Posts Tagged ‘pepper spray’

The “Miami Model” and Bahrain; Europe; Walker

(1) Timoney and Bahrain: (Note today’s possibly irrelevant image–can’t remember where I downloaded it, but it was apparently found in a police van in lower Manhattan recently.) The other day I linked to an article from the Atlantic that gave a useful account of the recent history of police tactics with respect to large protests.  ...Read more.

Parade, Sports, Leftovers

(1) Are John Pike’s 15 Minutes Up Yet? I have read one good piece sympathetic toward the “casually pepper-spraying cop”:  Why I Feel Bad for the Pepper-Spraying Policeman, Lt. John Pike, at The Atlantic.  The point is that it’s structural, and there’s a nice review of changes in police tactics to deal with civil unrest: ...Read more.

UC Davis Brutality; Greenway Letter; etc.

(1) Police Brutality at UC Davis Watch the video for yourself. Watch to the end–there’s a happy ending!   Find another video of the same scene here. Good coverage at the Davis Enterprise. A useful primer on the legalities of pepper spray and excessive force. Here’s the money quote (this is from Vineyard v. Wilson and ...Read more.

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