Thug cops assault young couple at G20

September 30th, 2009 at 7:37 pm

Here’s a video from the University of Pittsburgh, which became, in every way a reasonable person can suppose, a police state / martial law zone during the recent G20 gathering.

I’ve been staying out of the folly of video posts about the Pittsburgh G20, but this video is worth a watch. This is by no means the worst thing that happened or was recorded, but the videographer in this case is really outstanding.

I teach a class on recording police, including encounters in which the journalist is or is not involved. This journalist did everything correctly. I wonder if he / she was looking exclusively through the viewfinder? That is my surmise.

Great job. I’m sure the cops will not be held accountable for this assault.