"Officers’ use of pepper spray spurs discipline; 2 placed on leave; inquiry accelerated" November 21, 2011|By Jason Dearen, Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave yesterday because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passive protesters, while the school’s chancellor accelerated a task force’s investigation into the incident amid calls for her resignation.
Related: Globe Peppers You With Protests
The president of the 10-campus University of California system also weighed in on the growing fallout from the incident Friday at UC Davis, saying that he is appalled at images of students being doused with pepper spray and plans a far-reaching, urgent assessment of law enforcement procedures on all campuses.
“I implore students who wish to demonstrate to do so in a peaceful and lawful fashion,’’ the University of California’s president, Mark G. Yudof, said. “I expect campus authorities to honor that right.’’ All 10 chancellors would convene soon for a discussion about how to ensure proportional law enforcement response to nonviolent protest, he said....
Meanwhile, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi said she has been inundated with reaction from alumni, students, and faculty....
On Saturday, the UC Davis faculty association called for Katehi’s resignation, saying in a letter there had been a “gross failure of leadership.’’ Katehi has resisted calls for her to quit.
Paterno was fired.
“I am deeply saddened that this happened on our campus, and as chancellor, I take full responsibility for the incident,’’ Katehi said yesterday. “However, I pledge to take the actions needed to ensure that this does not happen again. I feel very sorry for the harm our students were subjected to, and I vow to work tirelessly to make the campus a more welcoming and safe place.’’
Then you are NOT taking full responsibility -- and yet they blame the kids for so many social ills.
Looks like the COLLEGE COPS need some COUNSELING for BULLYING, doesn't it?
The protest Friday was held in support of the overall Occupy Wall Street movement and in solidarity with protesters at the University of California, Berkeley, who were jabbed by police with batons Nov. 9....
I don't ever again want to hear or see the AmeriKan government lecturing anyone on protests.
While images of the pepper spraying sparked outrage among many, others have defended the officers’ actions....
Those must be the members of the Party.
Meanwhile yesterday, police in San Francisco arrested six anti-Wall Street protesters and removed about 12 tents from the site of the Federal Reserve Bank.
Yes, even liberal, open-minded, example-setting San Francisco serves banksters.
In Oakland, police made no arrests after protesters peacefully left a new encampment set up in defiance of city orders....
In New York yesterday, Occupy Wall Street demonstrators brought their protest near the townhouse of Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
:-)
Demonstrators took drums, other musical instruments, food, banners, art, and sleeping bags with them as they headed toward the mayor’s residence.
Organizer John Penley said protesters wanted to get as close to Bloomberg’s house as the police let them. The protesters are angry at him for rousting them from their home base downtown at Zuccotti Park last Tuesday.
Angry about a hell of a lot more than that.
Also see: Globe Grabs Gauntlet For Protesters
Then they dropped it.
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Related:
"UC Davis said early Monday in a news release that it was necessary to place police Chief Annette Spicuzza on administrative leave to restore trust and calm tensions. Videos posted online of the incident clearly show one riot-gear clad officer dousing the line of protesters with spray as they sit with their arms intertwined."
Also see:
Wall Street Protests Winding Down
Related:
"Petitions begin on Occupy Harvard; Yard’s closure brings calls for it to move" November 21, 2011|By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff
As the Occupy Harvard movement enters its second week, students have launched competing online petitions, one supporting the demonstrators and another urging them to leave Harvard Yard, which has been closed to anyone without a valid student identification since the encampment was established....
Online wants you to go home.
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