Bad Students—Go to Class and Be Quiet.

Narcissistic kids looking for a “war” story to tell.

Hooray for brave Davis students, standing up for what they believe in, and fighting back against the privatization of the public university! And extra hooray for the students who joined in to defend them, swelling the crowd (TO HOW MANY, CBS REPORTER? NUMBERS WOULD BE NICE)… we can do it if we do it togther, take back our schools and make them serve the public, the state of california, instead of the regents and their corporate cronies!

Shame on UC Davis police!

Bad Police spraying our children. +{ !

PROUD UCD Davis Students… I want that Officers badge number for harming my peers… Thank you for defending democracy AGGIES, THIS IS OUR UNIVERSITY… Shame on the officers who got pleasure in tear gassing students who were just sitting on the ground… The BEGINNING IS NEAR!!!!!

I mean pepper spraying students… Sorry, I am so angry right now I wrote the wrong disgusting measure that was taking…

Weather you think they were “bad students” or not, there was no sound explanation for these officers to use riot gear, and pepper spray on these harmless students. The duties of a Public Safety Officer (PSO) is to PROTECT AND SERVE the public. As long and the protestors posed no threat to human life the PSOs should have maintained their distance, just to maintain order.
By preforming these acts these officers just lost the trust and respect of the public they “serve.” They should be enforcing our right to assembly not restricting it.

“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.”

This isnt about Narcissistic kids looking for “war” its about our rights as American Citizens. Rights we should be able to exercise without being restrained by the very government and agencies we as tax payers fund.

Those overpaid 90% pension cops that are bankrupting CA backed away scared when they saw the crowd surround them in solidarity with their oppressed fellow students.

honestly the police officers were doing their job, students were given multiple warnings before they started to spray. when asked to move, students chose to barricade the officers, preventing them from moving. these footages like all media, is completely skewed

on top of that students were provoking police officers

The students were sitting down with arms locked to avoid being moved and faces covered to avoid being identified. The crowd was egging on the police with slurs and causing them to feel threatened. This was not a peaceful protest. If it were they would have peacefully left to another area the police deemed safe and out of the general public’s way for day to day tasks.

students were sitting down with arms locked to avoid being moved and faces covered to avoid being identified. The crowd was egging on the police with slurs and causing them to feel threatened. This was not a peaceful protest. If it were they would have peacefully left to another area the police deemed safe and out of the general public’s way for day to day tasks.

your an idiot, the cops told them to move multiple times. they should have used rubber bullets

Retired ol guy…..why don’t you supplement the increased tution costs then maybe they could go to class. Go Students it is your right and shame on cops with riot gear. Most the whole country supports you. Keep up the work and the pressure on. It’s not going away cuz regular people are sick of the bs system. And Josh thank you for telling it like it is!!!

There are some things that have to be placed under control before it gets out of hand. Look at liberalism. UC Davis is private property, I doubt that the students applied for a permit for a protest. First they break the rules then think they don’t have to pay the consequences. WOW sounds like the same on our borders. These students should be arrested warned that this type of behavior again will lead to being expelled for good. Wait aren’t the college kids on the road to being 1% ers. Priorities people

I’m appalled at the grown men (and woman) in this forum actually condoning the actions of violence being used against US citizens because they (the police) were being called names? Are you serious? If someone called you names and you brutalize them, those same cops would be happy to explain to you why you are NOT justified in using violence against verbal abuse as they handcuff you and lead you to jail. Were the students pushing, shoving, threatening, kicking, displaying threatening movements? No, they are sitting on the ground waiting to be arrested. The pepper spray was both unnecessary and uncalled for and the police were wrong to use it. The officer flourishing it around before spraying it …BIG STRONG NEANDERTHAL…deserves to be relieved of his duty. THERE IS NO HONOR IN THIS!!!! This display was shameful…and shame on the commentary in support of this ridiculous display by what I’ll laughingly refer to as “Davis’ finest”, if those uniforms are the ‘finest’, the world is sinking to new lows.

Thank you, Josh, it seems that many of the people who comment in this forum could benefit from simply READING the Constitution. We have rights. We ALL have rights, if you choose not to exercise those rights, so be it. However, when others exercise their rights and courageously take a stand, those of you on the sidelines might want to actually make intelligent decisions about your own future. If we allow these actions against citizens to escalate, there will be another Kent State….it took decades of the shame of that action to fade, for some of us it never did fade. Shame on the U. C. Davis administrators.

