Pepper-spraying campus police won't face charges
Source: Associated Press
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) The University of California, Davis police officers who doused students and alumni with pepper spray during a campus protest last November won't face criminal charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The chemical crackdown prompted widespread condemnation, campus protests and calls for the resignation of Chancellor Linda Katehi after videos shot by witnesses were widely played online. Images of an officer casually spraying orange pepper-spray in the faces of nonviolent protesters became a rallying point for the Occupy Wall Street movement.
But the Yolo County District Attorney's office said in a statement that there was insufficient evidence to prove the use of force was illegal.
A task force appointed by the university concluded in April that the Nov. 18 pepper-spraying was "objectively unreasonable" and could have been prevented.
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bemildred
(90,061 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)MiaCulpa
(765 posts)The students likely don't have money to even attempt to sue, student debt and all.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)MiaCulpa
(765 posts)Thanks, had not heard that.
yardwork
(61,703 posts)Festivito
(13,452 posts)VWolf
(3,944 posts)Dontcha know?
One set of rules for us.
Another set for them.
Auggie
(31,186 posts)(Woodland, CA) No criminal charges will be filed against University of California, Davis officers involved in the November 18, 2011, pepper spraying of students on the University Quad. A 13 page District Attorney report outlines the reasons for the determination.
The report concludes viewing the incident through the totality of the circumstances, there is insufficient evidence to establish proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the use of force involved in the November 18, 2011, pepper spraying was unlawful and therefore warrants the filing of criminal charges.
The report defines the legal role of a prosecutor in investigating officer involved misconduct, The review by Yolo County District Attorneys Office does not involve an evaluation of administrative, civil or Internal Affairs liability for the participants and it does not involve a review of whether policies and procedures were appropriately followed. In addition, our review does not encompass recommendations concerning how policies and procedures might be altered to minimize potential future risks. The scope of the District Attorneys review is solely an evaluation of whether the filing of criminal charges is warranted by the events of November 18, 2011.
For more information, please contact Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael J. Cabral at (530) 666-8406 or via email at michael.cabral@yolocounty.org.
LINK: http://www.yolocounty.org/Index.aspx?page=26&recordid=2167&returnURL=%2findex.aspx%3fpage%3d510
It's easier to base findings on a third-party report than to conduct your own research. Bastards.
The Yolo County D.A. is Jeff Reisig: http://www.jeffreisig.com
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)No words.
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)Quick google search finds him plagiarizing articles bashing the ACLU
http://davisvanguard.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5581:reisig-lifts-huge-portions-of-op-ed-from-da-scullys-april-piece&Itemid=100
...seeking sloppy unconstitutional injunctions(struck down as such)
http://daviswiki.org/Jeff_Reisig
Hand-picked as the favorite successor of the previous DA, whose reign was marred by corruption and malfeasance, and criticized his opponent's disability in a campaign add to barely eek out a win.
http://davisvanguard.blogspot.com/2006/12/2006-year-in-davis-review_6269.html
Young future Yolo county voters take note. Be careful who you vote for.
blackspade
(10,056 posts)This is just more ass covering for the militarized police.
Prosecutors will go after OWS protesters for the flimsiest shit and make up charges, but the thugs that beat the crap out of them walk scott free.
What a disgrace. What ever happened to professional ethics?