17PM
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OhMyBosh
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youre fucking retarded if you think what you saw in that video was correct. its a fucking joke... we're living in 1984 and we dont even know it.
Nov 18 2009 11:20PM
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Calb3rt
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they are hoplites seeing as there is no way to know which greek city-state they came from specifically....
Nov 18 2009 11:20PM
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bootleg_BEN
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I felt like i was watching robocop. like it was in 2345 and police have taken over the government and they are controlling everything. Haha


Seemed like a peaceful assembly though.
Nov 18 2009 11:27PM
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steezeeepolizeee
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I have no sound, so i dont' know what happened....
Nov 18 2009 11:28PM
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anxju
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touche... they may even be macedonian.... who knows?
Nov 18 2009 11:31PM
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dex.
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im guessing your a clone of the guy with the mocrophone and think the us constitution makes you invincible
Nov 18 2009 11:31PM
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anxju
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or cretan! definitely not legionaries though. they def arent roman
Nov 18 2009 11:32PM
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Calb3rt
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haha i think you were closest with spartans. the phalanx was used by the greeks and sparta was a greek city-state.
Nov 18 2009 11:43PM
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ski_ENDUB
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I laughed when the guy started chanting "this is not iran". but really I want more background on this. Were these people trespassing, what were they protesting, why the police showed up in such force?
Nov 18 2009 11:55PM
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anxju
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but macedonians used phalanxes too

im not so sure they are forming a phalanx now that i think about it, theyre just in a line, not really forming a wall. they could be legionaries now that i think about it, cause, well they dont have spears, but rather short shorts
Nov 19 2009 12:12AM
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Calb3rt
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true, but the macedonians used those little sheilds! haha and yeah technically its not a phalanx as to the ancients definition of the word but nowadays that is considered one.... an embarrassing excuse for one.
Nov 19 2009 12:28AM
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Number_9
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You're missing the point of his post, I think.





They had every right to assemble and petition. They weren't doing anything violent. The police had no right to march and use aN LRAD like that.
Nov 19 2009 12:28AM
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ThaLorax
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whooosh......


did you see that? no? well it was a plane flying right over your head.
Nov 19 2009 12:41AM
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skiierman
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you weren't born in 1984 you fucking retard.


and whats the big deal with the video? you DONT have a right to assembly wherever you the fuck you want including the middle of a publicly used street. learn your damned laws before you go around complaining how america is so bad, horrible and terrible. you want a bad country to live in? go to cuba or north korea you fucking pussy "freedom fighters" and see how good you really got it. police did everything correct and proper in that video even though it hurt their ears, aww... poor babies.
Nov 19 2009 1:10AM
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