tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5556557115704713889..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Going Viral: Police Pepper Spray Sitting UC Davis ProtestersRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82987008096806100522011-11-21T01:05:03.051-05:002011-11-21T01:05:03.051-05:00There is nothing "fair" to give to the c...There is nothing "fair" to give to the cops here.<br /><br />The pepper spray was not required to remove the students, as shown in the video, the students were easily removed. The pepper spray was nothing more than a punnishment... I thought that's what statist's claimed the judicial branch of governemnt was for?<br /><br />To harm non-violent peaceful protestors is not a fight,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-65857560426571683772011-11-20T12:09:21.187-05:002011-11-20T12:09:21.187-05:00I get the drift of the post, but to be fair to the...I get the drift of the post, but to be fair to the cops, if I was asked to disburse a group bent on destroying private property or even occupying it, you can bet I would err on the use of force that maximized my own safety. What it is not going to be is a fair fight.<br /><br />It is very easy to view videos like this and miss the overall milieu, anarchy and fear that envelops these situations, Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550269527485574418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-1726114260657720962011-11-20T01:40:35.417-05:002011-11-20T01:40:35.417-05:00This is a pretty tame and controlled non-lethal re...This is a pretty tame and controlled non-lethal reaction by the storm troopers from what I can tell. I don't know what these students were blockading or obstructing but the response seems orderly calm. I think people should be able to protest but like union's that block factories from scab workers, some protesters rely on force or obstruction to make a point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-46460150387589960412011-11-20T00:12:40.536-05:002011-11-20T00:12:40.536-05:00@ anon 2:31 pm,
IMHO, I question whether Presiden...@ anon 2:31 pm,<br /><br />IMHO, I question whether President Paul will activate the National Guard given my understanding of his states rights views. Wouldn't it establish a precedent in his Administration to interfere in a state matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77832640397321271022011-11-19T23:41:56.662-05:002011-11-19T23:41:56.662-05:00At the rate that our society continues to spiral d...At the rate that our society continues to spiral downward, and that people are becoming increasingly angered, I suspect that cops like this one will either a.) disappear one night or b.) will come home to a mutilated family one night. <br /><br />If people can't find head on, they will find guerilla warfare style and it will get very VERY ugly. I don't want to be around any other peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-72454288970044120762011-11-19T22:39:23.380-05:002011-11-19T22:39:23.380-05:00Elitists and their minions only need the peoples&#...Elitists and their minions only need the peoples' vote every two, four or six years to occupy elected positions of power. Once there, they can appoint their friends, write legislation favorable to their sponsors and send government business to their peers.<br /><br />In between, they really don't want to hear from the people, non-contributors.<br /><br />Homeland Security exists to PEU Report/State of the Divisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269683860174947542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36609322454211388752011-11-19T17:47:49.495-05:002011-11-19T17:47:49.495-05:00Something just doesn't make sense about the &q...Something just doesn't make sense about the "elites/elitists" new found love of using overt force in a popular movement.<br /><br />I think it's not your average politician/police officers ordering this. Rather it may be upper echelons trying to force a mass widespread civil unrest in order to force some kind of national or stateswide martial law type of action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60124162856834615412011-11-19T14:31:23.181-05:002011-11-19T14:31:23.181-05:00Bob, I know that you have (reasonable) differences...Bob, I know that you have (reasonable) differences with the socialists in the OWS crowd.<br /><br />But, my gut sense is that there is political capital to be gained here. Ron Paul: "If elected President, on my first day in office, I will do two things. First, as CinC, I will immediately cease all overseas military operations and immediately commence bringing all our troops home. Second,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19446345544815569432011-11-19T13:09:29.019-05:002011-11-19T13:09:29.019-05:00i keep wondering when the occupiers will bring the...i keep wondering when the occupiers will bring their own pepper spray and spray back... i'm very surprised it has not happened yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41816034132164800992011-11-19T13:06:19.885-05:002011-11-19T13:06:19.885-05:00@Anon 10:53 I was being facetious, they are probab...@Anon 10:53 I was being facetious, they are probably sitting around, laughing, while drinking and watching the videoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76104790107845262352011-11-19T12:58:15.335-05:002011-11-19T12:58:15.335-05:00America will tolerate no Spring uprisings. Those ...America will tolerate no Spring uprisings. Those are for foreign countries that need Western corporate access.PEU Report/State of the Divisionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269683860174947542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-42312413091430780842011-11-19T12:04:02.814-05:002011-11-19T12:04:02.814-05:00At what point are these socialists going to start ...At what point are these socialists going to start linking the physical assault they are receiving by the socialized police with the fact the police are socialized?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-77509234243050376542011-11-19T10:53:14.977-05:002011-11-19T10:53:14.977-05:00@anon 9:50
I don't think they will be haunted...@anon 9:50<br /><br />I don't think they will be haunted any more so than the occupying forces are haunted by jeers in Iraq or Afghanistan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-35511006314420873522011-11-19T09:50:42.000-05:002011-11-19T09:50:42.000-05:00Occasionally the state shows its true nature, and ...Occasionally the state shows its true nature, and most Americans will defend the police action with the theory if you don;t obey you deserve what you get. It use to be we only dealt with foreigners like that. Yes, the shouts of "shame on you" do doubt will haunt our "noble" public servants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-2019398176435195232011-11-19T08:03:14.525-05:002011-11-19T08:03:14.525-05:00Good to see socialists getting a lesson in the tru...Good to see socialists getting a lesson in the true nature of the government they so love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-41003718382589957822011-11-19T07:14:49.921-05:002011-11-19T07:14:49.921-05:00They let one of their friends get dragged away by ...They let one of their friends get dragged away by the state for doing nothing but sitting peacefully on the sidewalk. Then they chant about "join our strength." Watership Down anyone? The owsers are just as ridiculous as the police.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com