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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts) Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:13 PM Apr 2016

UC Davis spent thousands to scrub pepper-spray references from Internet

Source: sacbee.com/news = Sam Stanton and Diana Lambert

UC Davis contracted with consultants for at least $175,000 to scrub the Internet of negative online postings following the November 2011 pepper-spraying of students and to improve the reputations of both the university and Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, newly released documents show.

The payments were made as the university was trying to boost its image online and were among several contracts issued following the pepper-spray incident.

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The objectives Nevins outlined for the contract included “eradication of references to the pepper spray incident in search results on Google for the university and the Chancellor.”

That objective was to be achieved by advising UC Davis officials on the use of Google platforms as part of “an aggressive and comprehensive online campaign to eliminate the negative search results for UC Davis and the Chancellor.”

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Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article71659992.html


Well, let's start the process all over again. Remember all the great memes? Who has a favorite?



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UC Davis spent thousands to scrub pepper-spray references from Internet (Original Post) L. Coyote Apr 2016 OP
That second one would be a great billboard picture, or mailer. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2016 #1
35 of The Best Photoshopped Pepper Spray Cop Meme Pics L. Coyote Apr 2016 #2
They need to come up when anyone searches for UC Davis. nm rhett o rick Apr 2016 #4
or if we all, right now, Google: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2016 #34
That's a good idea but my point was that when some unsuspecting person googles UC Davis rhett o rick Apr 2016 #36
That Hitler Reacts liberalhistorian Apr 2016 #15
Thank you. Those were wonderful. The Statue of Liberty got me the most. DamnYankeeInHouston Apr 2016 #21
Waste of money rpannier Apr 2016 #3
Did they get to wikipedia? This is a new profession. Keeping your image clean on the intertubes.nm rhett o rick Apr 2016 #5
The incident is still on their wikipedia page. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #37
UC Davis could have saved a lotta money by firing Pike for cause in 2003 when he got them sued LeftyMom Apr 2016 #6
. tk2kewl Apr 2016 #7
OMG - Guernica & the Hindenburg cyberswede Apr 2016 #14
fucking hilarious navarth Apr 2016 #22
"No license? No seat belt? No registration? No insurance? No passport? No work visa?" rocktivity Apr 2016 #8
UC Davis pepper spray cop once lauded jtuck004 Apr 2016 #9
UCDavis and its Chancellor did nothing to stop the pepper-spray incident TygrBright Apr 2016 #10
Like all your a.,b., and c. list. Duppers Apr 2016 #31
Jerry Brown reddread Apr 2016 #11
A few more uppityperson Apr 2016 #12
Exhumed a few more rocktivity Apr 2016 #13
If you get your Ph.D at UC Davis mac56 Apr 2016 #16
DUzy. L. Coyote Apr 2016 #20
They paid a lot of money for a very poor result! 1monster Apr 2016 #17
Perhaps it is like that southern vine we can't mention here. (Hopefully it is). :D silvershadow Apr 2016 #19
KUDZU!!!!!!! denbot Apr 2016 #27
That stuff grows to be Hugh, just ask Agent Mike. L. Coyote Apr 2016 #29
They didn't get mine! Ed Suspicious Apr 2016 #18
man. the cleverness.... navarth Apr 2016 #23
The whole planet at our fingertips makes a real difference. Large creative pool with L. Coyote Apr 2016 #30
They can scrub but they can't hide... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2016 #24
I google uc davis and santorum pop up. RATM435 Apr 2016 #25
Why did they waste all that money? Jack Rabbit Apr 2016 #26
MIA: nurse, wounded vet, pharmacist, Yellow Labrador Retriever. Some PoC. NCjack Apr 2016 #28
Unlimited Censorship? reddread Apr 2016 #32
From Turkey, this was most disturbing also: L. Coyote Apr 2016 #33
Turkey greymouse Apr 2016 #38
Ergodan needs to go. I'm ok with any means necessary. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #39
k r SoLeftIAmRight Apr 2016 #35
UC Davis pepper-spray officer awarded $38,000 L. Coyote Apr 2016 #40
Some more: NuclearDem Apr 2016 #41
 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
36. That's a good idea but my point was that when some unsuspecting person googles UC Davis
Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #34)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 03:58 PM
Apr 2016

they should get to see the pepper spray incidences. That's what the university wants to scrub.

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liberalhistorian

(20,819 posts)
15. That Hitler Reacts
Reply to L. Coyote (Reply #2)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:04 PM
Apr 2016

one is the best one yet! So many great lines. "Now you only hear my name when someone wants to end an argument"!

LOL.

