Police mace the hell out of peaceful OWS protesters

[BabaBooey]

That was awesome,stupid fucks got what they deserved....however I would have liked to have seen some taser action in the mix,for comical value only ...:thumbsup:

 

[squirrel dog]

Water cannons would have also added a festive Holiday atmosphere.

 

[MotionMan]

Force is not excessive if it's warranted. Let cops tazer them. That's actually safest for both suspect and police officer on a non complaint suspect. The issue is ousting/arresting them in the first place IMO. Unamerican & Unconsitutional as we have a right to peacefully assemble and bitch about our govt for any reason. Political speech has always been granted even futher deference by our courts than any other.

How long were they allowed to protest there?

MotionMan

 

[MotionMan]

LOL. Right, cops shouldn't need to do their jobs because they may tweak their backs trying to restrain some peaceful protestors.

Lazy ass hippie cops.

So next time they will just grab the lock-armed protesters and start ripping them apart regardless of the injuries that may inflict?

And if that fails, they should start hitting their arms with billy clubs until unlocked/broken?

Would that make you happy?

Or is your whole point that the protesters should not have been removed at all (which, of course, is an indefensible position).

MotionMan

 

[dabuddha]

Water cannons would have also added a festive Holiday atmosphere.

Water cannons shooting pepper spray!

 

[DougK62]

Weird. I don't know how anyone can be on the side of the protesters. They are trespassing and were told to leave. They didn't. The police officers need to remove them, so they used the way they thought best. A group of angry protesters can turn rowdy REALLY quickly, so no doubt they sprayed them to make their job easier and mitigate any potential threat. No problem - pepper spray is harmless.

 

[zanejohnson]

Weird. I don't know how anyone can be on the side of the protesters. They are trespassing and were told to leave. They didn't. The police officers need to remove them, so they used the way they thought best. A group of angry protesters can turn rowdy REALLY quickly, so no doubt they sprayed them to make their job easier and mitigate any potential threat. No problem - pepper spray is harmless.

ummm maybe because thats what our forefathers expected them to do.. when things got like this...

 

[zanejohnson]

you have to realize that they are just playing there part. they have to be there.. in order for the next moment to happen. which will either prevent, or encourage our government to reform, or fail.

 

[airdata]

Weird. I don't know how anyone can be on the side of the protesters.

You could have stopped your post there. Apparently you weren't effected by the recession in any way. You must also not mind that politicians accept bribes from corporations to write legislation that benefit the corporations.

It's really hypocritical actually. You're citing examples of how the protesters are breaking the law and yet by opposing them you show that you agree with crimes being committed by people in the government and on wallstreet.

So really it's a matter of people like you wanting protesters to be held accountable for inconveniencing some people and creating a public disturbance...

The protesters want people to be held accountable for ruining the country.

So, when I put it that way it's not hard to see why people would back the protesters. Nobody has been held accountable for throwing the country into a recession via mass fraud. Nobody is held accountable in washington for serving corporations before serving their constituents.

 

[OutHouse]

I do agree that pepper spraying was a bit much.

compared to german sheppards and riot batons?

 

[wkabel23]

You could have stopped your post there. Apparently you weren't effected by the recession in any way. You must also not mind that politicians accept bribes from corporations to write legislation that benefit the corporations.

It's really hypocritical actually. You're citing examples of how the protesters are breaking the law and yet by opposing them you show that you agree with crimes being committed by people in the government and on wallstreet.

So really it's a matter of people like you wanting protesters to be held accountable for inconveniencing some people and creating a public disturbance...

The protesters want people to be held accountable for ruining the country.

So, when I put it that way it's not hard to see why people would back the protesters. Nobody has been held accountable for throwing the country into a recession via mass fraud. Nobody is held accountable in washington for serving corporations before serving their constituents.

So if you oppose Group A breaking the law you support Group B breaking the law?

 

[FoBoT]

which one(s) are you?

 

[airdata]

 

[FoBoT]

and yet these are the same that mock their fellow citizens with the 'teabaggers' label, etc etc

yes, the ironing is delicious

 

[Thebobo]

Hippies > Nazis

 

[olds]

Sandeagle will repost this in a couple of hours but here it is now:

UC Davis police chief placed on leave following pepper-spray incident

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/21/4070465/uc-davis-police-chief-placed-on.html

The UC Davis campus police chief was placed on administrative leave today as the school's chancellor called for the Yolo County district attorney to review the use of force in the pepper spraying of protesting students.

The decision to place Chief Annette Spicuzza on leave was necessary to allow a review of events and help calm the campus, the university said.

The action also came as national attention is focusing on the police response to what appeared to be a peaceful protest. NBC's "Today" show and other programs did segments on the pepper-spraying incident, including broadcasting video that showed a UC Davis police officer spraying a line of students who were seated and providing no active resistance.

"As I have gathered more information about the events that took place on the quad on Friday, it has become clear to me that this is a necessary step toward restoring trust on our campus," said Chancellor Linda P.B.Katehi.

