Peaceful UC Davis Students Pepper-Sprayed
Students occupying the central quad at the University of California at Davis were pepper sprayed in the face as they sat peacefully on the ground yesterday afternoon. One of my two sons attends this school. I would like you to watch the entire eight minutes of this video.
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I attended UC Berkeley in the 1980s. We protested President Reagan's funding of death squads in Central America. We protested UC investments in apartheid South Africa. In fact, the Divestment movement created a shantytown outside the Chancellor's office that lasted for months. I spent several nights sleeping with a peaceful encampment on the steps of Sproul Plaza. There was very little violence. The operation of the University, though
