An “extremely active” shooting situation is ongoing in Pittsburgh after authorities attempted an eviction, city spokesperson Maria Montano said Wednesday.

Shots are “continuing to be fired” after the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office tried to evict a resident in the Garfield area and the suspect opened fire on deputies, officials said.

  • Flying Squid
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    161 year ago

    So die in a hail of bullets while shooting at cops? Doesn’t seem like the best solution.

    • @givesomefucks
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      261 year ago

      This ain’t the first time in American history this happened…

      During the great depression when a bank showed up with a Sheriff to repossess and evict, the whole community was there with their guns.

      If people hadn’t done that, America would have been hurt a lot worse.

      The difference is cops used to back down, because they can’t win against a whole community where they also.lived. Now people mostly have to stand on their own and cops routinely live an hour plus away from where they work.

      I’m willing to bet there are more people with guns in Philly than there are cops, it’s just only one group is standing united. If people stood united, the cops would back down and there’s be zero violence

      • @[email protected]
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        41 year ago

        But how are we supposed to be united with our neighbors when my favorite color is purple and theirs is orange?? And I mean, don’t get me started on the pineapple! They can go fuck themselves if they think I’m going to stand with them!

      • Flying Squid
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        -31 year ago

        How would this shooter’s death change anything?

        • @givesomefucks
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          I’m saying when one person does this, they lose.

          When entire communities do this, they win.

          About as simple as I can make it, hope it helps, but you didn’t seem to get this last time either

          If people stood united, the cops would back down and there’s be zero violence

          • Flying Squid
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            -61 year ago

            Okay, but in this case, it’s one person. So that’s not especially helpful for anything.

            • @givesomefucks
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              61 year ago

              Ok…

              Sorry I can’t make this any simpler, have a good one.

              • Flying Squid
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                -81 year ago

                Simplicity has nothing to do with it. You’re talking about something that has nothing to do with this situation. You’re hijacking the thread.

              • Flying Squid
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                11 year ago

                Sure, I’m a bootlicker because I don’t think someone should throw their life away over getting evicted. Clearly that means I bow to all authority figures. There’s no possible other option.

    • girlfreddy
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      91 year ago

      When it’s a choice between a quick death-by-cop or a slow death from having to live on the streets, the choice can be simpler to make. :(

      • Flying Squid
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        11 year ago

        You might be able to eventually improve your life and get off the streets. That won’t happen if you’re dead.

        • @_wintermute
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          101 year ago

          You literally won’t fucking care if you’re dead lol?

          • Flying Squid
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            61 year ago

            Sure, it’s the solution to all of life’s problems.

        • girlfreddy
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          51 year ago

          You’ve obviously never lived there.

          • @afraid_of_zombies
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            01 year ago

            I have one, the only plus was I still had a car to sleep in, at least for a little while before it got towed. Fun fact, I learned about the bank bailouts from my car radio while this was going down. I remember thinking that at this moment if I could I would detonate every nuke on earth and send us back to square one.

          • Flying Squid
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            -41 year ago

            Are you saying no one ever gets off the streets? Because that’s just blatantly false.

            • girlfreddy
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              01 year ago

              I’m saying you seem to have no idea of how difficult it is to do because taxpayers don’t want to spend money on housing and social programs to help people get off the streets.

              • Flying Squid
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                -11 year ago

                I never said it wasn’t difficult. Of course it’s difficult. You know what would make it impossible though? Being dead.

                • @[email protected]
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                  01 year ago

                  maybe you should go back and read what has been happening in this thread. neither of us could have been clearer but you don’t seem to want to understand the words in the order they’ve been presented.

                  • Flying Squid
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                    01 year ago

                    You told me they’re saying I personally didn’t get off the streets and you think that’s clear? Again: What?

    • @CADmonkey
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      71 year ago

      You of course realize you can die that way without ever breaking a law or picking up a firearm?

      That might be why people are getting harder to deal with.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        Car accidents happen all the time, that is why at the first sign of a potentially dangerous situation, I quickly drive into a wall instead.

    • @schroedingershat
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      21 year ago

      Better than dying hungry and delusional from heat and thirst on the street because you weren’t useful enough to the landed gentry.

      • Flying Squid
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        21 year ago

        Again, there’s a possibility you’ll get off the streets which is not there if you’re dead.

        So many people here willing to let this person die for their cause.