Tag: pepper spray

Just another day on the job for these police officers. This time, we’ll show you what it means to “serve and protect,” as seen through the eyes of the UC Davis Police Department. More specifically, Lt. John Pike.

John Pike’s defenseless action happened on Friday, and was directed towards students, in protest,  sitting on the ground. That’s it, students peacefully sitting on the ground, demonstrating their first amendment rights. Apparently, this was too much for the lieutenant. How dare they sit peacefully? Who do these students think they are, American citizens protected by the Constitution? They should be pepper-sprayed, and that was exactly what Mr. John Pike did.

The breakdown…

The police officer then returns to his position with the other officers. He also turns his back on the seated students, as does at least one other officer. They show no fear that the students might turn violent or threatening. The first cop talks on his radio for a while.

After a few “mic checks” and few more chants, a cop goes back to the seated students. The student asks, “You’re gonna shoot me for sitting here? You’re shooting us for sitting here?”

Roughly a minute later, the officer can be seen shaking the pepper spray canister as the gathered students start shouting, “Don’t shoot your children!”

As the officer began spraying the group of students, onlookers screamed, “Don’t do it! Don’t you do it!”