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 UC Davis Officials, Officer Critiqued in Occupy Protest ReportPosted on Apr 11, 2012
After UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi’s handling of last fall’s crackdown on Occupy protesters by campus police—the one that inspired an artful meme drawn from shameful circumstances—drew fire, university officials ordered a task force to investigate the pepper-spraying incident of Nov. 18 and issue a report. The results of that effort were released Wednesday, and it came down on the side of the protesters when it came to that fateful, and viral, event. —KA
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By prisnersdilema, April 15, 2012 at 6:50 am Link to this comment
The classic way of doing nothing, is appointing a committee of the right people to
investigate, taking just long enough so that people will stop being upset. Then filing it
away in some library, on a shelf where it will gather dust. Maybe once and a while some
reporter will do a story on it, but it won’t matter because people no longer care.
What comes to mind are committees that investigated 911, the Kennedy assassination,
etc. Those that continue to care, that the investigation was not really investigation, are
easily branded and conspiracy nuts, and dismissed off hand…
Report thisUntil next time…..and that’s just why next time keeps happening…
By PatrickHenry, April 13, 2012 at 3:09 am Link to this comment
gerard,
Yes, I see your point.
Report thisBy gerard, April 12, 2012 at 7:39 pm Link to this comment
PS—Everything is A-OK now, though because the college “critiqued” the police for pepper-spraying the students because they (the students) critiqued the college about letting the police pepper-spray them because after all it was their money that bought the pepper-spray, and ...
Report thisBy gerard, April 12, 2012 at 7:31 pm Link to this comment
Patrick Henry: You have it backwards. The college bought and paid for the police with money that the students used to buy and pay for an education at the college, so actually the students bought and paid for the police who are paid by the college to pepper stray the students if they complain about how their money is being spent or not spent, but ....uhh ... where was I?
Report thisBy PatrickHenry, April 12, 2012 at 4:08 pm Link to this comment
At the minimum, Lt Pike and the offending officers should lose their jobs and the rules for using pepperspray and tasers should be tightened if not abolished.
The students belong at the UC campus more than the police officials.
Report thisBy berniem, April 12, 2012 at 3:08 pm Link to this comment
THE POLICE ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS! THEY ARE SWORN TO “SERVE AND PROTECT” WEALTH, PROPERTY, AND THE FASCIST REGIME THAT HAS OVERTAKEN THIS NATION!
Report thisBy oregoncharles, April 12, 2012 at 9:41 am Link to this comment
So when do Pike, the chief, and Katehi get fired?
The students should follow the guy around making his life a misery.
Report thisBy faith, April 12, 2012 at 8:36 am Link to this comment
gerard, well said ! Unbelievable.
Report thisBy gerard, April 11, 2012 at 7:16 pm Link to this comment
No strict rules to prevent this kind of thing from happening again? No additional training for police in how to “manage” nonviolent protests? No limitations specified on what kind of suppressive methods can and cannot be legally used? Nothing but token hand-slapping?
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