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update on pittsburgh 150
by Brian Combs Friday, Mar. 21, 2003 at 11:24 PM
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update on arrestees, this should have been uploaded around 7 but was having troubles

As of 6:30 several of us were being let go. We were given a ROR, which is a consent and forfeiture. Which means we had to pay no bail but must return to court at later date to fight the charges. They held out on us till they felt the protests were almost over because they didn't want us to go back and get involved. While in jail, we were told that the public defense laywers were putting forth a motion to have as sent to araignment and skip processing till a later date. The fucking Pgh City Police did not process us. This is what held most of us up as they had to process us and then send us to araignments. The motino that was promised to us as well as the idea of being released around 4:30 were complete bullshit from the Public Defenders, they realesed those of us left that had a valid PA state ID, while several others with out of state licenses or no id's were left in there sell. I estimate this to be about 35. I have no idea as to wether or not there still in there at the moment as I've been wandering around downtown attempting to get in touch with people and get my possessions back from the police. Many of us held at the county court house who had bags with us had our possessions left at the northside zone 1 station, this included cell phones and keys for myself and others. Leaving me to not be able to get in my car thats been parked at station square for the last 24 hours and unable to call anynoe as my numbers are in my cell phone. I lucked out and ran into a friend at Dusquene and have commodored his comp and phone to get in contact with others. I have no idea what I may experience once I finnaly make it to zone one to regain my possessions. Guys, please try to avoid arrests if at all possible. The police are extremely violent and disrepectful. I will have more details on that tomorow or whenever I officialy make it home. Most of us in the cells were in good spirits, and while locked up we proceded to discuss strategies for the next protest to avoid another mass arrest like this one. Most of us will be returning to court to get the charges dropped as well as attempting a class action suit against the City Police for abusive language and behavior. Plus holding us in jail for an outlandish period of time while lying to us and ignoring us when we pressed the emergency button in our cell to try to demand our phone calls and our public defense lawyers to get an update on our situation. Mad props to those who were with me in H15, and our brothers that joined us from H14 that are on the outside now and will make it to the outside soon hopefully. Thank you to all who suported us on the outside as well, it was great to see the rally of support outside when we were realized. Mad love to all of you. Solidarity forever.
--brian
Political Prisoner from M20 arrested in the Nazi Germany style roundup downtown.

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