LOL You’d honestly think these Davis students would get physical with the police? Police these days are treating normal citizens as if they’ve already committed a crime. Slow down on the power trip mr. oFFiceRs…

And judging by your posts, CALM DOWN…i sure as hell feel sorry for the people in your company. You seem like a very negative person all around

I watched many videos of these events from different angles and perspectives, did you?

yeah dont use pepper spray, use bullets next time, tired of this occupy b.s. the only sinking is the mind of people like you that arent smart enough to get a job and or education and need someone else ot pay for it…GET OVER IT, cost of living is going up along with education, if you dont like it get the hell out of MY country.

I suppose you think that calling someone foul names makes you gain the upper hand. It simply exposes the weakness of your mind.

Unlike you, I won’t use profanity or demean people, you diminish yourself enough with your own words.

The students were asked to leave, and then told to leave or suffer the coincidences. If you are not going to respect the law move, go live in an area that operates that way. Do not jeopardize the safety of others. They already paid their tuition, they weren’t asking for a refund. Don’t worry under Obama’s plan and Gov. Brown bills college will be paid for. Why complain. HONOR ya and how many years did any of these students or yourself serve your county?

Next time a police officer asks you nicely to leave because your unlawfully organizing and taking up space, yes space, leave, dont sit down and invite pepper spray or arrest, how FN stupid are you people?

ah boo hoo..poor jenny…LMAO!

CAVE, What courageously or stands have you done for you county?

Can’t we all just get along.

let me guess, schooling should be free correct? I never had to resort to something as stupid at occupy, because i was too busy making money and having fun, you go ahead and spend your time COMPLAINING, let me know how that WHINING and COMPLAINING WORKS OUT FOR YOU IN THE LONG RUN….cause last time I checked NOTHING has been accomplished after 2 months of occupy, except some small amounts of money have been transferred from one bank to another…oh and you have destroyed several beautiful parks paid for by people like me that work!

answer the question jenny..what has occupy actually changed or accomplished..NOTHING!

I hope the police do make it a kent state because i dont think you have the right to destroy property that tax payers have paid for. if your so smart jeanette, why dont you go before the state or govt and make laws and make a change, I am not saying some of the things in the country dont need a change but the ignorant way the occupy is going about change is foolish, do it the right way, AGAIN, WHAT HAS OCCUPY ACCOMPLISHED IN TWO MONTHS..PLEASE ELABORATE, PLEASE EDUCATE ME

CAVE where is an answer, you sound so intelligent but no answers?

@John Who says that people want to overthrow the government? It is to CHANGE this capitalistic system that’s making the rich richer and the poor poorer.

seems as though ignorance runs rampant in the CAVE family.

UC Davis is not considered private property. In the four years I went there, I saw many protesters who were religious, who constantly badgered and threatened students into “accepting Jesus”. They actually harmed people. How come none of those people ever got pepper sprayed?

Because it’s a public school, paid for by tax dollars and by the tuition of the students in this video, and therefore it is public property.

jane read the post on here that implies just that, now to you, what has occupy or these students accomplished by doing what they have done? I can promise you this, nothing will be done by sitting on the ground and pouting, because that does nothing, well but get you pepper sprayed..LMAO

I NOW HEAR CRICKETS FROM THE CAVE GROUP..SHOULD BE CAVED IN!!!

John and Ken’s comments are exactly the same! Undoubtedly the same person – probably being paid to post by the Koch brothers or someone similar.

Jenny, don’t even bother talking to these people. They are paid trolls.

brendanconnell and cave are exactly the same!!! undoubtedly dont have any answers and probably unemployed and wanting a hand out! Now go get a job and a purpose in life…no this is the only john!

@John your looking at the quote to simple minded… these students were protesting on increase of tuition prices the state is implementing, as well as the occupy movement. A majority has spoken in OUR democratic society and decided to alter the state’s decision. This isnt just your country its mine, yours, his, her’s,…. its OUR country. Every student thats out there loves this country as much as you claim to love it as well. Look at history john if you paid attention in high school you would’ve seen… movements like this were preformed by the most patriotic men the United States has ever seen, everyone of which had critics just like you. You failing to recognize that is ignorance on your part.
Were they told to move multiple times: Yes
Should’ve they moved: Despite being on a public campus, I for one always listen to a law enforcement and have form good relationships with PSOs due to the occupation i am in.

Personally i do not agree with how the officers removed the students. There was no need for chemical deterrents, batons, or riot gear. i would’ve have leaned more towards a less aggressive form of physical removal.

brendan you fool, too bad your uneducated and cannot answer any questions I have posted, your right about one thing…I have been paid! LOL…your just upset things dont go your way..WAAAH.

