Displaying 931 To 960 Of 10,917 Comments OWS Episode V: The U.S. Empire Strikes Back It’s true! The adults look dated, and the cops really do, but the kids look just the same. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 20, 2011 @ 10:11 am Thank you, bito–high praise coming from our intrepid researcher! Somehow, this incident got me going. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 20, 2011 @ 10:09 am Oops. Double fuck there. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 20, 2011 @ 12:24 am A moment of levity, or at least some gallows humor: [img]http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/13052986911/7/tumblr_luy8q73ed91qfwqwq[/img] [img]http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luy8q73ed91qfwqwqo12_r1_250.jpg[/img] [img]http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luy8q73ed91qfwqwqo10_r1_250.jpg[/img] [img]http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luy8q73ed91qfwqwqo10_r1_250.jpg[/img] » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 20, 2011 @ 12:20 am They always retract their lies when called on them and proven to be lies. And the walk-back appear buried on page 8, if it gets any press at all. So tired of the BS. Oh well, better late than ever I guess. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 20, 2011 @ 12:09 am Kes, I was struck by that too! But I think there were some national guard troops too–they were wearing gas masks. Savvy, maybe, but certainly more militarized,since the “War on Drugs.” And the fact that everything in the US is labeled a “war”: on drugs, on poverty, on terror–that leads to more militarization, I think. I just saw this: “Our Militarized Police Departments Oh man, I am really getting swept up by this, Huh?! » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 20, 2011 @ 12:05 am Sally, looked like a perp walk to me! » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 11:31 pm It’s a powerful statement. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 11:26 pm I’m in awe of those kids, kes. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 11:24 pm Chicago Democratic Convention 1968. It was a turning point in public opinion about the Vietnam War protesters, and after that, the movement became more mainstream: It seems like deja vu to me. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 11:20 pm Sally, The fact that this is said to be standard procedure is both shocking to me, and not surprising at all. It seems as though is will get much worse, and tragically that will be a turning point. I am posting a video of the 1968 Protests at the Democratic Convention in Chicago–when people saw that, saw the brutality, opinion about the protesters changed positively and the Vietnam War movement went mainstream. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 11:16 pm “One day after pepper-spraying, UC Davis students silently, peacefully confront Chancellor Katehi” In the video above, UC Davis students, silent, with linked arms, confront Chancellor Linda Katehi just one day after the incident. It’s hard to tell exactly how many of them are present, but there they are, a huge crowd. They’re seated in the same cross-legged-on-the-ground position their fellow students were yesterday just before Lt. John Pike pulled out a can of pepper spray and pulled the trigger. Note that Katehi remains silent during what looks like her perp walk. She does not acknowledge the presence of the students. And yet, within an hour she was live on CNN explaining away the pepper-spray incident to host Don Lemon, who had to cut her off a few times because her responses were so long-winded. More at The Second Alarm blog, from the same guy who shot this video.http://thesecondalarm.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/ucdavis-chancellor-video/ A pretty remarkable thing just happened. A press conference, scheduled for 2:00pm between the UC Davis Chancellor and police on campus, did not end at 2:30. Instead, a mass of Occupy Davis students and sympathizers mobilized outside, demanding to have their voice heard. After some initial confusion, UC Chancellor Linda Katehi refused to leave the building, attempting to give the media the impression that the students were somehow holding her hostage. A group of highly organized students formed large gap for the chancellor to leave. They chanted “we are peaceful” and “just walk home,” but nothing changed for several hours. Eventually student representatives convinced the chancellor to leave after telling their fellow students to sit down and lock arms. ME: Chancellor, do you still feel threatened by the students? One of the students pepper sprayed yesterday, a young man wearing a brown down coat over a tie-dye shirt, said he met with Kotehi and personally showed her a video of pepper spraying attack. Speaking to about a thousand students with the “human mic,” the young man said he personally asked for her resignation. More about yesterday’s pepper-spraying videos, from Brian Stelter at the New York Times: “When you protect the things you believe in with your body, it changes you for good. It radicalizes you for good,” he said. Boing Boing reader Sarah Messbauer, in the comments for this blog post, writes: So proud to say that I was there tonight. The greatest words are those left unspoken, and I sincerely hope Katehi got the message. And Boing Boing reader William Fertman, who was also there tonight, sends in the reassuring news that the revolution comes with pizza: I was there about an hour and a half before the walk of shame, and at the time, there were maybe 100-200 students there, very respectful and committed to non-violence. The gathering outside the building (named, ironically enough, Surge II) occurred because the students assembled to hear the press conference Katehi was to give at 4pm. When it was announced that the conference was press-only, the students quickly organized in protest, demanding to hear her explanations in person. At ~4:30, it was announced that the press conference was cancelled. Students were admitted by staff into the building through a back door, and assembled peacefully inside some office space, but outside the studio where the presser was being held. There was some chanting and use of the human microphone, but the students remained admirably peaceful and respectful. After demanding the conference be moved to a larger venue so students could witness it, they left the building and re-assembled outside to await Katehi’s exit. It was quarter of 6 when I left, and the students had already decided to permit Katehi to leave in silence, and formed a pair of human corridors at both doors of the building. It was an impressive display of maturity and thoughtful protest. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:59 pm NPR (via Associated Press) had a good report of the Davis brutality and some updates. (I checked around best I could and no one else has posted this.) Students, Faculty Call For Resignation The UC Davis video images, which were circulated on YouTube and widely elsewhere online, prompted immediate outrage among faculty and students, with the Davis Faculty Association saying in a letter Saturday that Katehi should resign. “The Chancellor’s role is to enable open and free inquiry, not to suppress it,” the faculty association said in its letter. It called Katehi’s authorization of police force a “gross failure of leadership.” At a news conference later on Saturday, Katehi said what the video shows is “sad and really very inappropriate.” The events surrounding the protest have been hard on her personally, but she had no plans to resign, she said. “I do not think that I have violated the policies of the institution. I have worked personally very hard to make this campus a safe campus for all,” she said. Katehi remained in a media room for more than two hours after the news conference, eventually walking to an SUV past a silent group of students nearly three blocks long, many of them holding up signs calling for her to step down, the Sacramento Bee said. The statewide Council of UC Faculty Associations issued a statement Saturday saying “We are outraged that the administrations of UC campuses are using police brutality to suppress dissent, free speech and peaceful assembly.” Police Reaction Charles J. Kelly, a former Baltimore Police Department lieutenant who wrote the department’s use of force guidelines, said pepper spray is a “compliance tool” that can be used on subjects who do not resist, and is preferable to simply lifting protesters. “When you start picking up human bodies, you risk hurting them,” Kelly said. “Bodies don’t have handles on them.” After reviewing the video, Kelly said he observed at least two cases of “active resistance” from protesters. In one instance, a woman pulls her arm back from an officer. In the second instance, a protester curls into a ball. Each of those actions could have warranted more force, including baton strikes and pressure-point techniques. “What I’m looking at is fairly standard police procedure,” Kelly said. Images of police actions have served to galvanize support during the Occupy Wall Street movement, from the clash between protesters and police in Oakland last month that left an Iraq War veteran with serious injuries to more recent skirmishes in New York City, San Diego, Denver and Portland, Ore. The forcible Oakland protest eviction, the first of its kind on a large scale, marred the national reputation of the city’s mayor and police department while rallying encampments nationwide beset with their own public safety and sanitation issues. Police chiefs and mayors held conference calls to discuss containment strategies in the days after the Oct. 25 Oakland eviction. The use of rubber bullets and tear gas dropped off, though police departments have turned to pepper spray when trying to quell large crowds. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:46 pm That’s a terrific idea. I think we should add a jar of Vaseline to AdLibs list–in addition to putting it on one’s face, I’d smear a bunch on my helmet so the baton would slide off–and get on the cop’s baton too. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 2:06 pm I think it’s a fantastic idea! I was just at a site that sells pepper spray, and I wanted to see what the best remedy is–nothing! Here’s the best they found: Removing the Pepper Spray Oil from Your Skin The whole article should be read by anyone contemplating a protest: » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 1:18 pm That’s great, bito! I didn’t think to do that today. This gave me a sad chuckle: » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 1:05 pm I am so glad you make that point! I tweeted it too. People need to hear that. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 1:02 pm C’Lady, it hasn’t quite gone viral yet, but among the lefty blogs it’s been posted. But it seems they never learn anyway! Check this out is you missed it: The cop group coordinating the Occupy crackdowns » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:57 pm Petition: Tell UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi to Resign http://www.change.org/petitions/uc-davis-chancellor-linda-pb-katehi-resign » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:40 pm AB Thanks! I had already said “Goodnight” and just checked my twitter for messages and saw the incident. I went back to Vox and we stayed until after midnight we were so enraged. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:39 pm kes, as usual, you nailed it–perfect comment! » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:37 pm Murph, I’m sure you know about this, but just in case, I thought you’d find it interesting: » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:35 pm The Cover-her-ass begins! To this effect, I am forming a task force made of faculty, students and staff to review the events and provide to me a thorough report within 90 days. As part of this, a process will be designed that allows members of the community to express their views on this matter. This report will help inform our policies and processes within the university administration and the Police Department to help us avoid similar outcomes in the future. While the university is trying to ensure the safety and health of all members of our community, we must ensure our strategies to gain compliance are fair and reasonable and do not lead to mistreatment. I don’t need 90 days to decide anything: You are fired! » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:30 pm KT, I agree. I don’t think it’s sunk in on everybody yet that cops would do this. People are learning that the police are not always their friends, nor professional. The profession draws control freaks and sadists. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:15 pm That’s excellent! » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 12:12 pm Em, I found it last night on Twitter while we were on Vox Pop. It’s all over the internet–YAY! » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:50 am Bloomberg LP is a client of the lobbying firm that wrote the #OWS smear memo? Wow. http://bit.ly/uAYay3 » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:46 am Here’s a pic of three of the students who were arrested at Davis yesterday. Think they’re cowed? Think they’re going away? Me neither. » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:42 am Here’s what this Assistant Prof makes: 2010: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-ACAD YR Base pay: $61,200.00, Overtime: $0.00, Other:$0.00 » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:38 am Here’s what that fat pig makes: 2010: POLICE LIEUTENANT – MSP Base pay: $116,454.00, Overtime: $0.00, Other:$0.00 » Posted By Chernynkaya On November 19, 2011 @ 10:37 amComments Posted By Chernynkaya
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Crime 2007”
http://reason.com/archives/2007/07/02/our-militarized-police-departm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOXnenrYGA
http://boingboing.net/2011/11/19/one-day-after-pepper-spraying.html
KATEHI: No.
Some protesters were hospitalized afterward, according to local reports. Ten were arrested. Interviewed at a hospital by a local newspaper, The Davis Enterprise, one of the protesters, Dominic Gutierrez, said that he had been sprayed while trying to shield others.
Other than what we already know:
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KagroX David Waldman
Lt. John Pike of the UC Davis police now leading in Iowa.
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2011/11/18/cop-group-coordinating-occupy-crackdowns
KMOV’s Relentless Smear Campaign Against the 99% Movement via St Louis Hub
http://stlactivisthub.blogspot.com/2011/11/kmovs-relentless-smear-campaign-against.html
“Chancellor creates task force to review Friday’s incident”
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Nathan Brown
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-ACAD YR
UC Davis
JOB TITLE
2009: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-ACAD YR
2008: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR-ACAD YR
2010 PAY
Total pay: $64,505.55
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John A. Pike
POLICE LIEUTENANT – MSP
UC Davis
JOB TITLE
2009: POLICE LIEUTENANT – MSP
2008: POLICE LIEUTENANT – MSP
2010 PAY
Total pay: $110,243.12
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