memeorandum: U.C. Davis Calls for Investigation After Pepper Spraying (Brian Stelter/The Lede)

10:30 AM ET, November 20, 2011

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Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:

Too Much Violence and Pepper Spray at the OWS Protests — The dousing of seated, non-violent students with a chemical agent at U.C. Davis should provoke a call for restraint — Police dressed in riot gear at U.C. Davis on Friday afternoon used pepper spray to clear seated protesters …

Discussion: Boing Boing, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Huffington Post, The Impolitic and Truthdig

Brian Stelter / The Lede:

U.C. Davis Calls for Investigation After Pepper Spraying — Police use of pepper spray on a dozen protesters at University of California, Davis, on Friday sparked calls for the resignation of the university's chancellor and the start of an investigation into the incident.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice, The Second Alarm, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The BRAD BLOG, Firedoglake, Boing Boing, The Huffington Post, Gawker, Associated Press and US Politics

Peter Moskos / Washington Monthly:

Dumb-ass Training and the U.C. Davis Pepper Spray Incident: Thoughts From a Fromer Cop — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — This UC Davis pepper-spray incident from yesterday, in which campus police sprayed a group of protesting “Occupy” students who were sitting on the ground, was just brought to my attention.

Discussion: Associated Press, The Atlantic Online, US Politics and Sacramento Bee

Linda P.B. Katehi / chancellor.ucdavis.edu:
Chancellor addresses Friday's removal of tents from the Quad

Discussion: Crooked Timber, Balloon Juice, US Politics, TalkLeft, The Huffington Post, The Aggie and CBS Sacramento

chancellor.ucdavis.edu:
Chancellor creates task force to review Friday's incident

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, msnbc.com, Sacramento Bee, The BRAD BLOG, Mashable!, TalkLeft and Taylor Marsh

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
Pepper-Spray Brutality at UC Davis

Discussion: The Aggie, Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice, naked capitalism, The Peking Duck, The Huffington Post, Hullabaloo, US Politics, msnbc.com, occupy california, The Daily Dish and Washington's Blog

ABCNEWS:

‘This Week’ Transcript: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel — CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, HOST: And Mayor Rahm Emanuel joins us now from Des Moines, Iowa. Mayor, thank you for being with us. — RAHM EMANUEL, CHICAGO MAYOR: Thank you for having me. — AMANPOUR: So you gave this speech and the beginning …

Discussion: CNN and Lynn Sweet

Jamie Klatell / Ballot Box:

Social issues take center stage for GOP candidates in Iowa — The Republican presidential field was in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Thanksgiving Family Forum on Saturday night — all except for Mitt Romney, that is. — This event, sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage and the Family Leader …

Discussion: CNN

Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:

Romney Shifts in Iowa, Playing to Win Quickly — DES MOINES — The answer to one of the great lingering questions about the Republican presidential race has suddenly turned up here along Ingersoll Avenue, where Mitt Romney's Iowa campaign headquarters is opening for business.

Discussion: Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Iowa Caucuses

David Rose / Daily Mail:

BBC's Mr Climate Change accepted £15,000 in grants from university rocked by global warning scandal — A senior BBC journalist accepted £15,000 in grants from the university at the heart of the ‘Climategate’ scandal - and later went on to cover the story without declaring an interest to viewers.

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, Telegraph and Biased BBC

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

Slandering the Red States, Part VI: Laura Sullivan Responds — NPR's Laura Sullivan did a three-part series on Indian children in South Dakota, and the role of that state's Department of Social Services in providing foster care for such children. The essence of NPR's sensationalized account …

Amy Bingham / ABCNEWS:

Warren Buffett Tells Congress To Raise Taxes On Wealthy — Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., speaks during an interview with Bloomberg Television on the sidelines of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 8, 2011.

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Ace of Spades HQ and American Thinker

Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:

Supercommittee likely to admit defeat on debt deal — The congressional committee tasked with reducing the federal deficit is poised to admit defeat as soon as Monday, and its unfinished business will set up a year-end battle over emergency jobless benefits and an expiring payroll tax holiday.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, CNN, Calculated Risk and Booman Tribune

Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:

The Palinization of the GOP — The headline on Democratic strategist Paul Begala's recent Newsweek essay dodged subtlety: “The Stupid Party.” — “Republicans used to admire intelligence. But now they're dumbing themselves down,” was the subhead. — Democrats couldn't agree more.

Discussion: The Other McCain, Daily Kos, Booman Tribune, INSTAPUTZ, Campaign 2012, Weasel Zippers and americanthinker.com

Allison Klein / Washington Post:

Occupy D.C. protesters claim vacant Franklin School — Authorities removed protesters Saturday evening from an abandoned school in downtown Washington that had been entered by members or sympathizers of the Occupy D.C. movement. — By 7:15 p.m. 11 people had been brought …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers