Police Pepper Spray #OWS Student Protestors Directly in their Faces at Occupy Davis

[G_j]

from:
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2011/11/19/police-pepper-spray-ows-student-protestors-directly-in-their-faces-at-occupy-davis/

Police Pepper Spray #OWS Student Protestors Directly in their Faces at Occupy Davis
by ABL


This is horrifying and brilliant all at once.

Today at Occupy Davis, a police officer approached a group of students sitting in a line peacefully on the ground, walked up and down the line and pepper-sprayed them directly in the face—as one would spray pesticide on weeds. What you’ll see in this video is such a callous display of police brutality, I don’t know how this police officer is going to go home and look at himself in the mirror.

As the students cry “Shame on you!” the police arrest a few students; but as the crowd circles them—non-threateningly, but insistent—the police begin to retreat. Then, amazingly, the students (via People’s mic) offer the retreating police a moment of peace: “We are willing to give you a brief moment of peace so that you may take your weapons and your friends and go. Please do not return.”

And the police do.

It’s frightening and amazing to watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJmmnMkuEM&feature=player_embedded

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on edit, just found this statement from Chancellor Davis
http://chancellor.ucdavis.edu/messages/2011/protest_action_111811.html

here is a shameless quote,

"We deeply regret that many of the protestors 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."

[L. Coyote]

1. I just posted the Portland pepper preay photo on LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5065029

[G_j]

3. obviously the people are the enemy

when the veneer is torn away, the truth is shown.

[SammyWinstonJack]

2. K&R

[33Greeper]

4. My wife and I are both UC Davis Alums

......and we are appalled at the cowardice of the Police in this video. The next time UC Davis people call us begging for money, we will bend their ear. Support the 99%! Vote the GOTP out.

[elehhhhna]

5. motherfuckers.

pig

[elehhhhna]

6. how long untl rocks and bottles? there's gonna be a martyr soon.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Like the battering spouse to the battered spouse: "Why do you make me beat you?"

It's the protesters' fault.

Sickening.

[WingDinger]

8. It reminded me of them beating Ghandi and followers one by one as they approached meekly.

[Pachamama]

9. I watched this on news last night and was horrified. My daughter starting crying & said "but this i

Is America!".......

Yep, this is America folks..... :puke:

[G_j]

12. sad.. nt

[Bozita]

10. I'm betting that cop couldn't buy a beer at the local cop watering hole last night

[AntiFascist]

11. K&R, amazing response by the students! n/t