Police pepper spraying and arresting seated students at UC Davis

[Fire Walk With Me]

Run time: 08:34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmJmmnMkuEM   Posted on YouTube: November 19, 2011 By YouTube Member: terrydatiger Views on YouTube: 304   Posted on DU: November 19, 2011 By DU Member: Fire Walk With Me Views on DU: 8123

 
I can has fascism?

[ZombieHorde]

1. I recommended this, but I should have unreced for your grammar.

"I can has fascism?" :eyes:

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. I like cats, but this is wearing rather thin with me too.

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. Stay on target. This is about a bunch of kids sitting down and being sprayed like bugs

for peacefully protesting.

[Pacifist Patriot]

26. I had actually recc'ed this thread and think it's important.

But I also agree with the person above and found the icanhascheezburger allusion to be distracting from the original content. I'd say that sent it off target well before we noted it. It's a bit jarring to go from peaceful protesters meeting violence to an over-done internet meme.

[Quixote1818]

43. And you two ganging up on the OP for something he/she probably didn't give a second thought to

isn't a distraction? This reminds me of a Seinfeld episode with Seinfeld and George getting anal retentive about some insignificant obscure thing that 99% of the public doesn't even notice.

[tblue]

20. Huh? Where?

Yes, grammar is what's important here.

[Quixote1818]

36. So the sarcasm went right over your head? nt

[ZombieHorde]

37. Your reading comprehension rules the day. nt

[Quixote1818]

38. I am a published author. See link below. nt

[ZombieHorde]

39. Sarah Palin and Bush are both published authors too. nt

[Quixote1818]

40. Well, at least I didn't think the OP was being serious and put him / her down

for what was clearly a sarcastic reference to a website about cats.

[ZombieHorde]

42. I recognized the reference; I have been in The Lounge. nt

[Cherchez la Femme]

52. What do you want, good grammar or a conscience?

:eyes:

[Scuba]

2. This must be some communist dictatorship, right? Sickening.. n/t

[think4yourself]

3. Awesome.

Once the chant changed from the impotent, laughable, and habitually ignored, "Shame, shame, shame", things changed REAL fucking quick.

Incredible.

THANK YOU UC Davis!!!!!!!

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. To be honest, I hadn't watched the entire video and didn't know they got the cops to flee.

I would have titled it appropriately!

BEAUTIFUL. This is what I mean when I talk about us changing the world solely through the will of the people. Enough of us saying NO! is a physical force, and there are many times more of us than them.

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. Because 'they' didn't get the cops to 'flee". Police clearly left after

arresting those blocking the drive. Not a victory to my viewing. IF all the people busy taking video and pix (with iPads no less!) had sat down, overwhelming the police ability to arrest them all...THAT would have been better.

But thanks for posting. The kids were sprayed like bugs. Hope that cop -at least- gets disciplined.

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. I don't know. They were backing up in a classic group maneuver,

a closed group with no section exposed, facing outward with weapons, and they looked rather tense to me.

Hopefully this is the case :)

[1monster]

31. But next time they will bring enough cops to outnumber the students 10 to one.

It was beautiful to see, though.

[reggie the dog]

56. they told the cops they would not follow them if they left now

and within a minute the cops left, perhaps scared to be followed by the students

[Gore1FL]

10. That was an incredible ending.

The cool part wasn't them fleeing. They were being backed out through most of the video. The cool part was they were allowed to leave.

It's the same thing when the protesters helped the journalist from the daily caller ( http://dailycaller.com/2011/11/17/daily-caller-reporter-videographer-assaulted-by-nypd-during-occupy-protests/ There is probably a thread on this but I didn't see it.)

There is an overpowering WTF moment in events like this in the cops or right-biased reporters, or whoever that these people's heads--at least some of them. There is no way all those cops were cool with the use of pepper spray. That was not only uncalled-for, it was excessive. To be first overwhelmed and then allowed to leave was amazing. I hope they got the name of the sprayer; that guy needs to have charges filed and his badge and gun put in a safe someplace--Fort Knox, KY, perhaps.

This is a must-see from beginning to end; it's the stuff movements are made of.

[WildNovember]

18. I think the sprayer was actually the police leader -- captain or whatever.

He's the one in the rear as they leave, & he gives the signal to leave at the end.

[tblue37]

22. From YouTube:

Lieutenant John Pike, phone number and email: 530-752-3989 [e-mail]

[tblue37]

19. What did it change to? We deaf people want to know, too! nt

[stlsaxman]

28. About 6:15 into the video someone calls for a Mic Check...

and in the middle of the confusion a guy says:

We are willing
to give you a brief moment
of peace
and you can take your weapons
and your friend (the guy that used the mace)
and go.
Please do not return.
We're giving you a moment of peace
take this moment of peace and go.
We will not follow you.
You may go! (crowd chants)
You may go!
You may go!...

The police huddle around the guy and slowly back up to the point where they can turn and leave.

it was truly fucking awesome!