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rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
37. The incident is still on their wikipedia page.
Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #5)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:01 PM
Apr 2016
"2011 pepper spray incident
Main article: UC Davis pepper-spray incident

During a protest against tuition hikes on November 18, 2011, a campus police officer, Lieutenant John Pike, used pepper spray on a group of seated demonstrators, and another officer also pepper sprayed demonstrators at Pike's direction. The incident drew international attention and led to further demonstrations, a formal investigation, and Pike's departure in July 2012.[15][16][17]

Documents released in 2016 through a public records request showed that the University had spend at least $175,000 to attempt to "scrub the Internet of negative postings" about the incident, in efforts that started in 2013. The university's strategic communications office, which has worked on the management of the reputation of the university and its chancellor, has had its budget substantially increased since the current chancellor took office – rising from $2.93 million in 2009 to $5.47 million in 2015.[18]"


I bet it gets scrubbed in the near future.

Who is a wikipedia expert?
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navarth

(5,927 posts)
22. fucking hilarious
Reply to tk2kewl (Reply #7)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:29 PM
Apr 2016

I think it's time these all get spread around again.

UC Davis are idiots for spending money trying to scrub these.

Wouldn't it be cheaper to own up to it and try to improve?

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rocktivity

(44,577 posts)
8. "No license? No seat belt? No registration? No insurance? No passport? No work visa?"
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:44 PM
Apr 2016

"Then 'Merry Christmas' THIS, wetback!"











rocktivity



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jtuck004

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9. UC Davis pepper spray cop once lauded
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:44 PM
Apr 2016

DAVIS, Calif. - The riot-clad police officer who pepper sprayed a row of peaceful Occupy Wall Street protesters at a California university last week is a retired U.S. Marines sergeant twice honored for his police work on campus.

Lt. John Pike started working for the University of California, Davis police force in 2001. Now, as one of four lieutenants, he supervises more than one-third of the force including the investigations unit.

Pike has been honored twice for meritorious service, including a 2006 incident when he decided against using pepper spray against a patient in the campus hospital who was threatening his colleagues with scissors.

But an alleged anti-gay slur by Pike also figured in a discrimination lawsuit a former police officer filed against the department, which ended in a $240,000 settlement in 2008.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/uc-davis-pepper-spray-cop-once-lauded/

Maybe an internet contest, best paper with the subject "Why Going to UC Davis is Worth Getting Pepper Sprayed - 'Cause You Might", wins a free case of milk to wash the spray from your face.
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TygrBright

(20,771 posts)
10. UCDavis and its Chancellor did nothing to stop the pepper-spray incident
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 09:46 PM
Apr 2016

So let them keep spending California taxpayer money to run around after historical reality with a broom and a pan.

At some point, someone might run the numbers and decide it's cheaper to a) ditch Chancellor Katehi, b) apologize and pay damages to those harmed, and c) make restitution to the entire community and the higher education sector by implementing policies friendly to free speech.

Oh, yeah, and maybe prosecuting the cop.

But hey, it's all so 2011, right?

Sorry, UC Davis officials. Justice may have a sell-by date here in America, but the memory of the Internet goes on regardless.

adamantly,
Bright

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Duppers

(28,127 posts)
31. Like all your a.,b., and c. list.
Reply to TygrBright (Reply #10)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:25 AM
Apr 2016

Hope this is not over.

Some lawsuits needed here, especially against Katehi and that damn cop. But taxpayers should not have to foot the bill.

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denbot

(9,901 posts)
27. KUDZU!!!!!!!
Reply to silvershadow (Reply #19)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:14 AM
Apr 2016

Opps, sorry, my Turrets' must be flaring up..

BTW, as I am the DU'er that killed the "Going Places Thread", since when couldn't we mention KUDZU.

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Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)
18. They didn't get mine!
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 10:36 PM
Apr 2016

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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
30. The whole planet at our fingertips makes a real difference. Large creative pool with
Reply to navarth (Reply #23)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 01:45 AM
Apr 2016

the technology and social networks that allow the best to go viral quickly and aggregate, not to mention searchability.

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FailureToCommunicate

(14,025 posts)
24. They can scrub but they can't hide...
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 11:35 PM
Apr 2016

Has anyone's done Officer Pike spraying in the shower scene from Psycho?

Thanks for the entertaining thread.

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NCjack

(10,279 posts)
28. MIA: nurse, wounded vet, pharmacist, Yellow Labrador Retriever. Some PoC.
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:23 AM
Apr 2016

All of those could use a real good Pike spray job.

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greymouse

(872 posts)
38. Turkey
Reply to L. Coyote (Reply #33)
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:00 AM
Apr 2016

What the heck was going on there?

You know, someone wearing a gas mask and doing that is a coward and a sadist.

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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
40. UC Davis pepper-spray officer awarded $38,000
Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:12 AM
Apr 2016

LOL, the whole thing simply backfires and they are back on the front page all over again, at the expense of the students of California. Fire them for throwing good education dollars away like that.

UC Davis pepper-spray officer awarded $38,000

By Joe Garofoli Updated 3:47 pm, Friday, April 15, 2016

Editor's note: This is an October 2013 article that is picking up traffic in April 2016.

A former UC Davis police officer whose pepper-spraying of protesters gained worldwide notice thanks to a viral video has been awarded more than $38,000 in workers' compensation from the university for suffering he experienced after the incident. .....................
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