Riot police at kerr hall occupation

Riot Police removing students from occupied Kerr Hall

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Education

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• ucsc
• riot police
• occupation
• kerr hall

[melanieplc]

Yeah this was the only video i got off police using batons to hit people. my other footage was mostly of the students outside chanting and showing solidarity with the people inside. ill try to put those up as well along with renaming this.

[jowad85]

samurai is a bitch

[SamuraiSmm]

Just how stupid and ridiculous can our so-called "supporters" be? I don't want to be supported by people who have those points of view.

[SamuraiSmm]

Let me also point out a couple of acts of vandalism that have occurred here at UCSC. A spray painted wall at the entrance said: "Destroy capitalism. Destroy the University"  Yeah that makes sense for our cause. "Fuck Pigs" was also spray painted at the other entrance. How the hell does that help our cause? Not one bit.

How about the talks about a "communist anarchy" that I have been hearing around campus after the entrance blockades?

[SamuraiSmm]

It is not about "Hey we did a protest and then the police came and beat us with batons."

The case of police brutality has a long and extensive history. We know this already. The issue with the education system is relatively new. So why waste time complaining about police brutality and instead complain more about the education system?

Do you see my point?

[SamuraiSmm]

While support is a good thing, where and why that support is here is even more important.

This is why going on a tangent about any apparent police brutality does not help our argument one bit as it is not the focus of the problem, which is that the increases in fees and the decrease in the support from the education system is making the path for knowledge increasingly difficult and almost impossible for those who do not have the money, even with financial support.

[SamuraiSmm]

Yes, you would see that. If you wanted to blow things way of out proportion.

The only thing that crying out "POLICE BRUTALITY" does in this situation is gain a slight and misguided support for the cause. This method is ridiculous and does not at all help our point of view that tuition increases are making being a student incredibly difficult. I would rather have people supporting our view because of this fact rather than because they dislike police officers.

[nightmarecinema33]

Why don't you think it applies to these circumstances? It seems pretty clear to me that they were using ecessive force against verbally nonviolent protesters.

[SamuraiSmm]

@SamuraiSmm You have to remember that the police are protecting the public against themselves. Usually those who commit crimes and acts of violence are members of the public. They can be anyone and everyone.

[SamuraiSmm]

@SamuraiSmm While I agree that there are times that the police have disrespected the power that has been given to them, I will say that I think the police should take the same stand against smaller crimes as they do against larger crimes. This protest was small in comparison to those events that have shaken the nation. However, it is the duty of the police to ensure the safety of the public. That job cannot be taken lightly, even is small situations like this.

[SamuraiSmm]

@SamuraiSmm The public demands equal and fair treatment yet when the police deal with smaller crimes with the same seriousness as much more severe crimes, the public claim police brutality and demand police restraint. How can they demand equal treatment and a stronger stand against crimes in addition to complaining about the police being too harsh?