The police are extremely effective--at making more protesters.

My favorite comment from the crowd, "None of you are getting pensions."
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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Saturday, November 19th, 2011 1:35am PST - promote requested by Boise_Lib.

The shift from the atrocious pepper spraying of peaceful protesters to the where the protesters force the cops out is incredible. The major turn-point where the cops are straight up TOLD to leave starts around the 6:00 minute mark.

"As the students cry “Shame on you!” the police arrest a few students; but as the crowd circles them—non-threateningly, but insistent—the police begin to retreat. Then, amazingly, the students (via People’s mic) offer the retreating police a moment of peace: “We are willing to give you a brief moment of peace so that you may take your weapons and your friends and go. Please do not return.”

And the police do." /via Balloon-juice.com

More info, including the name of the more abusive cops there over at Balloon-Juice.

@notabrobot Thanks for the link, some good stuff over there.

Here's the picture that will go into the history books.
http://i.imgur.com/J3AE5.jpg

Wow. That's probably the most flagrant, indiscriminate dosing of peaceful protestors I've yet seen in this movement. Share, spread, and keep building the resistance to the police state.

There's already an open letter calling for the chancellors resignation:
https://bicyclebarricade.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/open-letter-to-chancellor-linda-p-b-katehi/

>> ^srd:

There's already an open letter calling for the chancellors resignation:
https://bicyclebarricade.wordpress.com/2011/11/19
/open-letter-to-chancellor-linda-p-b-katehi/


Thanks for the information, srd.

Great letter!

There's excellent coverage of this event over at boingboing.net. >> ^Boise_Lib:

@notabrobot Thanks for the link, some good stuff over there.
Here's the picture that will go into the history books.
http://i.imgur.com/J3AE5.jpg

I hate campus police.

That said, I'd have a lot more sympathy for the OWS folks if they weren't a bunch of hippies.

What a shame that this has so few votes after three days, even on a website with a reputation like ours.

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Saturday, November 19th, 2011 11:56am PST - promote requested by Ryjkyj.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

I think it's more a case of this video being plastered everywhere. it's not like it needs more exposure. The silent protest of the chancellor is doing quite well. http://videosift.com/video/UC-Davis-Chancellor-walks-to-her-car-during-silent-protest>> ^Ryjkyj:

What a shame that this has so few votes after three days, even on a website with a reputation like ours.