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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Wed May 30, 2012, 03:11 PM May 2012

Occupy Cal Protesters Sue for $15 Million

Source: NBC Bay Area

Occupy Cal Protesters Sue for $15 Million

Protesters say they were beaten and suffered emotional stress.

By Sajid Farooq | Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | Updated 11:57 AM

Occupy Cal protesters who filed a federal lawsuit last November against UC Berkeley amended that suit to demand $15 million following a protest last year.

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Wednesday protesters announced that they would amend their lawsuit to demand $7.5 million in compensatory damages for physical and emotional harm and denial of Constitutional rights, and $7.5 million in punitive damages.

The amended suit will also demand the school redress the protesters for "false arrests and UCB’s political witch hunt" against them.

"We want this to set the precedent for every university administration, that they will not attack our right to protest for public education. Through the course of this lawsuit, we will use every means at our disposal, including legal and direct action, to expose UC-Berkeley’s policy of political suppression and win justice," said Yvette Felarca, a lead plaintiff and a BAMN national organizer.

Read more: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/politics/Occupy-Cal-Protesters-Sue-for-15-Million-155755415.html

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Occupy Cal Protesters Sue for $15 Million (Original Post) Hissyspit May 2012 OP

Time will tell castnet55 May 2012 #1

The college students I used to work with at various restaurants and bars.... DCKit Jun 2012 #10

I hope they prevail. qb May 2012 #2

If they need a fair and unbiased juror, I'm available. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #3

LOL, go Cal! EFerrari May 2012 #4

I'd have less issue with this if it would only affect the Regents. Sirveri May 2012 #5

How do "we all know" where the money comes from? upaloopa May 2012 #7

If you think that the rich scum bags who run UCB will feel any pain Sirveri May 2012 #9

i agree. Bellerophon May 2012 #8

Is that all? They should sue for the total wealth of all those donating overtime, equipment pay, etc Festivito May 2012 #6

Nobody protests like they do out in Cali. BlueIris Jun 2012 #11

castnet55

(62 posts)

1. Time will tell

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 03:20 PM

May 2012

I wonder how long it'll take for it to go to court and how long the university will drag it out to save money?

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

10. The college students I used to work with at various restaurants and bars....

Reply to castnet55 (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 09:16 AM

Jun 2012

were destined to be the bosses of the assholes who treated them so poorly.

Sometimes it comes back fast.

qb

(5,924 posts)

2. I hope they prevail.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 03:53 PM

May 2012

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

3. If they need a fair and unbiased juror, I'm available.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 06:11 PM

May 2012

EFerrari

(163,986 posts)

4. LOL, go Cal!

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 06:12 PM

May 2012

Sirveri

(4,517 posts)

5. I'd have less issue with this if it would only affect the Regents.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 08:33 AM

May 2012

But we all know that the end result is less low level staffing and higher tuition rates for students. Hard to support that.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

7. How do "we all know" where the money comes from?

Reply to Sirveri (Reply #5)

Thu May 31, 2012, 08:55 AM

May 2012

Don't include me in your meme. There are already legal defense funds no doubt. I mean fund like in fund accounting.

Sirveri

(4,517 posts)

9. If you think that the rich scum bags who run UCB will feel any pain

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #7)

Thu May 31, 2012, 05:34 PM

May 2012

You are seriously deluded. They NEVER feel any pain, they always pay themselves first at the expense of everyone else. That is the way every institution runs, those at the top insulate themselves first and get paid first, even if it means destroying the rest of the place in the process.

Bellerophon

(50 posts)

8. i agree.

Reply to Sirveri (Reply #5)

Thu May 31, 2012, 11:43 AM

May 2012

A payout like that would have erysipelas visible negative consequences ... I am sure the students will be gratefully for the higher fees and loss of programs

Festivito

(13,452 posts)

6. Is that all? They should sue for the total wealth of all those donating overtime, equipment pay, etc

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Thu May 31, 2012, 08:51 AM

May 2012

Or, certainly, every bit of what was donated plus what they spent of their own.

BlueIris

(29,135 posts)

11. Nobody protests like they do out in Cali.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 11:35 AM

Jun 2012

Nobody sues like they do, either.

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