UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESIDENT ‘APPALLED’ BY POLICE BRUTALITY AGAINST STUDENT PROTESTERS

[kpete]

President Yudof responds to campus protest issues

University of California President Mark G. Yudof today (Nov. 20) announced the actions he is taking in response to recent campus protest issues:



I am appalled by images of University of California students being doused with pepper spray and jabbed with police batons on our campuses.

I intend to do everything in my power as president of this university to protect the rights of our students, faculty and staff to engage in non-violent protest.

Chancellors at the UC Davis and UC Berkeley campuses already have initiated reviews of incidents that occurred on their campuses. I applaud this rapid response and eagerly await the results.

The University of California, however, is a single university with 10 campuses, and the incidents in recent days cry out for a systemwide response.
Therefore I will be taking immediate steps to set that response in motion.

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THE REST:
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/26702

[xchrom]

1. Appalled after the fact - I guess it's a start.

I forget the woman's name from UC Davis - sacking her would be great.

[Quantess]

3. She may feel more comfortable resigning.

I can't imagine she's feeling very popular right now.

[xchrom]

4. what ever makes her go away. nt

[treestar]

9. How can one be appalled at something that hasn't happened yet?

Why should she be fired for the actions of others?

[JFN1]

2. And where is our other President's outrage?

Or concern? Or defense of our Constitution?

At least there is a President who is concerned...

[qb]

5. Why are the chancellors in charge of an investigation of actions they instigated?

I hope they get their pants sued off.

[EFerrari]

6. But look at what he's really saying:

I intend to convene all 10 chancellors, either in person or by telephone, to engage in a full and unfettered discussion about how to ensure proportional law enforcement response to non-violent protest.

Why do you need law enforcement response to non-violent protest? His first assumption is already inappropriate.

[kath]

7. Step 1: Fire Katehi's ass, pronto!

[treestar]

8. Better response than in the 60s

Then some of the University Presidents did not say anything like this.

And LBJ sure didn't take it on as priority number one, either.