I believe the aftermath of the spraying incident is at least as important as the spraying.

[Uncle Joe]

While much attention; serious and satire has been paid to the spraying incident, I don't believe enough has been given to the immediate aftermath.

If you haven't seen the video, I believe this is a critically important lesson for the occupy movement re: the use and trumping of moral power over that of martial power.

Watch the body language and retreat of the police as they come to this sublime realization on RollingStone's Video.

The protesters are chanting/shouting "shame on you! shame on you! shame on you!"

To recap for those who haven’t seen it: police in paramilitary gear line up in front of a group of Occupy protesters peacefully assembled on a quad pathway. Completely unprovoked, police decide to douse the whole group of sitting protesters with pepper spray. There is crying and chaos and panic, but the wheezing protesters sit resolutely in place and refuse to move despite the assault.

Finally, in what to me is the most amazing part, the protesters gather together and move forward shouting “Shame On You! Shame On You!” over and over again. You can literally see the painful truth of those words cutting the resolve of the policemen and forcing them backwards.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/uc-davis-pepper-spray-incident-reveals-weakness-up-top-20111122#ixzz1eYDlsf8u

[Fumesucker]

1. Chancellor Katehi's walk to her car the next evening is also pretty powerful..

Reminds me of the walk in The Green Mile.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8775ZmNGFY8

[Morning Dew]

3. Thanks for posting that. I hadn't seen it. n/m

[Stuart G]

8. I hadn't seen it either. nt

[Uncle Joe]

4. "Dead man walking, dead man walking"

You could hear a pin drop, that approximate 2 minute walk seemed like two hours.

[qb]

2. This has to be on the minds of city, university & police officials in other occupy locations.

Who wants to be the next UC Davis? The next Chancellor Katehi? The next Lt. Pike?

[Uncle Joe]

5. "Who wants to be the bad man?"

Well other than the likes of Dick Cheney.

[Uncle Joe]

6. Kicked for the 3:22 CST Crowd and Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

:hi:

[Starry Messenger]

7. k&r