freakoutnation.com — The embattled chancellor of UC Davis, after justifying the unwarranted use of pepper spray on student protesters is seen in the following video finally departing from the Surge II building on campus after waiting for hours.
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juniorbNov 21, 2011
I'm very impressed by the way the students handled this moment. Their silence sent a deafening message that a cacophony of jeers and boos would not have.
pwhitneyNov 21, 2011
My daughter is a recent graduate from U.C. Davis and we have donated money to their scholarship fundraising drives... we won't make that mistake again as long as the Chancellor stays. My family is in the 2%. The chancellor is most likely in the 1%. I stand with the 99%. I predict that the "outside" review will "conclude" more training for the police and more open communications between campus administration and the "outside" community... this is the result from most, if not all reviews. She is hoping that the 90 deadline will allow for people to move on to other things and forget. We won't.
pc25Nov 21, 2011
no one believes you
skellenerNov 21, 2011
These are peaceful protests, not violent riots. If people were vandalizing, looting, committing arson, etc. that would be one thing. These are people protesting - that is chanting, holding signs, occupying public property. Heck many are simply sitting. This is NOT a riot and should not be treated as such. I get the feeling these boneheads in charge do not understand the difference between a riot and a protest.
m3arvkNov 21, 2011
Pack your s**t and leave in disgrace. Students were clearly peacefully demonstrating. Cops has no right to pull that kind of s**t. And the dean sided with the thugs. Time to go bitch.
gerprzNov 21, 2011
You must, you must resign.
You have proven incapable of managing OUR school.
gerprzNov 21, 2011
You must, you must resign.
You have proven incapable of managing OUR school.
ka5p3rNov 21, 2011
if you where earning over $400,000,University-provided housing,annual automobile allowance of $8,916,Payment of packing and moving costs for household effects, library and related equipment,Reimbursement of travel expenses for business-related visits to the campus during the transition period,Eligibility for a Mortgage Origination Program loan and payment of relocation costs if she continues in a tenured faculty position after stepping down as chancellor.Additionally, Katehi will receive a relocation allowance of $100,000 (25 percent of base salary), subject to proportional repayment if she resigns within the first four years of appointment.
would you resign,well would you.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
eraptorNov 21, 2011
I wouldn't need to resign because I would have NEVER allowed the use of pepper spray on PEACEFUL demonstrators.
The U.S. is SUPPOSED to be a DEMOCRACY where peaceful assembly and freedom of speech are GUARANTEED under the Constitution.
University pay and benefits don't come close to justifying her behavior (i.e., violating Constitutional RIGHTS) in THIS country.
pc25Nov 21, 2011
what don't you and the rest of the libs understand about municipal laws, assembly laws, illegal occupation and failure to obey the lawful orders of a police officer. These laws are standard throughout the country and have applied to every lice ridden, disease infested Obamaville in the country.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/law/bclc/web/NewYork/ny3(b).htm
NEW YORK PENAL LAW
CHAPTER 40 OF THE CONSOLIDATED LAWS
PART THREE--SPECIFIC OFFENSES
TITLE N--OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SENSIBILITIES
AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY
ARTICLE 240--OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Section 240.00 Offenses against public order; definitions of terms
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
1. "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access, and includes, but is not limited to, highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, playgrounds, and hallways, lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence.
2. "Transportation facility" means any conveyance, premises or place used for or in connection with public passenger transportation, whether by air, railroad, motor vehicle or any other method. It includes aircraft, watercraft, railroad cars, buses, school buses as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law, and air, boat, railroad and bus terminals and stations and all appurtenances thereto.
3. "School grounds" means in or on or within any building, structure, school bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law, athletic playing field, playground or land contained within the real property boundary line of a public or private elementary, parochial, intermediate, junior high, vocational or high school.
4. "Hazardous substance" shall mean any physical, chemical, microbiological or radiological substance or matter which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health.
5. "Age" means sixty years old or more.
6. "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity.
Section 240.05 Riot in the second degree
A person is guilty of riot in the second degree when, simultaneously with four or more other persons, he engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.
Riot in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Section 240.06 Riot in the first degree
A person is guilty of riot in the first degree when he:
1. Simultaneously with ten or more other persons, engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of causing public alarm, and in the course of and as a result of such conduct, a person other than one of the participants suffers physical injury or substantial property damage occurs; or
2. While in a correctional facility, as that term is defined in subdivision four of section two of the correction law, simultaneously with ten or more other persons, engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of causing alarm within such correctional facility and in the course of and as a result of such conduct, a person other than one of the participants suffers physical injury or substantial property damage occurs.
