Posts Tagged ‘UC Davis’

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.

The John Pike Meme; Rick Wolff Video; EU

(1) The Lt. John Pike (UC Davis pepper-spraying cop) meme: See more pictures of UC Davis Lt. John Pike casually pepper-spraying innocents here and here and here. Find a template to make your own image here. (2) Video of Rick Wolff’s Excellent Talk at #OccupyBoston, November 17, 2011. Thanks to Doug G. of the Zinn ...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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