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UC Davis chancellor apologizes for Internet scrubbing controversy

9 pointsby tshtfabout 9 years ago

4 comments

runamokabout 9 years ago
They should have added that to the 30k each peaceful pepper-sprayed student received...<p>Of particular interest to me is the fate of the cop that sprayed them... I was thrilled he was fired.<p>John Pike was subsequently fired, despite a recommendation that he face disciplinary action but be kept on the job. As of August 2014, Alex Lee was no longer listed in a state salary-database as working at UC Davis.[5]<p>In October 2013, a judge ruled that Lt. John Pike, the lead pepper sprayer, would be paid $38,000 in worker&#x27;s compensation benefits, to compensate for his psychological pain and suffering. Apart from the worker&#x27;s compensation award, he retained his retirement credits. The three dozen student protestors, meanwhile, were collectively awarded US$1 million by UC Davis in a settlement from a federal lawsuit, with each pepper-sprayed student receiving $30,000 individually.[6]<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;UC_Davis_pepper-spray_incident" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;UC_Davis_pepper-spray_incident</a><p>He lost a job that pays 6 figures for being a terrible human being. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sacbee.com&#x2F;site-services&#x2F;databases&#x2F;state-pay&#x2F;article2642161.html#StatePay&amp;search-d=1&amp;search-n=20&amp;search-name=john%20a%20pike&amp;search-p=0&amp;search-s=name&amp;search-year=2011&amp;top-year=2015" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sacbee.com&#x2F;site-services&#x2F;databases&#x2F;state-pay&#x2F;arti...</a>
kafkaesqabout 9 years ago
If she&#x27;s really sorry, she&#x27;ll return the $175,000.
tellarinabout 9 years ago
Too little, too late.
emp_zealothabout 9 years ago
what about stepping down?