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NEWS ABOUT: Lt. John Pike

UC Davis Head Cop Quits Over Pepper-Spray Mess

Annette Spicuzza steps down after report slams department

(Newser) - The UC Davis police chief whose officers pepper-sprayed seated protesters late last year has quit following a campus task force report criticizing her "dysfunctional" department's handling of the incident . "As the university does not want this incident to be its defining moment, nor do I wish for... More »

Report Slams UC Cops for Pepper Spray

Protesters posed no threat, says task force

(Newser) - The pepper-spraying of protesters at UC Davis late last year should not have happened, a report from a task force at the California University has concluded. The study refutes campus cops' claims that Occupy protesters posed a violent threat and included many troublemakers from off campus, the Los Angeles Times... More »

Anonymous Targets Pepper-Spray Cop

Group releases John Pike's personal details

(Newser) - The campus cop filmed pepper-spraying peaceful protesters at UC Davis has attracted the full wrath of the Internet. Lt. John Pike has not only been photoshopped into countless art images , he has become a target of Anonymous, the New York Daily News reports. The hacking collective has released the officer'... More »

Pepper-Spray Cop an Arty Meme

Startling incident inspires art mash-ups

(Newser) - Something about the startling contrast between a hulking cop with a giant can of pepper spray and a group of relatively meek, geeky students has the blogosphere going all arty. The cop who doused sitting UC Davis students full in the face last week is now an internet meme, appearing... More »

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