OWS UC Davis Pepper Spray - What Really Happened

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HappySqurriel said:

Rath said:

Anywhere else?

I come from NZ. That would not have happened here.

 

What the police should have done if they had to arrest/move the protestors (and what they did after pepper spraying) is simply to arrest/move the protestors. There was no reason for the pepper spray to be used against protestors who were not a threat to the police. Pepper sprays only purpose is to subdue through pain - to use it on a non-threatening person is in itself police brutality.

 

Edit: I also have to wonder if the people who support the police in this would have been so supportive of the same thing against a movement whose ideals they agreed with. (Also for the record, I think the occupy protests are kind of stupid)

People who tend to share my ideals wouldn't have forced the police into a position where they had to react ... Essentially, if you believe in personal responsibility you tend to act in a responsible and respectful manner to other people and their property.

very well put, my thoughts exactly