I am a registered critical care nurse. I know firsthand how a simple physical injury can cascade into a major life threatening situation. After talking to several people who were hurt by police during the G 20 protests, I became concerned as a nurse and an activist and asked the question...if the city of Pittsburgh spent $16.8 million dollars putting police officers and national guardsmen on the streets of our city, why did they fail to provide backup emergency medical services to those who were injured? More...
The Citizens Police Review Board says it wants to hear from the more than 200 people that were arrested during the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, but also plans to hold a hearing with officials to find out why police were trained to act the way the did. [ 
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh residents and community activists packed a meeting Tuesday night in Lawrenceville to file complaints and share stories from the G-20 Economic Summit held in the city last month.