Pittsburgh residents holding their ears. Photo by Margaretkilljoy.
By now, everyone has heard about the G20 summit being held in Pittsburgh, and everyone has probably heard about the expected protests and marches – but did you know that Pittsburgh was also the first place that an LRAD system was used in the United States?
LRAD, otherwise known as “Long Range Acoustic Device” is a device used for crowd-control and long-range communication. The LRAD equipment, mounted atop armored police vehicles, was used to play recorded warning messages that ordered gathered crowds to disperse. Aside from being used as a very loud megaphone, it was also used to emit ear-splitting noise – this 45 pound satellite dish lookalike can deliver up to 155 decibels of sound (up to nearly 2 miles).
According to an article about noise-indiced hearing loss, the NIDCD (National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders) basically states that anything over 85 dB can begin to inflict hearing loss… In addition, “The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before noise-induced hearing loss can occur”. Continue Reading >>
American Apparel on Forbes Ave in Oakland - Broken Windows
American Apparel is a clothing company based out of Los Angeles, California and manufactures all of their clothing in sweatshop free conditions. Does anyone know why they were a target for some G20 protesters?
The location in Shadyside was left untouched. Click ahead for a video of this window being smashed. Continue Reading >>
Boarded-up windows in Oakland - Pamela's Diner/Subway on Forbes
Pamela’s Diner in Oakland found broken windows the morning after the G20 “protests” on Forbes Avenue. They are a local independent business…. does anyone know why? More pics ahead… Continue Reading >>
This post originally included 3 YouTube videos from user “Digeratii” but have “been removed from user”. Sorry. Please check other posts for relevant photos/videos.
Digeratii Video: "Pittsburgh Police Take a Photo With Arrested Student"
“Digeratii“, a local YouTube/Twitter user shared these videos of the University of Pittsburgh student protests Friday night 9/25. Continue Reading >>
This was actually a pretty incredible site. The wall of windows at the Carnegie Museum of Art were all boarded up and the statues alond Forbes Ave were covered. The workers were taking the boards down on Friday afternoon as most of the protests were over. Click ahead for more pics… Continue Reading >>
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