Riot in the first degree is a class E felony.
Section 240.08 Inciting to riot
A person is guilty of inciting to riot when he urges ten or more persons to engage in tumultuous and violent conduct of a kind likely to create public alarm.
Inciting to riot is a class A misdemeanor.
Section 240.10 Unlawful assembly
A person is guilty of unlawful assembly when he assembles with four or more other persons for the purpose of engaging or preparing to engage with them in tumultuous and violent conduct likely to cause public alarm, or when, being present at an assembly which either has or develops such purpose, he remains there with intent to advance that purpose.
Unlawful assembly is a class B misdemeanor.
Section 240.15 Criminal anarchy
A person is guilty of criminal anarchy when (a) he advocates the overthrow of the existing form of government of this state by violence, or (b) with knowledge of its contents, he publishes, sells or distributes any document which advocates such violent overthrow, or (c) with knowledge of its purpose, he becomes a member of any organization which advocates such violent overthrow.
Criminal anarchy is a class E felony.
Section 240.20 Disorderly conduct
A person is guilty of disorderly conduct when, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk thereof:
1. He engages in fighting or in violent, tumultuous or threatening behavior; or
2. He makes unreasonable noise; or
3. In a public place, he uses abusive or obscene language, or makes an obscene gesture; or
4. Without lawful authority, he disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons; or
5. He obstructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
6. He congregates with other persons in a public place and refuses to comply with a lawful order of the police to disperse; or
7. He creates a hazardous or physically offensive condition by any act which serves no legitimate purpose.
Disorderly conduct is a violation.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
bcronosNov 21, 2011
We don't need no stinking laws! We're the privileged! What others have earned is ours!
mikelistNov 21, 2011
what you don't understand is that this wasn't new york, it was the campus of a PUBLIC university. i going to guess that you also don't understand why it's different.
pc25Nov 21, 2011
what don't you understand about the uniform penal codes. They are the same in every state.
pc25Nov 21, 2011
again you don't understand
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Penal_Code
The Model Penal Code (MPC) is a statutory text which was developed by the American Law Institute (ALI) in 1962. The Chief Reporter on the project was Herbert Wechsler. The current form of the MPC was last updated in 1981. The purpose of the MPC was to stimulate and assist legislatures in making an effort to update and standardize the penal law of the United States of America. Primary responsibility for criminal law lies with the individual states, and such national efforts work to produce similar laws in different jurisdictions. The standard they used to make a determination of what the penal code should be was one of "contemporary reasoned judgment" — meaning what a reasoned person at the time of the development of the MPC would judge the penal law to do. The ALI performed an examination of the penal system in the USA and the prohibitions, sanctions, excuses, and authority that are used throughout. The MPC was a combination of what the ALI deemed to be the best rules for the penal system in the United States. Since its formulation, the MPC has played an important role in standardizing the codified penal laws of the United States.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mikelistNov 22, 2011
legally binding. or ... the mpc is not law in any jurisdiction of the united states, merely a document of recommendations. so, yeah, i guess i don't understand why new york law is binding in california.
pc25Nov 21, 2011
apparently you can't read (again) because the cited laws specifically address PUBLIC places such as schools, universities, parks.
Section 240.00 Offenses against PUBLIC order; definitions of terms
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
1. "Public place" means a place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access, and includes, but is not limited to, highways, transportation facilities, schools, places of amusement, parks, playgrounds, and hallways, lobbies and other portions of apartment houses and hotels not constituting rooms or apartments designed for actual residence.Comment is buried, click here to see the rest.
mikelistNov 22, 2011
have fun. mosaic code is exactly as binding as the mpc.
fauozNov 22, 2011
Why don't they hire an American Chancellor?
tsuruchibrianNov 21, 2011
Maybe this is sort of an unrelated topic, but why is the chancellor of a school the one responsible for deciding the the code of conduct of law enforcement. I understand this is "University police". What I am asking is why is there such a thing as university police?
It seems like being the primary administrator of a school and the person accountable from a law enforcement perspective should not be part of the same job.
I don't think it is appropriate for school administrators to have the authority to tell police officers to pepper spray students. It seems like the police chief should be the one in charge of law enforcement, and reporting to the mayor.
Closed AccountNov 20, 2011
Here come the clowns.
anomaly100Nov 20, 2011
I'm coulorophobic so thanks for the heads up.
dauntless1Nov 21, 2011
@Donnie
You don't have to announce yourself Donnie, we know you're always here.
skywiseNov 21, 2011
Good. She shouldn't have to.