Patriot-News (Harrisburg, Pa.) | Aug 18, 2020 | News | 2
A Democrat mayor is facing protests at his home and calls for him to resign after a controversial arrest. It is all happening in Pittsburgh, where Mayor Bill Peduto is suddenly in the hot seat in wake of the weekend arrest of a 25-year-old male protester, who was taken away by plainclothes city officers in unmarked white van on Saturday. As KDKA-TV reports, about 150-200 protesters gathered outside of Mayor Bill Peduto’s home on Sunday to voice their concerns and air calls for Peduto’s resignation over what some are now calling “a kidnapping.”
At one point, protesters began chanting for the removal of Mayor Peduto with chants of, “hey, hey, ho, ho, Mayor Peduto has got to go.” For his part, Peduto has expressed his concerns about the arrest, holding a press conference Saturday and saying in part. “I was very uncomfortable. I saw it like anybody else saw it: Why are we having plainclothes officers in an unmarked vehicle arrest somebody through a ‘pop-out tactic?’ ”...........To Read More....
My Take - Has everyone lost their minds? This man was violating the law and refused to obey officers when told to stop. Well Pittsburgh, you allowed these thugs to get away with crap, and now it will come back to haunt you.
A Democrat mayor is facing protests at his home and calls for him to resign after a controversial arrest. It is all happening in Pittsburgh, where Mayor Bill Peduto is suddenly in the hot seat in wake of the weekend arrest of a 25-year-old male protester, who was taken away by plainclothes city officers in unmarked white van on Saturday. As KDKA-TV reports, about 150-200 protesters gathered outside of Mayor Bill Peduto’s home on Sunday to voice their concerns and air calls for Peduto’s resignation over what some are now calling “a kidnapping.”
At one point, protesters began chanting for the removal of Mayor Peduto with chants of, “hey, hey, ho, ho, Mayor Peduto has got to go.” For his part, Peduto has expressed his concerns about the arrest, holding a press conference Saturday and saying in part. “I was very uncomfortable. I saw it like anybody else saw it: Why are we having plainclothes officers in an unmarked vehicle arrest somebody through a ‘pop-out tactic?’ ”...........To Read More....
My Take - Has everyone lost their minds? This man was violating the law and refused to obey officers when told to stop. Well Pittsburgh, you allowed these thugs to get away with crap, and now it will come back to haunt you.
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