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The Infamous Brad - Sometimes, When "All the Facts are In," It's Worse: The UC-Davis Pepper-Spray Report

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:32:15 +0000

This is not better than the initial media reports. This is worse. This is an epic textbook in official-violence failure.

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UC Davis Pepper-Spray Incident Reveals Weakness Up Top | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:12:01 +0000

What happened at UC Davis was the inevitable result of our failure to make sure our government stayed in the business of defending our principles. When we stopped insisting on that relationship with our government, they became something separate from us.

Tags: #corruption #occupy #police #politics #ucdavis

Pepper Spray’s Fallout, From Crowd Control to Mocking Images - NYTimes.com

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:48:23 +0000

To some, pepper spray is a mild, temporary irritant and its use has been justified as cities and universities have sought to regain control of their streets, parks and campuses. After the video at Davis went viral, Megyn Kelly on Fox News dismissed pepper spray as “a food product, essentially.” To the American Civil Liberties Union, its use as a crowd-control device, particularly when those crowds are nonthreatening, is an excessive and unconstitutional use of force and violates the right to peaceably assemble.

Tags: #freedom #occupy #pepperspray #protest #ucdavis

Amazon Users Post Rave ‘Reviews’ Of UC Davis Pepper Spray | TPMDC

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:03:04 +0000

In the name of due diligence, TPM called up UC Davis to make sure we identified the same pepper spray police used on protesters last week. It’s the same brand, though the police use a 7 percent formula. It’s not clear whether this formula matches exactly what the police used.

Tags: #amazon #funny #occupy #ows #pepperspray #police #ucdavis

The roots of the UC-Davis pepper-spraying - Salon.com

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:22:24 +0000

The genius of this approach is how insidious its effects are: because the rights continue to be offered on paper, the citizenry continues to believe it is free. They believe that they are free to do everything they choose to do, because they have been “persuaded” — through fear and intimidation — to passively accept the status quo. As Rosa Luxemburg so perfectly put it: “Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.” Someone who sits at home and never protests or effectively challenges power factions will not realize that their rights of speech and assembly have been effectively eroded because they never seek to exercise those rights; it’s only when we see steadfast, courageous resistance from the likes of these UC-Davis students is this erosion of rights manifest.

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Lt. John Pike Pepper Sprays Sitting Protesters, Boss ‘Very Proud’ of Her Officers - International Business Times

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:53:35 +0000

“This was a tough scene to walk into. This was 50 people and before you knew it, it probably grew close to 200. When you encircle a group of officers that are just trying to do their jobs, it’s kinda scary,” she said. Those poor, scared, armored and armed police officers.

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Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis - YouTube

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:21:54 +0000

Favorite: Police pepper spraying and arresting students at UC Davis, by terrydatiger Title says all. During peacefully Occupy Movement, police came in to tear down tents and proceeded to arrest students who stood in their way. Once students peacefully demanded the release of the arrested, a polic...

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Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi | UCDavis Bicycle Barricade

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:03:02 +0000

I call for your resignation because you are unfit to do your job. You are unfit to ensure the safety of students at UC Davis. In fact: you are the primary threat to the safety of students at UC Davis. As such, I call upon you to resign immediately.

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Police Defend Use Of Force On ‘Occupy UC Davis’ « CBS Sacramento

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:38:50 +0000

DAVIS (CBS13) – Law enforcement officials defended the tactics used Friday to dismantle an encampment set up by “Occupy Wall Street” sympathizers on the UC Davis quad, a raid that drew accusations of excessive force from students after sitting protesters were subjected to pepper spray at point-blank range.

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