Primum non nocere, thats the oath i have taken… i was ready to lay down for my life for this wonderful country as a corpsmen before i was diagnosed with a condition that issued me a medical discharge. Now i serve my fellow citizens as an EMT and help in anyway i can. how about you?
I came to Davis for their expertise in the medical field and get my feet on the medical latter, in a few years i dont think even the 1%’s kids will be able to afford it!

That was one of the stupidest police actions ever. How do you justify going to that level on people just sitting there.

Many protesters DID, in fact, remove their tents when they were asked to. The video showed a mix of protestoes who still had tents there and other students who just came over to support them or to see what was happening (even I would do that too if I saw a large crowd in one area due to curiosity and the need to know what’s going on).

So you can’t say protesters didn’t oblige to the requests to take the tents down when many of them did.

Yea, they should have spanked the brats. You parents of these idot kids should be ashamed. Go police. Uphold the law and get rid of these idoits so the 99.9% of us that hate them will not be bothered by them anymore.

God. “Should have used the rubber bullets.” You ever been shot with one of those? It HURTS and would do absolutely nothing but worsen police image in the public eye. The fact of the matter is, officers need to do what they gotta do to protect themselves, but sometimes….they go overboard with what is “reasonable” for their safety. Then again, I can understand. They put their lives on the line everyday. I’m a cadet myself in the law program at my uni… but this? This is just…wrong. I don’t know what I;d do if I became a cop and was told I had to pepper spray a bunch of kids for “calling me names”. This is the United States, not Stalin’s Russia. People should be able to protest without fear of being attacked as long as they are not rioting in the streets.

I don’t follow the Occupy movement much (frankly I think it is a romantic idea but too disorganized to make an impact), all I’ve heard of it is when a bunch of cops brutalize peaceful protesters. Like it or not, this movement is doing something…it is revealing just how far our “freedom” really goes. Might not be moving us forward, but it sure is making the police force and government look like fools.

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The students said no such slurs UNTIL the police began to use excess force. Also – They were covering their faces to avoid pepper spray. Most of them had nothing on their faces, but when they saw the canister, they leaned their face onto one another. Do you even know where they were protesting? It was a location in the middle of a park. People can EASILY, and daily walk around this area. The area they are sitting has nothing but trees and grass all around them. They were blocking no one.

Any public university sidewalk, or anywhere outside not in buildings is considered a free protest zone.

These trolls who claim to be “making money and more educated than us” Also have terrible spelling and grammar. They type like 9 year old girls txtin ther bffz

http://www.citmedialaw.org/legal-guide/access-public-property

Not sure if this helps but I think MANY forms of peaceful protest have accomplished great things in this country. Would african americans have equal rights if Martin Luther King didn’t peacefully protest? I believe civil disobedient acts such as Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on a bus can lead to a greater change. Some people on here say that the students who are ocupying schools and such aren’t getting anything done but the same might have been said way back when. The students weren’t attacking anyone but in fact were attacked and physically harmed by a institution thats purpose is to keep the peace and protect us. How can you trust a country a governemnt or even a person if they harm you as you are attempting to peacefully protest. Pepper spray, riot shields, and rubber bullets are supposed to be used against RIOTERS not protestors believe it or not their is a difference. Don’t we have a constitutional right that prohibits cruel and unusual punishment?

Every time the police are taped using excessive force (as here), the protesters come back with larger, more motivated crowds and they expose a few more government officials and MSM elites as incompetent, oblivious, power-hungry or bought by their corporate masters. It will continue to grow, and it must; it is a rare demonstration by the People against the near-complete fascist takeover by the corporations that own our government. Despite the ridicule, blatant lies, incompetence and obliviousness of the corporate-bought mainstream media and the oligarchy in Washington, the Occupy movement stays resolute, peaceful, and keenly aware of the crisis our country is facing and the only way it can possibly be solved (public campaign financing is the first step). While Republican Obama and his fellow Republicans (including the ones with the D’s by their name) pretend to argue in a rigged wrestling match, but have already decided to lower corporate taxes, lower top tax rates, and cripple services for the bottom 98%, the majority of the country (according to virtually any poll) resides well to the Left of both parties, and are far closer to the Occupy goals than to those of virtually any recognized political candidate. This movement is a long-needed victory for democracy and the still-hibernating ideals of the American dream.

Sacramento Police is know for there use of force when wearing the riot gear. I went to Encina High School in the 90′s and this is the same way they attacked us. What do you expect from a bunch of rednecks from Rio Linda. Hopefully the students sue in court we did.

Obama bailing out the bankers was anything but capitalism. If anything blame socialism.

The law protects the rights of the people to assemble. Those breaking the law were the cops.