[Vision2020] UC Davis Pepper Spray - What really happened

[Sunil Ramalingam]

No, they could have arrested the folks who were sitting. Given the size of the Quad, they could have left another way. There was no reason to start spraying. They were not in danger.

Sunil 

To: london at moscow.com
From: jborden at datawedge.com
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:40:37 -0800
CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] UC Davis Pepper Spray - What really happened

I see it much differently.
 
At every step of the way, the protesters had control.  
 
When the protesters follow and SURROUND the police officers, and begin chanting 'if you let them go we'll let you leave' it paints a much different picture.
 
Jay
 
 
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From: Bill London [london at moscow.com]
Received: Wednesday, 07 Dec 2011, 1:27pm
To: Jay Borden [jborden at datawedge.com]
CC: vision2020 [vision2020 at moscow.com]
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] UC Davis Pepper Spray - What really happened
 
 
The Davis police lost the PR battle for a good reason.
As this video makes clear, the protestors did not ONCE respond with violence (no rocks thrown, etc).
The cops had a force large enough to clear those 20 students away—and the cops were obviously in no real danger.
The pepper spray was a vicious and unnecessary attack, reminding me of the firehoses and attack dogs used in the South against the civil rights marchers
BL
 
From: Jay Borden <mailto:jborden at datawedge.com>  
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 12:55 PM
To: Moscow Vision 2020 <mailto:vision2020 at moscow.com>  
Subject: [Vision2020] UC Davis Pepper Spray - What really happened
 
 
The original video has long since gone viral… and thus the police and the Chancellor have already lost the PR battle.
 
 
 
But here is a YouTube video showing the precursor for the UC Davis “occupy” debacle.
 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhPdH3wE0_Y&feature=share
 
 
 
 
 
Jay
 
 
 
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