[TheEuclideanOne]

7. College students are smart.

They did two clever things in this video..

1) The quickly changed their chant from "Shame, Shame, Shame", realizing that these police have no sense of shame.
2) They tried to bring them on board. The cops may be stupid, which is why they are cops. If they spent some time in a college earlier, maybe they would not be there as paid shills today. Perhaps they can show the cops that they are protesting to save the pensions of the cops.


The cops are obviously in the 99%, but have you seen even one story of a police officer resigning in protest of what they are being asked to do?

[reggie the dog]

57. cops in madison occupied the state capitol building along

with other protesters, they were off duty but the on duty cops refused to bust protesters saying that they were breaking no laws. the police in wisconsin were awesome during occupy there last winter.

[AsahinaKimi]

8. What a complete turn around

The fact that the STUDENTS got them to leave, was an amazing feat of strenth. Wish I could rec this 1000 times!

[AC_Mem]

11. That was POWERFUL

I had waves of chills throughout the whole video.

Solidarity with those who are peacefully protesting and standing together while they are being assaulted by those who should be protecting them.

Shame on them, and i hope those police have a very difficult time looking at themselves in the mirror. Spraying those students for SITTING?

Are we really in America? I'm beginning to wonder.

Shine ON,
Annette

[Hissyspit]

13. News Coverage from The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/18/4065789/10-occupy-protesters-arrested.html

[slipslidingaway]

14. knr nt

[Hissyspit]

15. PHOTOS of Incident from The Davis Enterprise:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2341983

[slipslidingaway]

16. Tomorrow ...

UPDATE: @Timcast's Ustream will resume tomorrow at 12PM, when a march to WTC 7 leaves #Zuccotti Park. Stay with us for LIVE coverage.. #OWS

http://twitter.com/#!/Iwilloccupy

Kick

[AntiFascist]

17. That was amazing! UC Davis students won't be intimidated!

I'd love to see crowds overwhelming the police in NY.

[tblue37]

21. Info from the YouTube sie:

Lieutenant John Pike, phone number and email: 530-752-3989 [e-mail]

I am guessing that is either the head of the campus cops or else the cop who sprayed the kids--but I don't know which.

[reggie the dog]

58. both, the lieutenant sprayed the kids

[Ed Suspicious]

23. Who invites these clowns in cop uniforms on to campus? n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. The UC Davis Chancellor. Here is an amazing call for her resignation! DO NOT MISS!

http://bicyclebarricade.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/open-letter-to-chancellor-linda-p-b-katehi/

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.

Sincerely,

Nathan Brown
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Program in Critical Theory
University of California at Davis

[Danascot]

29. ... and a petition for her removal

http://www.change.org/petitions/uc-davis-chancellor-linda-pb-katehi-resign

[Shining Jack]

49. Thank you!

Signed and sent.

[1monster]

33. That letter deserves a thread of its own. If nothing else just for the rightous anger

and courage to put his career on the line for his beliefs.

[FailureToCommunicate]

46. Totally agree!

That there was one thoughtful rant.

[Fire Walk With Me]

25. Bahahaha! LOOK AT THIS! A CA court ruling against the use of pepper-spray against the nonviolent!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2342461

[civilisation]

27. sanity prevails

and I smell a law suit in the future for those thugs.

[Owl]

30. What are those guns the police have? They look like paint ball markers.

[Fire Walk With Me]

44. There are pepper balls, just like paint balls but full of pepper spray compound.

And IIRC they do have a bit of paint so that police can collect the marked troublemakers later on.

[FailureToCommunicate]

47. Pepperballs. Video of another new PD toy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3WLP-4ppOQ

[KansDem]

32. Wha...?!!! Where did the cops go? Did Dunkin' Donuts announce a special?

What happened to them?

They left quicker than a Republican in a civics lecture...

[xchrom]

34. recommend

[WillyT]

35. HUGE K & R !!!

:mad:

:nuke:

:kick:

[harvey007]

41. Why is this not a crime?

Looks like abuse of power to me.

[reggie the dog]

55. because in fascist countries police can do no crimes

the only thing we can do is to defend ourselves and others from the fascists

he presented the pepper spray like a bottle of fine wine, then sprayed non violent people, on film, which means he has orders to do what he did and is not scared about anything coming back to him.

[awoke_in_2003]

45. one of these days...

one of these events are going to get ugly for the cops- they are vastly out numbered, and people can only take so much.

[byronius]

48. My hometown. Proud of those kids. Disturbing footage.

[Shining Jack]

50. K&R

They are awesome!

[dembotoz]

51. student showed amazing restraint

this easily could have escalated into a riot.

i am very impressed
very impressed

[RueVoltaire]

53. This movement makes me feel glad to be alive again.

I can't help but be moved to action!

[reggie the dog]

54. pigs creat chaos then tell people to remain calm???

in oregon many of those students could have pulled out their legally concealed handguns at that point... then the cops would have been the calm ones