UC Davis police attack peaceful demonstraters

[Riot]

Calls for Chancellor - who said the police were "defending themselves" from these students - to resign. Several students brought to hospital with chemical burns, one coughing up blood.



"Annette Spicuzza, UC Davis police chief, told the Sacramento Bee that police used the pepper spray after they were surrounded. Protesters were warned repeatedly beforehand that force would be used if they didn't move, she said.

"There was no way out of that circle," Spicuzza said. "They were cutting the officers off from their support. It's a very volatile situation."

In the below video, you can see the "trapped" police officer Spicuzza describes, simply stepping over the sitting students, to go to their faces, turn around, and spray them with pepper spray. I'll bet he was really scared, poor officer! Then other officers joined in with the spray.

These morons who love power keep forgetting that there is a new news media out there - everyone - who no longer allows them to lie with impunity when they break the law.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=6AdDLhPwpp4#!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1102728.html

Forbes Magazine op-ed contributor E.D. Cain, who is against Occupy protests, calls for end to repeated police violence against Occupy Wall Street protesters in NY.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...eet-is-absurd/

[Danzig]

http://www.davisenterprise.com/local...eam-on-campus/

The eight men and two women, all but one a student, taken away by police were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, for lodging without permission, and failure to disperse. They were cited for the misdemeanors and released.

The confrontation took place after UCD held off on enforcing a camping ban overnight Thursday. On Friday morning, a Student Affairs representative delivered a letter from Chancellor Linda Katehi asking the protesters to take down their tents by 3 p.m.

The bulk of the protesters chose not to budge.

Ugliness followed.

In a second letter, sent to the campus community on Friday night, Katehi wrote that protesters “(offered) us no option but to ask the police to assist in their removal.”



“We deeply regret that many of the protesters today chose not to work with our campus staff and police to remove the encampment as requested. We are even more saddened by the events that subsequently transpired to facilitate their removal,” she added.



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45368260...ying-students/


DAVIS, Calif. — A University of California, Davis professor is calling for the chancellor to step down, saying she is to blame for police pepper-spraying students during an Occupy protest on campus.

"You are responsible for it because this is what happens when UC Chancellors order police onto our campuses to disperse peaceful protesters through the use of force: students get hurt. Faculty get hurt," Nathan Brown, an assistant professor in the Department of English, wrote in an open letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi.

He said she was accountable for "the police brutality which occurred against students engaged in peaceful protest."





"On Friday morning, the protesters were provided with a letter explaining university policies and reminding them of the opportunities the university provides for expression. Driven by our concern for the safety and health of the students involved in the protest, as well as other students on our campus, I made the decision not to allow encampments on the Quad during the weekend, when the general campus facilities are locked and the university staff is not widely available to provide support."

[Riot]

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win" - Ghandi

Smear campaign? That's what lobbyists do best

• On Saturday, MSNBC reported that a Washington lobbying firm with ties to the financial industry has proposed an $850,000 plan to promote "negative narratives" about Occupy Wall Street and politicians who might express sympathy for the protests.

MSNBC said it had obtained a memo in which the lobbying firm pitches the negative campaign to the American Bankers Association, saying it could help the industry avoid fallout if the protests result in a Congress that is less friendly to Wall Street.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/11...ugher-response

The lobbying firm is Clark, Lytle, Geduldig, Cranford http://www.clgcdc.com/clients whose clients include:

Koch Industries
Northern Trust Bank
Verizon
Bloomberg
Deloitte
Whirlpool
Univision
Encana Natural Gas
Beam
Fidelity Investments
AT & T
Allstate
General Motors
BlackBerry
Prudential Insurance
Swisher International
PWC
Loews Corp.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1...me?via=siderec

[Riot]

UC Davis Faculty Association is composed of 150 UC Davis faculty members:

The DFA Board calls for the immediate resignation of Chancellor Katehi.

The Chancellor’s authorization of the use of police force to suppress the protests by students and community members speaking out on behalf of our university and public higher education generally represents a gross failure of leadership.

http://ucdfa.org/2011/11/19/dfa-boar...s-resignation/

[Riot]

Chancellor holds press conference today, interrupted by students outside chanting for her resignation. Then she pretended she couldn't leave, it was too dangerous to her (her students!) So the students ordered pizza, and sat outside chanting, "We won't hurt you".

