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Pepper spray

Rosemary Joyce, professor of anthropology | November 20, 2011

The images are horrifying. A group of UC Davis students sits on the ground, echoing generations of predecessors engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience. A police officer displays a canister to the students standing around, then turns and sprays down at the seated students, walking back and forth, orange liquid streaming out. A second officer comes … Continue reading »