UC Davis Students Peppered Sprayed by Campus Police File Lawsuit in Federal Court

Nineteen current and former UC Davis students filed a federal lawsuit against UC Davis over the University's treatment of protesters during a Nov. 2011 demonstration in which campus police were caught on video dousing seated protesters with pepper spray.

By Jorge Rivas Feb 22, 2012

On Wednesday, nineteen current and former UC Davis students filed a federal lawsuit against UC Davis over the University’s treatment of protesters during a Nov. 18, 2011 demonstration in which campus police were caught on video dousing seated protesters with pepper spray.

The students were protesting tuition increases and police brutality on UC campuses. Video footage of the 2011 incident show peaceful students sitting down and then getting pepper sprayed by the two officers from a very close proximity–eleven of them were treated on site for injuries.