She finally comes out, and students were sitting on the ground, arms linked, completely silent, exactly as they were when they were attacked by campus police. Chillingly awesome video!

http://boingboing.net/2011/11/19/one...-spraying.html

[Riot]

Congress, our militarized police, all one and the same dysfunctional craziness

[joeydb]

Originally Posted by Riot

"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win" - Ghandi

Smear campaign? That's what lobbyists do best



http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/11...ugher-response

The lobbying firm is Clark, Lytle, Geduldig, Cranford http://www.clgcdc.com/clients whose clients include:

Koch Industries
Northern Trust Bank
Verizon
Bloomberg
Deloitte
Whirlpool
Univision
Encana Natural Gas
Beam
Fidelity Investments
AT & T
Allstate
General Motors
BlackBerry
Prudential Insurance
Swisher International
PWC
Loews Corp.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1...me?via=siderec

Thanks for the list Riot. Now I know who I want to give extra business to. It is not a smear to show filthy dirty hippies in their natural state - it's more of a documentary.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Thanks for the list Riot. Now I know who I want to give extra business to. It is not a smear to show filthy dirty hippies in their natural state - it's more of a documentary.

Documentaries are by definition fair and unbiased, that's not what we are talking about here. Branding everyone who takes part in these demonstrations as "filthy, dirty hippies" is another example of blind obedience to the right wing b.s. that is vomited over and over here.
The examples of police brutality are becoming more and more common...I don't see how anyone can defend the actions shown on the videos here. We have folks in wheelchairs thrown face first to the concrete, 84 year old women pepper sprayed, and now this. Regardless of one's politics, I would think that the need for a set of rules governing handling of demonstrations nationwide would be something everyone could agree upon. Do we really want another Jackson State or Kent State???

[GPK]

At :14 second mark in the video, check out the wuss in the white hat on the far side of the screen get up and move. Protest? What Protest?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaPysXyndJ4

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Documentaries are by definition fair and unbiased, that's not what we are talking about here. Branding everyone who takes part in these demonstrations as "filthy, dirty hippies" is another example of blind obedience to the right wing b.s. that is vomited over and over here.The examples of police brutality are becoming more and more common...I don't see how anyone can defend the actions shown on the videos here. We have folks in wheelchairs thrown face first to the concrete, 84 year old women pepper sprayed, and now this. Regardless of one's politics, I would think that the need for a set of rules governing handling of demonstrations nationwide would be something everyone could agree upon. Do we really want another Jackson State or Kent State???

you mean, kinda like not every cop is a bad one? yeah, we can't be painting everyone with the same brush, that would be bad.
unless you're painting the right group i guess.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Thanks for the list Riot. Now I know who I want to give extra business to. It is not a smear to show filthy dirty hippies in their natural state - it's more of a documentary.

You really have your finger on the pulse of what's happening

[SOREHOOF]

Originally Posted by Riot

Calls for Chancellor - who said the police were "defending themselves" from these students - to resign. Several students brought to hospital with chemical burns, one coughing up blood.



"Annette Spicuzza, UC Davis police chief, told the Sacramento Bee that police used the pepper spray after they were surrounded. Protesters were warned repeatedly beforehand that force would be used if they didn't move, she said.

"There was no way out of that circle," Spicuzza said. "They were cutting the officers off from their support. It's a very volatile situation."

In the below video, you can see the "trapped" police officer Spicuzza describes, simply stepping over the sitting students, to go to their faces, turn around, and spray them with pepper spray. I'll bet he was really scared, poor officer! Then other officers joined in with the spray.

These morons who love power keep forgetting that there is a new news media out there - everyone - who no longer allows them to lie with impunity when they break the law.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=6AdDLhPwpp4#!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1102728.html

Forbes Magazine op-ed contributor E.D. Cain, who is against Occupy protests, calls for end to repeated police violence against Occupy Wall Street protesters in NY.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...eet-is-absurd/

It looks staged to me. Why aren't the cops worried about the people surrounding them? Why didn't it set everyone off? The guy at :14 is great! Officer "not so" friendly at :25 is even better. Why didn't the cops just drag them to the paddy wagon? Why does anyone want Obama's "more cops" bill? I wasn't going to comment. Good friend of mine stopped by last night, his Dad was an Investigator for the N.Y. State Police. This guy is almost as Liberal as I used to be. One of my few friends that follows racing. He said he wanted to go down to join OWS! I said they should all be in Washington. That was where all of our problems start. Lot's of Hippies where I live!

I cant resist! Thank GPK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZwJ...eature=related

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

It looks staged to me. Why aren't the cops worried about the people surrounding them? Why didn't it set everyone off? The guy at :14 is great! Officer "not so" friendly at :25 is even better. Why didn't the cops just drag them to the paddy wagon? Why does anyone want Obama's "more cops" bill? I wasn't going to comment. Good friend of mine stopped by last night, his Dad was an Investigator for the N.Y. State Police. This guy is almost as Liberal as I used to be. One of my few friends that follows racing. He said he wanted to go down to join OWS! I said they should all be in Washington. That was where all of our problems start. Lot's of Hippies where I live!

I cant resist! Thank GPK!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ZwJ...eature=related

i see 3 policemen in that picture, along with how many others? they're outnumbered how many times over? yep, i dare folks who are pontificating to try it some time.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i see 3 policemen in that picture, along with how many others? they're outnumbered how many times over? yep, i dare folks who are pontificating to try it some time.

Oh come on....I'm outnumbered everytime I go to the track, lots of strangers rooting for other horses but I still root for mine without going for my pepper spray (lol). If the crowd was openly hostile you'd perhaps have a point but even then...been there done that without resorting to abuse. You are trained to ignore verbal abuse in those situations, remain calm and display authority without forcing the crowd's hand. If this was an angry, violent crowd, those officers would have been assaulted for what they did!

[dellinger63]

Protesters should decide what paths, streets, bridges and subways the public should use and when. However if their lawns should ever have weeds, 10 inches or taller, fine them the max, $1,200/day.

I'm starting to catch on to this whole occupy thing.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i see 3 policemen in that picture, along with how many others? they're outnumbered how many times over? yep, i dare folks who are pontificating to try it some time.

If you look at all the other videos (and there are many on the internet, covering the entire incident, not just excerpts like above), there are about 50 policemen there. There are about 30 within the "circle of kids" to the right of the picture, that were "trapped" by the kids sitting with their backs to them, and were "scared" of those "volatile" kids (the cops, btw, had just destroyed the tents, with the kids doing nothing but sit there with their backs to them in a circle while the cops destroyed their tents and property)

So they had to step over the kids, to get to their faces, so they could pepper spray them.

There was no threat. There was only ego-bruising on the part of the two idiots who sprayed the kids.

Kudos to those young people, for being the acme of peaceful protesting in the face of police abuse. MLK would be proud.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Riot

If you look at all the other videos (and there are many on the internet, covering the entire incident, not just excerpts like above), there are about 50 policemen there. There are about 30 within the "circle of kids" to the right of the picture, that were "trapped" by the kids sitting with their backs to them, and were "scared" of those "volatile" kids (the cops, btw, had just destroyed the tents, with the kids doing nothing but sit there with their backs to them in a circle while the cops destroyed their tents and property)

So they had to step over the kids, to get to their faces, so they could pepper spray them.

There was no threat. There was only ego-bruising on the part of the two idiots who sprayed the kids.

Kudos to those young people, for being the acme of peaceful protesting in the face of police abuse. MLK would be proud.

Yes he would! Except 40 some years later we still have criminals in uniform!

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

Yes he would! Except 40 some years later we still have criminals in uniform!

yep, they make the ones doing things right look bad. a few bad apples....

i think police depts need to take a long look at their training, and how often veteran cops go back for re-training. all other professions require that, i wonder if pd's do? my dad has been retired for years, so i don't know how that goes these days.

i also wonder if a lot of people just aren't taking these protests that seriously-they pale in comparison with others, and a lot of people just don't seem to even get what they're protesting. then of course these big city govts are no doubt beholden to the big businesses, just like congress is beholden to wall street.