08-18-2020, 08:24 PM
How delicious!!! It don't get no better than this; ANOTHER libtard mayoral appeaser, HOISTED by his own petard!!!
Hundreds of protesters march to Mayor Peduto’s house calling for his resignation
Hundreds of protesters march to Mayor Peduto’s house calling for his resignation
Quote:By: WPXI.com News Staff
Updated: August 18, 2020 - 9:13 PM
PITTSBURGH — About 300 people gathered in East Liberty Tuesday night to protest the plainclothes arrest of a man during another protest on Saturday.
According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, the protest started at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Centre Avenue. The crowd then moved along Centre and then outbound on Fifth Avenue.
Officials said protest organizers did not share their planned route with police, but investigators said they are marching to Mayor Bill Peduto’s house in Shadyside. Police said there are rolling road closures as the protesters continue to march. The crowd took over the intersection at Beechwood Boulevard and Fifth Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Public Safety confirmed the protesters were on Hastings Street going in the direction of Peduto’s house.
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Multiple police officers on bicycles were blocking the front of the mayor’s house, separating the home from protesters. Hours later, protesters camped out in front of the home and said they won’t leave until Peduto talks to them. On Sunday, a large crowd protested outside the mayor’s house and called for him to be removed from office or resign after what happened Saturday.
Police said Matthew Cartier, 25, was blocking an intersection unnecessarily, stepping in front of cars and trying to direct traffic -- which led to the arrest. He was charged with failure to disperse, disorderly conduct and obstructing highways and other public passages, and he was released on recognizance bond Sunday.
Sunday afternoon, city leaders addressed what happened Saturday -- including public safety officials and Peduto. Public safety officials said they have been having cooperation issues with protesters and organizers over the past few weeks -- and Saturday’s incident was a prime example of that.
Meanwhile, Peduto said that seeing that arrest yesterday with an unmarked vehicle, plainclothes officers, and a “pop-out,” made him uncomfortable, and he’s expressed that to police leadership. He said he’s asked for explanations as to when a pop-out is appropriate and when it is, why it is.
This was Peduto’s statement Monday:
Quote:JUST IN: Mayor @billpeduto releases statement condemning the arrest of a protest marshal over the weekend, saying he will “never tolerate these tactics being used at peaceful protests again”.
Meet ya' at the bridge.