It also will allow campus police to focus on current demands, a letter to officers from a campus administrator stated. The department could be called upon to keep order today when members of Occupy UC Davis hold a rally scheduled for noon on the campus quad.

Campus protests have gone on since last week, first by students who slept overnight in Mrak Hall. The students eventually were evicted.

That protest paled in contrast to the pepper-spray incident. Students who camped overnight on the quad Thursday were ordered out of the their encampment the next day.

When police tried to move them out Friday, officers said they felt surrounded. At least one officer subsequently used a large can of pepper spray on the sitting students.

Katehi said she has replaced Spicuzza with interim police chief Lt. Matt Carmichael.

Katehi again today took responsibility for the Friday events and said she was saddened by the pepper spraying, images of which spread in national press reports and on social media. She will appoint a task force to review the incident.

Katehi said she has called upon the Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig's office to investigate the campus police department's use of force. In a press release, she said that the district attorney has agreed to conduct a review in collaboration with the Yolo County Sheriff's Department.

UC President Mark Yudof has also said that he had begun an urgent assessment of the actions by UC Davis police.

 

[airdata]

Sandeagle will repost this in a couple of hours but here it is now:

UC Davis police chief placed on leave following pepper-spray incident

*golf clap*

I'm still not a fan of putting police on paid vacation when they break rules that in any other profession would have you immediately fired.

They need to have badge numbers clearly available so that the scum of the police force can be dealt with.

 

[TecHNooB]

did the chancellor call the police? if so, she's probably busy throwing people under the bus to keep her job :|

 

[dainthomas]

How long were they allowed to protest there?

MotionMan

Great question. How long did the government allow the people they govern to protest against it? Were they in the pre-authorized "free speech zone"?

 

[theeedude]

Sandeagle will repost this in a couple of hours but here it is now:

UC Davis police chief placed on leave following pepper-spray incident

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/21/4070465/uc-davis-police-chief-placed-on.html

The UC Davis campus police chief was placed on administrative leave today as the school's chancellor called for the Yolo County district attorney to review the use of force in the pepper spraying of protesting students.

The decision to place Chief Annette Spicuzza on leave was necessary to allow a review of events and help calm the campus, the university said.

The action also came as national attention is focusing on the police response to what appeared to be a peaceful protest. NBC's "Today" show and other programs did segments on the pepper-spraying incident, including broadcasting video that showed a UC Davis police officer spraying a line of students who were seated and providing no active resistance.

"As I have gathered more information about the events that took place on the quad on Friday, it has become clear to me that this is a necessary step toward restoring trust on our campus," said Chancellor Linda P.B.Katehi.

It also will allow campus police to focus on current demands, a letter to officers from a campus administrator stated. The department could be called upon to keep order today when members of Occupy UC Davis hold a rally scheduled for noon on the campus quad.

Campus protests have gone on since last week, first by students who slept overnight in Mrak Hall. The students eventually were evicted.

That protest paled in contrast to the pepper-spray incident. Students who camped overnight on the quad Thursday were ordered out of the their encampment the next day.

When police tried to move them out Friday, officers said they felt surrounded. At least one officer subsequently used a large can of pepper spray on the sitting students.

Katehi said she has replaced Spicuzza with interim police chief Lt. Matt Carmichael.

Katehi again today took responsibility for the Friday events and said she was saddened by the pepper spraying, images of which spread in national press reports and on social media. She will appoint a task force to review the incident.

Katehi said she has called upon the Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig's office to investigate the campus police department's use of force. In a press release, she said that the district attorney has agreed to conduct a review in collaboration with the Yolo County Sheriff's Department.

UC President Mark Yudof has also said that he had begun an urgent assessment of the actions by UC Davis police.

So on top of pissing off faculty and students, the chancellor now is going to have the cops pissed off at her for turning on them after they executed her order to disperse the protesters.

 

[FoBoT]

http://gawker.com/5861431/uc-davis-pepper-spray-cop-is-now-a-meme/gallery/1

at least something good has come of this

 

[KlokWyze]

Video is pure lolz. Protesters honestly have it MUCH easier in the US compared to other countries when they are only crying about getting pepper sprayed. Though, it's like that because of previous rioters, protesters, movements, etc.

 

[videogames101]

Everyone played out their role, the protesters did exactly what protesters do, and the police did exactly what police do. I find it hard to believe that anyone is surprised by these events, or to use the term I've heard "appalled". How can you be "appalled" when this shit is like clockwork, it's always happened and always will happen.

If you thought this wouldn't happen your naive, and if you think this shouldn't happen your dreaming. There isn't any kind of moral violation or confirmation to be found, the whole show is a bunch of people playing out the same old roles.

/rant

 

[DCal430]

Something interesting the cop that sprayed those students makes over 110K a year, far more than most facaulty makes.

 

[DCal430]

So on top of pissing off faculty and students, the chancellor now is going to have the cops pissed off at her for turning on them after they executed her order to disperse the protesters.

She was right to order the protestors removed, they were violating campus rules and refused to leave.