Saturday, November 19, 2011

Pepper spraying sit-down protesters

There would be plenty of outrage if the police seen here were in China.  There would be high level statements from the Department of State and lamentations by Presidential candidates.  If it happened in Birmingham Alabama in 1963 there would have been national outrage. But this happened at the University of California - Davis and the reaction so far is minimal.  James Fallows has much more at The Atlantic.
42 USC 1983 was passed by the post-civil war Republican Congress to deal with conduct like this.  Fortunately it is still on the books. - GWC
Video is HERE

Posted by GeorgeConk at 9:35 PM
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  1. Rob SanchezNovember 22, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    According to this article, the known risks of pepper spray are as follows:

    arrhythmia
    sudden death
    nerve damage
    permanent damage to the cornea
    "genuine risk to people with asthma and other respiratory conditions"
    "adverse effects on the lungs, larynx, middle airway, protective reflexes, and skin"

    http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2011/11/21/about-pepper-spray/

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