A-macing approach: US police spray peaceful students (UC Davis, Full Video 2)

Police in the United States have used pepper spray on Friday against students who were taking part in a peaceful "Occupy" campaign in front of the University of California, Davis. Ten protesters have been arrested.

­Demonstrators had been ordered to remove their camp, but after refusing, officers showed up and tore their tents down, using force against unarmed people.

Shortly afterwards, police began using pepper spray on students and arresting some of them, the crowd quickly swelled in number, and police chose to retreat. Two of CBS13 journalists were hit with the spray during the incident, CBS Sacramento reports.

The UC Davis students had set up their camp on the field near the day before in solidarity with the OWS movement and to protest higher tuition costs. Protesters say they plan to re-establish their camp and stay there overnight.

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[LegsC30]

as soon as they surrounded the cops and told them they would let them pass when they let their prisoners free, thats when they broke the law. at least from this video. funny how there are a lot of videos on here with the parts showing the cops did something wrong and nothing about what occurred prior to the cops taking action. these students are stupid and are wasting their parents money.

[FreelancerCalifornia]

@buenosdiers Did you bother to watch the video? That dumbass in the hoodie at the begining was twisting the cops words around to make it worse. He was cracking up the entire time they yelled don't shoot the students. Of that group there were only like 10% that actually cared the rest were just along to shout 'fuck the police' in a group and to be on TV. Get your facts together, they tried numerous times to negotiate. Most of those protesters were just glorified sheep.

[JdubsFTW]

@jefferyod how did they break the law?

[menofterror]

"CLOSE YOUR EYES! PROTECT YOURSELVES!"

"SHUT YOUR MOUTH!"

[jefferyod]

@JdubsFTW not when you blatantly break the law even though if they were "peaceful" which they ceased doing when they decided to break the law

[jefferyod]

@amychubby first amendment covers free speech not an absolute disregard for the law

[amychubby]

@Surfn8565 Did the crowd need to be dispersed? Were they causing anyone any harm? I do not understand your perspective

[amychubby]

@mace085 but they were peacefully protesting - which they have every right to do - why not just leave them to peacefully protest?? That the US government feel the need to close down/move on the occupy protests, says something about how powerful the message of these 'kids' might be ...............

[amychubby]

@jefferyod see first amendment of the constitution for law

[amychubby]

@Allahsucks100 On the contrary they are learning alot about the constitution - check out the first amendment.