Police at New School 4/10/09 - For Student Power

Freelancer Brandon Jourdan caught the police doing something they claimed they didn't - using pepper spray on the New School occupants.

http://www.forstudentpower.org/blog

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[OhLordyEmmGee]

I am a New School (Parsons) student from a working-class background. I pay for my education entirely through scholarships and loans on my own account. As someone who has been involved with those in this conflict, I can tell you that the majority of the students who are demonstrating against Kerrey come from average, middle-class backgrounds. Kerrey's plans for corporatizing the university jeopardize financial aid in the the pursuit of increased profits, one of many reasons we want him out.

[Badlydrawnadam1]

a harbinger for the future. get guns, people.. get guns

[AnarchySparkle16]

Fuck the police

[thegorilla69]

stop resisting????..stop attacking...lika bitch gang.

[aliasjay]

I'm just loving the huge pussy fairy pansy sissy at 0:50 yelling "shame on you" and then getting rocked till he cries like a little bitch. Protesters are always wrong, they always get owned, and I'll always laugh at how they think they can take on the Police.

[insaneforstuff254]

SO MANY PEOPLE on protest videos are either insulting the protesters and their maturity/intelligence, or are insulting the opposers of the protest.

In any case, the fact that the students are protesting means that they're upset about something.

MAYBE it'd be better to work together and try and fix it, if possible, instead of creating a greater rift between the protesters and those in power.

[JoelBitarProductions]

Is that guy spraying pepper spray at :15?

[Bren29]

How about the injuring of a guard/custodian after they slammed a door on his leg? One of them was charged with assault and grand larceny, after he stole a radio (walkie-talkie) from the guard/custodian.

[brosefskins]

The vote of no confidence was cast in December, it would have been insane for Kerrey to step down mid school year. The university would fall apart. Kerrey called the police because a good number of the "protesters" occupying the building were NOT New School students, making them criminals breaking and entering into a building, THAT is why the police were called. Your argument makes no sense. Kerrey is not coming back next year. Stop bitching.

[kk789789789]

not really, not at all actually, so you dont know what you are talking about, plain and simple. The police don't just show up nor does it have the right to remove anyone untill somebody in authority calls them and asks them to deal with the situation. It was Kerrey who took the decision to call the police without informing or consulting anyone, not even the provost.

[kk789789789]

how do you explain then that the vast majority of the faculty is against kerry and want him to resign?

[crazydiam0nds]

pigs