Monday, March 1, 2010
Widespread Rioting Coming this Week?
Law Enforcement & Crime / Education Robert Gammon — Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM
Protesters who take part in this Thursday’s statewide “Day of Action” demonstration will severely damage their cause if they follow in the footsteps of rioters near UC Berkeley late last week. The rioters damaged businesses along Telegraph Avenue that have absolutely nothing to do with the major student fee hikes in the state’s higher education system. Indeed, last week’s Berkeley demonstrators likely turned off large segments of the population who might otherwise be sympathetic to their plight.
And if rioting occurs in college towns throughout California on March 4, the protest may be remembered as a time when angry students ruined any chance they had at changing people’s minds. It also doesn’t help things that Thursday’s planned protest, itself, is already misdirected. Instead of demonstrating against colleges and universities, the protesters should be targeting those who are truly responsible for the fee hikes — the governor and the state Legislature.
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"It also doesn’t help things that Thursday’s planned protest, itself, is already misdirected. Instead of demonstrating against colleges and universities, the protesters should be targeting those who are truly responsible for the fee hikes — the governor and the state Legislature."
I'm not sure where Mr. Gammon got his information.. but many of the protests this Thursday will be directed at the governor and state legislature. The ones that are not should not take away from the real cause and are almost completely pointless.
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Berkeley cops need to be held accountable too.
There's video on youtube of a woman telling the crowd to back away from the Berkeley PD riot line. She then accuses one of the cops of punching her unprovoked. She makes no aggressive moves, doesn't go near the cops. She just accuses one of being violent. Seconds later, the cops violently tackle her and drag her away.
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