Today’s protest has resulted in at least seven arrests, all of which are people affiliated with UC Berkeley and at least one of whom is a campus faculty member.
According to UCPD Lt. Alex Yao, one of the protesters was arrested near Kroeber Hall earlier this morning and six were arrested this afternoon on the west side of Sproul Hall.
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All seven were arrested for resisting arrest or delaying a peace officer in the performance of their duties. The six from outside Sproul Hall were also arrested for failure to disperse, according to Yao.
Yao said the six protesters arrested near Sproul could face additional charges.
Protesters from the west side of Sproul Hall have alleged that police used excessive force when breaking through a line the protesters formed between the police and the protesters’ tents this afternoon.
Erick Uribe said an officer hit him in the torso with a baton, leaving a welt.
“We weren’t being aggressive, we made sure to just kind of hold our ground,” he said. “It was definitely not warranted.”
Yao said he could confirm that UCPD officers carry batons as part of their equipment but could not confirm whether the UCPD officers used their batons or to what extent.
“I have full confidence that our officers used the level of force that was appropriate to keep public safety in order,” he said.
Yao said the UCPD requested support from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office but he could not say exactly how many officers were requested.
Watch video of the protesters’ clash with police below:
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Alex Yao could not confirm that police used their batons??? Are you kidding me? http://youtu.be/buovLQ9qyWQ
“Full confidence” that the officers used the appropriate level of force? Anyone can see from the videos that the students were peaceful. I’d love to have someone explain to me how being peaceful justifies being beaten by the police.
I don’t know are protesters right or wrong, but it is clear that police use unnecessary and inappropriate level of force. They too violent. No way that is legal! Even if you think that protesters are idiots Mr. Yao must be suspended for covering that level of violence in police forces! In both video’s (I mean second one, that guest posted) you can see that police use batons and legs, try to beat protesters, even girls. But protesters don’t do anything. They just try to stand! In that case personally I don’t give a fuck are protesters wrong or not, but you will be a complete moron if you try to beat to death a person that ain’t do shit! Sorry for the inconvenient truth.
Celeste Langan should be fired immediately
A much better video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2C6e_8O_Bo
“Debout, les damnés de la terreDebout, les forçats de la faimLa raison tonne en son cratèreC’est l’éruption de la finDu passé faisons table raseFoule esclave, debout, deboutLe monde va changer de baseNous ne sommes rien, soyons tout!”
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Fuck the police! As Tupac said it.
Fuck the idiot protesters who want a free ride at someone else’s expense! As intelligent Americans said it.
Think of it this way: If you make $30,000 a year, you can’t really afford to pay, say, a 90% tax rate. If you make $3,000,000,000 a year, after 90% taxes you still net $300,000,000. That’s 20 LearJets. Literally.
Anyone who thinks that hard-working, moral citizens are free-riders should just stop complaining about it and work harder. Like they tell the “free-riders” to.
Wow lol your an idiot I am terribly sorry for you.
you are = you’re
Think of it this way. If you’re taxed at 90% and you’re already rich, why should you bother working in the first place? Those sort of punitive taxes are just another justification for people with wealth to shut down their businesses, not invest any further, and spend the rest of their days partying at some resort somewhere.
What you small minds don’t understand that it is not WEALTH that is taxed, but INCOME. If there’s no incentive for these people to work or invest, they won’t. Forget about them starting new businesses or investing in businesses, they will do what people with wealth have done since the first despot threatened to confiscate their wealth, and that is simply move elsewhere, WITH their money. How’s that going to help you find a job and keep one?
the only free rides have been the banks, wall street, major corporations who do not pay taxes and the wealthy who hide their income to avoid taxes. The rest of us are being plucked like chickens.