Occupy UC Riverside - Police Fire Projectiles at Students

Aerianne · Jan 19, 2012

Police Fire Projectiles at Students from Occupy UC Riverside

Jan. 19 2012

The cease fire against California students appears to be over. Students from UC Riverside, protesting today's Board of Regents meeting, were confronted by riot police, with multiple reports indicating they were fired upon with rubber bullets and other projectiles.

The students, many of whom are associated with Occupy UC Riverside, today protested and (ultimately) shut down a Board of Regents meeting where tuition hikes were planned to be discussed.

The board meeting was shut down when students who managed to get inside refused to be silenced. After the meeting was closed, the board members were escorted off of campus amidst what were incredibly peaceful and nonviolent protests.

Here is a report from ABC's local affiliate on what occurred before police began attacking protesters:

"While things remained peaceful in the early afternoon, after the board members were escorted off campus, student amassed to continue their protest and were confronted by riot police – reportedly a mix of campus police and officers from the municipality – and were forced to disperse using projectiles that injured several protesters.

This incident – another show of disproportionate force by police in the University of California system – adds to a growing list of shameful moments, most notably the indiscriminate use of pepper spray at UC Davis ."
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PsychonautMIA · Jan 20, 2012

Incredible how so many events are unfolding and its only been 20 days into a new year.. Cheers to the Occupy protestors for staying non-violent.

wisp · Jan 20, 2012

Another example of police brutality ,it looks like we shouldnt worry about peaceful protesters getting out of hand but rather we should be more worried about the lack of discipline within the police department

PsychonautMIA · Jan 20, 2012

As we progress police brutality will only escalate. We stay peaceful in order to show that violence is in no means part of what we stand for, the more they fight the easier it is for us to win. Look at it this way, the police are paying there bills and they have to uphold their jobs. Sure there may be some who actually attack protestors on purpose but for the most part, those are our boys patrolling the streets. We just have to show them who the real enemy is.

krozar · Jan 20, 2012

I'd like to show them pigs a projectile. But yeah best to stay peaceful as it makes them look shit except by brainless and brainwashed fools.

My heart and power out to you at UC Riverside!

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