On Friday police on the U.C. Davis campus used pepper spray
on a group of peaceful Occupy Davis demonstrators. Campus officials and the police maintain that
they used the pepper spray because they were surrounded by hostile students and
were afraid for their lives. The police
officers maintained that the only way they could protect themselves was by
using the pepper spray so they could secure their “escape.” Video and pictures are available of the
entire incident shot from different angles.
Watch the video below and examine the pictures. What do you think? Were the students threatening the
police? Do the police seem to be in
danger? Was their action justified? Is
this the kind of thing that we should tolerate in our country? What do videos and pictures of this kind of
police action do to our image as a country that respects the right of all
people to peacefully assemble and petition their government for a redress of
grievances? Are we living in a police
state? You judge for yourself. Then, take action. Call your Congressman. Call your Senator. Call the White House. Demand that Congress and the President take
action to reaffirm the basic right of all Americans to engage in non-violent
protest.
See more pictures here: http://www.davisenterprise.com/media-post/ucd-police-remove-occupy-uc-davis-tents/attachment/occupyucd4914/
Watch additional video here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/19/uc-davis-police-pepper-spray-students_n_1102728.html
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