http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MGagKL_tvS8 (in this video you can hear the protesters chanting: If you let them go, we will let you leave.)
I'm sure everyone has heard about the UC Davis pepper spray incident on November 18th. I have been reading articles and watching videos about the incident and as of right now there is a private investigation going on to see why the police used pepper spray and if they were right in doing so. The popular belief follows the viral youtube video that shows students peacefully protesting on campus and then suddenly being pepper sprayed in the face. I have heard many people talking about the incident and the story on the street is that the pepper spray came almost out of no where. As I researched a few more pieces of the story on the side of the police have turned up: 1. The police warned the students that they were going to be pepper sprayed if they didn't move. 2. Police had been ordered to remove the tents and as they were doing this, students encircled them, blocking their exit. This article: http://www.businessinsider.com/pictures-uc-davis-pepper-spray-2011-11?op=1 is one of the best I have found. It has chronologically ordered pictures showing what happened at the event. Questions about police control are central to this topic. The two police officers that used pepper spray are on temporary paid leave as of right now.
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