[Vision2020] UC Davis Cops Placed on Leave

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of today's (November 21, 2011) Spokesman-Review.

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University cops placed on leave

SAN FRANCISCO – A California university placed two of its police officers on administrative leave Sunday because of their involvement in the pepper spraying of passively sitting protesters, while the school’s chancellor accelerated a task force’s investigation into the incident amid calls for her resignation.

The president of the 10-campus University of California system also weighed in on the growing fallout from Friday’s incident at UC Davis, saying that he is “appalled” at images of students being doused with pepper spray and plans a far-reaching, urgent assessment of law enforcement procedures on all campuses.

“I implore students who wish to demonstrate to do so in a peaceful and lawful fashion. I expect campus authorities to honor that right,” UC President Mark G. Yudof said.

Officials at UC Davis refused to identify the two officers who were placed on leave, but one was a veteran on the force and the other was “fairly new” to the department, the school’s police Chief Annette Spicuzza said.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"If not us, who?
If not now, when?"

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