UC Davis Chancellor Discusses Pepper-Spraying of Protesters

University of California at Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi appeared on KQED's call-in show Forum on Nov. 21 to discuss the recent pepper-spraying of students on her campus.

  1. Her comments were live Tweeted @kqednewslive.
  2. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi "we do not allow encampments on our campuses... We do care about the safety of our students"
  3. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: police were called to peacefully remove camp, not restrict free speech.
  4. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: calls video "horrible" "disheartening" "I really need to understand what went wrong."
  5. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: our campus has witnessed a lot of unrest, students are upset with economy, education cuts.
  6. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi said absolutely buck stops with her, talks about anger of students.
  7. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: several investigations ongoing; she has called for a task force report in 30 days.
  8. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: "It's time for us to move forward; we need to bring the campus together"
  9. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: Even if it was within police code, it was unacceptable.
  10. #UCDavis Chancellor Katehi: it's policy that she doesn't go to demonstrations. #OccupyDavis
  11. Some took to Facebook and Twitter to react to Katehi's comments.
  12. Listening to Chancellor Katehi from UC Davis on Michael Krasny on KQED right now. She needs to stop defending herself and step down!
  13. "We need to move on." Resign Katehi, you can't sweep this under the rug. Katehi live now on KQED FM 88.5. #occupydavis #occupycal #ows
  14. What a bunch of whiners. The protesters knew that it is a crime to impede traffic, and they also knew that police would use force if necessary to break up the situation. They walked straight into a volatile situation, knowing fully well what the consequences would be. Also, they also knew that such protests are not effective to further their agenda. Those who do not study history make the same mistakes. Why would they commit the same mistake over and over? Why don't they do something that would have a direct impact on their lives, like studying hard and working hard?
  15. I can't see any justification for intentional infliction of pain by a police officer when there is no threat.
  16. Listening to #UCDavis chancellor Katehi on @KQED. She sounds like a weasel. Most student voices I've heard have been more eloquent.
  17. This Chancellor sounded pathetic and weak. How is this person the president of such a highly esteemed institution? It is a complete mystery. She seems completely out of her elements. Do they offer these jobs to some academic who has no particular ability to do ANYTHING right? Years of our society's negligence of higher education is bearing the results that we see now. The system seems to be just falling apart at the seam. Another reason to Occupy everywhere and everything.
  18. Cowardly. #Katehi could have apologized, instead made excuses & said we should "move on" on KQED FM88.5 #ucdavis #occupycal oo #ows #occupy
  19. Dr. Katehi, you have stated that you "take responsibility" for the incident. Yet, by not resigning, you are making a mockery of what it means to "take responsibility." How long before you do the right thing?
  20. As a parent, I entrust the safety of my child to UC Davis. I am appalled by the use of pepper spray as a weapon against students. The Chancellor was brought in to raise money for the school. This is really going to restrict the flow of much needed $ to a wonderful school with the bad press. Maybe she should make the campus a weapon free area for all, including campus police.
  21. @KQEDNewsLive #Katehi is making n sense. Calling in the DA to investigate the obvious? Police chief on paid leave? She won't resign ?
  22. I was a photojournalist in the 80's and 90's covering the annual protests at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab at which UC Police were responsible for crowd control. More often than not they did an admirable job of dealing with the protesters, in spite of the occasional threat of protester violence. It seemed obvious at the time that the police had recieved more than adequate crowd control training. Wondering what's happened since.

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