tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post2083596618523262606..comments2024-03-17T14:01:29.276-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Questions and comments on the use of force by Pittsburgh Police around the G-20 SummitMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-3805075507333462162009-10-15T03:53:25.587-04:002009-10-15T03:53:25.587-04:00I would think they hadn't been as we had to si...I would think they hadn't been as we had to sign in guests (no overnight visitors except on weekends) and simply swiping a card would leave that aspect of the dorms unsecure.<br /><a href="http://www.tiffanyonlinestore.us/6-tiffany-earrings" rel="nofollow">tiffany earings</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-82721457246582643622009-09-30T10:39:30.208-04:002009-09-30T10:39:30.208-04:00Thanks. :-)Thanks. :-)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-41645160168134831662009-09-30T10:23:12.766-04:002009-09-30T10:23:12.766-04:00Maria, I think this is the most reasonable and wel...Maria, I think this is the most reasonable and well-presented post you've written for this blog (at least that I've seen). Kudos. I'll be spreading it around shortly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667550997520673156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-66261534345032620742009-09-29T18:40:23.357-04:002009-09-29T18:40:23.357-04:00I lived in the Towers in the late 80s and at that ...I lived in the Towers in the late 80s and at that point in time the dorms had attendants that had to buzz you in, you had to show your ID and the sticker on it that you resides there in order to get in. Not sure if those attendants have been replaced or not, I would think they hadn't been as we had to sign in guests (no overnight visitors except on weekends) and simply swiping a card would leave that aspect of the dorms unsecure. That was of course before the student apartment complexes were built, and I am unfamiliar with any changes that have been made in the last 20 years.Matt pritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091782620289549659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-72618818910761312602009-09-29T16:48:35.994-04:002009-09-29T16:48:35.994-04:00So, is there a way to let no one in even if they h...So, is there a way to let no one in even if they have a card OR were these Pitt students fleeing to a dorm that was not their dorm?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-164904981073433332009-09-29T16:09:13.861-04:002009-09-29T16:09:13.861-04:00Pitt IDs should have dorm info on them. I know th...Pitt IDs should have dorm info on them. I know that in order to get into my Darragh St. Apartments building, I need to scan my card in my building, while if I tried in the building across the courtyard, it won't work.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005308614852029024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-30592582395350687932009-09-29T06:29:57.771-04:002009-09-29T06:29:57.771-04:00Maria, as far as the main doors into the dorms the...Maria, as far as the main doors into the dorms themselves being locked from the inside, that would be standard Pitt policy all the time. Back in the seventies and eighties there used to non-students roaming the halls and even living in dorms. Pitt finally realized how dangerous that was and started having attendants buzz people with ID's into their dorms. <br /><br />You raise real good questions, though. I am still disturbed that it seems like many people have said they wanted to move away from the crowds, only to be blocked by clouds of pepper gas in some directions and lines of police in the other directions. <br /><br />I can see where the police were faced with a Catch 22. If they dispersed a crowd of a thousand into Oakland, would that mean a thousand broken windows an hour later? The police in the US don't have access to any sort of protective detention, so I guess arresting the crowds was practically the only way to restrict their movements legally. Except that arrest without a reasonable cause should be ilegal. <br /><br />Meanwhile the Pitt police would also have a second duty, to make sure non-Pitt students did not get into the dorms, or even that the students that did get into a dorm live in that dorm. I suspect the Pitt police did not do very well with that duty. Messy. I don't know if Pitt ID's have dorm information on them, but if not, Pitt may want to start putting on them.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-71845134445658772352009-09-29T05:57:56.062-04:002009-09-29T05:57:56.062-04:00I wasn't there, and just saw the news reports....I wasn't there, and just saw the news reports. <br /><br />However, I got the feeling Thursday and Friday night that they brought in all these police and "cool" anti-riot technology, and they felt they needed to do something with them.<br /><br />Outside of a few idiots, the protesters seemed relatively mellow, and not quite like the hooligans you see in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-86689928335472845592009-09-29T01:00:39.473-04:002009-09-29T01:00:39.473-04:00Gloria,
Unfortunately while I was listening to t...Gloria, <br /><br />Unfortunately while I was listening to the police scanner online and reading tweets Thursday night, I wasn't paying attention Friday night. I didn't know what was going on until it was already over.<br /><br />I was listening Thursday night because the helicopters were so damn loud all night that I was sure something had to be happening here on the South Side.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-56515962858654919282009-09-28T23:52:23.971-04:002009-09-28T23:52:23.971-04:00Maria, you've raised excellent points. I was ...Maria, you've raised excellent points. I was listening to the police scanner on Friday and they said U Pitt police were telling city of Pgh. police, (or whatever that G20 security force was a mixture of), that they weren't allowed to enter Pitt property. Seems there's a loose link in the chain of command. These two security entities were at odds, so one could've been locking dorms while others bullied kids towards the dorms, or, aw hell, they don't know, so why should I?Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110400345431171111noreply@blogger.com