[stylinexpat]

Protesting peacefully they were pepper sprayed

[Wakka]

cops be all like... we dun goofed.

[abisson]

Is this even legal?

[stylinexpat]

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/19/us...ray/index.html
"Without any provocation whatsoever, other than the bodies of these students sitting where they were on the ground, with their arms linked, police pepper-sprayed students" wrote Nathan Brown, an assistant professor in the college's English Department, in an open letter to the chancellor.
He said that police then used batons to separate the students, kneeled on their bodies and pushed their heads to the ground.
"When students covered their eyes with their clothing, police forced open their mouths and pepper-sprayed down their throats," Brown wrote.

[991brothers]

Naw they were being assholes just sitting there and loitering.

[Oregano123]

they were closing in on the officers by forming a human circle. in another video, u can see how patient the police were and even asked nicely for them to move. normally i would be angry at something like this, but those students provoked this.

[991brothers]

Originally Posted by Oregano123

they were closing in on the officers by forming a human circle. in another video, u can see how patient the police were and even asked nicely for them to move. normally i would be angry at something like this, but those students provoked this.

theres always 2 sides to a story. i wonder what they were protesting

[mikeith]

i have a huge respect for law enforcement and if the students were just being d-bags and loitering to prove a point over something small then they got what the deserved, but if they were really "peacefully protesting something for a cause" but either way its kind of hard to take a cop with a paintball gun serious lol

[txz4]

was probably so satisfying blasting those kids. not saying it was right, just saying.....it had to have felt good.

Wasn't it Martin Luther King who told people that were protesting to take responsibility for the arrest.....

[Oregano123]

[TK-421]

Originally Posted by Oregano123

they were closing in on the officers by forming a human circle. in another video, u can see how patient the police were and even asked nicely for them to move. normally i would be angry at something like this, but those students provoked this.

+8675309

[just4kickz]

this was ordered by chancellor katehi. i'm pretty disgusted as davis was my alma mater. i'd be demanding her resignation right now.

[just4kickz]

Originally Posted by compm3e92m3

theres always 2 sides to a story. i wonder what they were protesting

i think their main protest was fee hikes and budget cuts. california's public university and college system is tanking more and more each year. not only are students paying for less, great professors are getting cut and leaving as a result of less competitive benefits.

[GregTheStig]

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." - JFK

Based on what I saw, it looked peaceful but I know that's not the case with everyone. As a college student, I would be doing the same if I was in their position as mentioned above.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

If the students were threatening or about cause physical harm I see no problem with the pepper spray. But the fact remains if they didnt spray them during the act and then they line them up to spray them.... that is abuse of power.

I have law enforcement in the family but I dont agree with this.

I remember when I was in college a few riots broke out here and there but only a select few people got sprayed and that was because they were being threatening and physical towards officers, at which point you get what you deserve.

[bmwmike335]

oh stop complaining its totally legal. fucking idiot protestors are blocking the street.
Cops should have thrown a tear gas nade instead.

[stylinexpat]

Originally Posted by compm3e92m3

Naw they were being assholes just sitting there and loitering.

To those that disagree with their protests view their protests as being assholes so everyone is entitled to their point of view. Loitering is also questionable. Had they been reading,studying or eating on campus then their position there would not have been viewed as loitering. It was only viewed as loitering because they were protesting so one's views is only based upon how they view things due to their opinion.

[Oregano123]

someone just posted this on my newsfeed

walk of shame

[Oregano123]

Lt. John Pike
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/...n-pike/248772/

[Oregano123]

Lt John Pike UC Davis Pepper Spray Victims Filing Lawsuit
http://news.lalate.com/2011/11/20/lt...iling-lawsuit/

awesome orange mustache

[stylinexpat]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

oh stop complaining its totally legal. fucking idiot protestors are blocking the street.
Cops should have thrown a tear gas nade instead.

The campus is huge. There is plenty of space to walk around or go around. They were not blocking anyone from getting to their classroom or from leaving campus. Are all the cars in the parking lot also blocking the street in the parking lot Are all the students in the classroom blocking the classrooms They are only blocking when you see them as blocking It is not totally legal to spray peaceful students on campus like that.

[just4kickz]

Originally Posted by bmwmike335

oh stop complaining its totally legal. fucking idiot protestors are blocking the street.
Cops should have thrown a tear gas nade instead.

its on campus in davis. the "street" you are talking about is just a walk way... there are no cars allowed on campus except for maintenance and university buses.