Two UC-Davis police officers have been placed on leave while the university conducts an investigation into the use of force at an Occupy protest on Friday. Video (above) of UC-Davis police officers went viral on Friday evening, and various groups, including the American Association of University Professors, subsequently condemned the actions.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the UC system will review police procedures after incidents at Davis and Berkeley:
Mark G. Yudof, the UC system president, said he would be talking to the 10 campus chancellors, as well as experts and other campus groups, “to conduct a thorough, far-reaching and urgent assessment of campus police procedures involving use of force, including post-incident review processes.”
“Free speech is part of the DNA of this university, and nonviolent protest has long been central to our history,” Yudof said. “It is a value we must protect with vigilance. I implore students who wish to demonstrate to do so in a peaceful and lawful fashion. I expect campus authorities to honor that right.”
Yudof said he was prompted to seek the review by the UC Davis incident as well as by how campus police at UC Berkeley used their batons on protesters at a recent demonstration there.
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