11-23-2011, 12:50 PM
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In the link you provided I saw nothing that would lead the viewer to know why they decided to pepper spray. No mention of police contact with the university, university fears, or a phone call. If there is more information out there about this, I have not seen it yet.
They are quite obviously blocking a sidewalk. Not a road. No building access. Chances of a sidewalk through campus being a fire lane? Not high. It is an obvious police over response. Some of the sprayed students are obviously sitting on grass. Yes, they needed to be moved. At least they didn't beat them into the ER, which is what police brutality really looks like. I'm sure all of the students involved were expecting to go to jail. They got what they wanted. Jail time AND they made the cops look like brutal thugs. Stupid move on the cops part, but hey, what else is new?
They are quite obviously blocking a sidewalk. Not a road. No building access. Chances of a sidewalk through campus being a fire lane? Not high. It is an obvious police over response. Some of the sprayed students are obviously sitting on grass. Yes, they needed to be moved. At least they didn't beat them into the ER, which is what police brutality really looks like. I'm sure all of the students involved were expecting to go to jail. They got what they wanted. Jail time AND they made the cops look like brutal thugs. Stupid move on the cops part, but hey, what else is new?