East Pittsburgh police shoot teen in back (Penn: airport, best)

[gg]

Originally Posted by tyovan4

Photos clearly show the City of Pittsburgh police out there on the Parkway.

Wonder why? Of course these dumb protestors protest city cops even though this wasn't in the city. lol

I see rain on the way. That will end the protests for the most part. We aren't talking about the toughest of people.

Loved watching that van plow through the morons. Guess the cops didn't stop him prior. He had enough. I know I would plow through and might go pretty fast. Gotta stand my ground as a driver and be safe.

[New Waver]

These are some angry people. They're angry about life. Most of them could care less about this kid when it's all said and done. This is an ideal opportunity to raise hell. It keeps feeding off itself and has grown into this mess.

[guy2073]

Originally Posted by gg

I noticed the cops diverted the vehicles way before the protests. That was smart as the people on that road might take care of business in their own way. I drive that road often and believe me I think the protestors would be mowed down. There are some tough folks in that region. Wish the cops would just let things pan out without them diverting, but there would be some whoop ass for sure. The protestors would be on the short end. A van just rolled through them as I was typing this. He made it though and I hope others follow and with force. I can't condone this type of bullying! Hope the cars/trucks take care of these losers!

My dad owned a trucking company, I am still Facebook friends with a lot of his old workers. There is a large group of truck drivers who refuse to stop for protesters. They use Reginald Denny as the reason for that. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atta...Reginald_Denny

[prnlvsxy]

Originally Posted by Benzman66

Protest of police shooting of Antwon Rose closes Interstate 376 outside Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Amazing pics

This is the kind of thing that really makes me want to ignore and/or contradict whatever it is you're protesting.

I'm all massive amounts of people gathering to get your point across. It worked with the Muslim ban, it worked with the ACA repeal (though that's at risk again). But blocking roads absolutely infuriates me. It's so selfish. There's genuine concerns about people not getting to a hospital in time, both as a patient and to visit a loved one, people not getting to work on time and not having an understanding boss, etc.

Plus, if it's a cause that I'm sympathetic towards, then I resent the protesters that do this because they're doing more harm to the cause than good.

It's just bad all the way around.

[Craziaskowboi]

If you block a limited-access highway, then **** you.

[Icy Tea]

Gotta say that every time someone on the left pushes for having a police state, I just want to rap their empty noggin because this is what they'd be on the receiving end of more than anyone else. They just don't get it.
So what's the deal here? I heard two handguns were found in the car and the car may have been involved in a drive by shooting but as usual the MSM is spinning this to get protests going and isn't releasing any facts of the case. We need independent online citizen journalists to keep us informed.

[Icy Tea]

So... they found two handguns in the car and Antwon Rose had an empty handgun magazine on him? Well, maybe he wasn't the choir boy they tried to make him out to be. More like a Michael Brown.
"Idiot cop guns down idiot thug. Two losers off the streets and Pittsburghers are too dumb to celebrate and instead protest." There's your headline.

[speagles84]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

Is anyone else as outraged as I am about how many media outlets and members of the general public are confusing East Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh? Mayor Bill Peduto was eviscerated on social media for Tweeting that he wanted to clarify that East Pittsburgh wasn’t a part of the city. The Facebook page for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has been inundated with people calling the Pittsburgh Police “killers”, and arguing with these uninformed people has been exhausting.

If everyone could understand St. Louis was not the “keeper” of Ferguson, then why can’t people understand that Pittsburgh is not the “keeper” of East Pittsburgh? I do NOT want MY city marred by this. I do NOT want MY mayor blamed for this or being made to be the “face” of this. I do NOT want the officers of MY city targeted for this.

Ignorance, generalizations, and emotions really can cloud the truth hmmm....

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by DaisyDaisy

Here's some facts about Antwon Rose, the 17 year old, unarmed boy who was one of the ones shot.

He was a good student, volunteered at the Free Store, loved sports, had jobs and was well-liked.

He was involved in a drive by shooting minutes before and that drive by shooting had bullets flying which killed one person and put people nearby in danger. Good people do not participate in drive by shooting.

[Enough_Already]

Originally Posted by safak

Maybe because theres a chance he had nothing to do with it, and is dead from being shot in the back while being no threat. Your entire stance is 'eh who knows he might have been bad, good job on the murder 2 hour old cop'

Just like the rapper in the Hill you tried to tie to this last night then backpedaled? Or does your couch get quicker updates than the rest of ours.

He was a threat. The police did not know if he had a gun. Minutes before he was involved in a murder. Clearly he was a treat to anyone he encountered.