by Erik Kain on December 8, 2011
Occupy was evicted recently, but it didn’t end in blood and tears. No pepper-spray was deployed. No protesters found themselves on the other end of a baton. In fact, if reports are accurate, police in decided to opt for wits over brute strength, and common sense over riot gear. Via Radley Balko, Brad Hicks describes [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 19, 2011
Police at UC Davis maced a group of peaceful Occupy protesters in a gross display of excessive force Friday. The video, which I posted earlier today, has since gone viral. Police are not backing down from the action despite the police actions being widely criticized. “If you look at the video you are going to [...]
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