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## Re: [CT] Fwd: [OS] US/CT- Occupy Video shows pepper spraying of UC Davis protesters

Released on 2012-09-30 00:00 GMT

Email-ID | 1048364
Date | 2011-11-20 01:52:04
From | sean.noonan@stratfor.com
To | ct@stratfor.com
List-Name | ct@stratfor.com

Yes, no doubt the protestors were tactically trying to force the police to
escalate while looking innocent themselves. You can see that the police
officer with the spray was warning them, and probably had a bunch before
what this video clip shows. But that's the thing, this all comes down to
politics, and the police know that this will be on camera and the world
will see it. Moreover, unless they had information that these protestors
had weapons, I don't see why they couldn't just arrest them a few at a
time, or even the whole group, without the pepper spray. That's basically
what this guy argues:
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/ten-miles-square/2011/11/dumbass_training_and_the_uc_da033608.php
By Peter Moskos
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This UC Davis pepper-spray incident from yesterday, in which campus police
sprayed a group of protesting a**Occupya** students who were sitting on
the ground, was just brought to my attention. I dona**t know all the
facts, but as a former cop-turned-academic, therea**s one thing I can say.
In the police academy, I was taught to pepper-spray people for
non-compliance. Ie: a**Put your hands behind your back or Ia**lla*| mace
you.a** Ita**s crazy. Of course we didna**t do it this way, the way were
taught. Baltimore police officers are too smart to start urban race riots
based on some dumb-ass training. So what did we do to gain compliance? We
grabbed people. Hands on. Like real police. And we were good at it.
Some people, perhaps those who design training programs, think policing
should be a hands-off job. It cana**t be and shouldna**t be. And trying to
make policing too hands-off means people get Tased and maced for
non-compliance. Ita**s not right. But this is the way many police are
trained. Thata**s a shame. (Mind you, I have no problem using such
less-lethal weapons on actual physical threats, but peaceful
non-compliance is different.)
When police need to remove protestersa**whether thata**s even the case
here I dona**t knowa**it needs to be crystal clear who gives the order, be
it the president of the university or the ranking officer on scene.
Officers on the scene shouldna**t be thrown under the bus because their
superiors gave stupid (albeit lawful) orders. Accountability matters.
And if police need to remove these students, then the police can go in
four officers to one protester and remove them. Lift them up and take them
away. Maybe you need one or two more officers with a threatening baton to
keep others from getting involved. It really can be that simple.
People dona**t hate the police for fighting off aggressors or arresting
law breakers. They do hate police for causing paina**be it by dog, fire
house, Taser, or macea**to those who passively resist. And thata**s what
happened yesterday at U.C. Davis.
Peter Moskos is a sociologist at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and
the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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From: "scott stewart" <stewart@stratfor.com>
To: "CT AOR" <ct@stratfor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 4:05:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CT] Fwd: [OS] US/CT- Occupy Video shows pepper spraying of
UC Davis protesters
Excellent points.
From: Allison Fedirka <allison.fedirka@stratfor.com>
Reply-To: CT AOR <ct@stratfor.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:56:14 -0600 (CST)
To: CT AOR <ct@stratfor.com>
Subject: Re: [CT] Fwd: [OS] US/CT- Occupy Video shows pepper spraying of
UC Davis protesters
I agree that this will rile people up. However, if you observe the actual
human chain, the protesters themselves do not scream (it's the crowd) and
they still maintain the chain after one round of pepper spray. This leads
me to believe that they were at least intermediate level activists (this
was not their first protest) with some basic organization and social
protest training.
If the assumption about them being experienced activists is correct then
the following is true. This group would have gone in knowing what the
possible consequences of their protest were (they would have gamed it out
if you will ) from pepper spray to arrest. Also, there would be an
activist not in the chain that served as a police liaison. In a protest
like this those in the chain would only focus on carrying out the protest
and not speak to police. The only person talking to the police is the
liaison who will clearly communicate the police demands and the activists
response to the respective parties. In this setting the police would have
eventually given the protesters the warning/ultimatum 'get up or you will
get pepper spray'. The liaison would go to the human chain, inform them
of their options. The activists refused to leave, that was communicated
to the police who in turn sprayed them.
The spray itself does not seem to be one of rage or very spontaneous. The
police showed the can to all of the protesters and did a fairly light
spray of the people. He didn't focus too long on any one person and did a
once through. It could have been much worse is all I'm saying.
Again, no way to know for sure if what I outlined was the case, but I'm
fairly certain that this incident was not pure spite and was actually
somewhat anticipated and readily accepted by the protesters. It sucked at
the time I'm sure but then will be worth it for them as they have the
video and crowd sound bites to rally people around their cause.
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From: "Sean Noonan" <sean.noonan@stratfor.com>
To: "CT AOR" <ct@stratfor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 1:34:46 PM
Subject: [CT] Fwd: [OS] US/CT- Occupy Video shows pepper spraying of
UC Davis protesters
My hippy friends were sending me these videos before it even came up in my
sweeps. This is going to rile people up, but I don't think it can spread
geographically or quantitatively.
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From: "Sean Noonan" <sean.noonan@stratfor.com>
To: "os" <os@stratfor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 1:33:15 PM
Subject: [OS] US/CT- Occupy Video shows pepper spraying of UC
Davis protesters
video here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WmJmmnMkuEM
Video shows pepper spraying of UC Davis protesters
APBy SUDHIN THANAWALA | AP a** 56 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) a** Video of a tense standoff between police and Occupy
demonstrators at the University of California, Davis shows an officer
using pepper spray on a group of protesters who appear to be sitting
passively on the ground with their arms interlocked.
The video a** posted on YouTube a** was shot Friday as police moved in on
more than a dozen tents erected on campus and arrested 10 people, nine of
them students.
In the video, the officer displays a bottle before spraying its contents
on the seated protesters in a sweeping motion while walking back and
forth. Most of the protesters have their heads down, but at least one is
hit in the face.
Some members of a crowd gathered at the scene scream and cry out. The
crowd then chants, "Shame on You," as the protesters on the ground are led
away. The officers retreat minutes later with helmets on and batons drawn.
It's not clear from the video what agency the officer who used the pepper
spray represents. Officers from UC Davis and other UC campuses as well as
the city of Davis responded to the protest, according to Annette Spicuzza
, UC Davis police chief . Davis is about 80 miles north of San Francisco.
Karen Nikos, a university spokeswoman, told The Associated Press that she
expects to have comment on the incident later Saturday morning.
Spicuzza told the Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/sKoP5T) that police used
the pepper spray after they were surrounded. Protesters were warned
repeatedly beforehand that force would be used if they didn't move, she
said.
"There was no way out of that circle," Spicuzza said. "They were cutting
the officers off from their support. It's a very volatile situation."
The tents went up on Thursday, and protesters were apparently warned on
Friday morning that they had until 3 p.m. to take them down or they would
be removed.
--
Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
STRATFOR
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www.STRATFOR.com
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Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
STRATFOR
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www.STRATFOR.com
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Allison Fedirka
South America Correspondent
STRATFOR
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www.STRATFOR.com
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Sean Noonan
Tactical Analyst
STRATFOR
T: +1 512-279-9479 A| M: +1 512-758-5967
www.STRATFOR.com