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BethMomDem

(70 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 01:41 AM Oct 2013

The Pepper-Spraying Cop Is Getting a Larger Settlement Than the Students He Pepper-Sprayed

Remember former UC-Davis police officer John Pike? That's him in the video above casually pepper-spraying a group of students peacefully protesting a tuition hike back in 2011. The shocking video quickly went viral, becoming the latest in a string of rallying cries for the then-in-full-force Occupy movement and, eventually, costing Pike his job. Last week, he was awarded $38,056 from the university in a worker's comp settlement. Here's the Davis Enterprise with the details:

Pike reportedly suffered depression and anxiety brought on by death threats he and his family received after the Nov. 18, 2011, confrontation at an Occupy UC Davis encampment. Administrative Law Judge Harter approved the settlement agreement between Pike and the University of California on Oct. 16. ...

The state’s Disability Evaluation Unit determines permanent disability ratings based on doctors’ reports. Richard Lieberman, a Piedmont psychiatrist acting as the agreed-upon expert, rated Pike’s disability as “moderate,” according to a Jan. 5 psychiatric report released by the state Department of Industrial Relations in response to a public records request.

Pike faced “continuing and significant internal and external stress with respect to resolving and solving the significant emotional upheavals that have occurred” in his life and had not shown evidence of substantial improvement, concluded Lieberman, who spoke with Pike twice in 2012.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/10/24/uc_davis_pepper_spray_settlement_university_will_pay_fired_officer_john.html

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The Pepper-Spraying Cop Is Getting a Larger Settlement Than the Students He Pepper-Sprayed (Original Post) BethMomDem Oct 2013 OP

thanks to the Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #1

Legislators are threatened frequently, a few have been shot BethMomDem Oct 2013 #2

still, had they not Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #4

Zimmy should take note of this. Downwinder Oct 2013 #5

yeah, if he is ever Niceguy1 Oct 2013 #6

Good point, but I have no way of knowing the threats didn't origninate from him BethMomDem Oct 2013 #10

Have to take care of the boys in blue. Downwinder Oct 2013 #3

THIS IS WHAT FUELS OWS, ETC. FOR GOOD REASON drynberg Oct 2013 #7

WOW some of you are soooo transparent...there have been no reports ZERO of him being threatened Drew Richards Oct 2013 #8

Exactly. The even if there were online threats, how are we to know BethMomDem Oct 2013 #11

Boo fucking hoo blackspade Oct 2013 #9

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)

1. thanks to the

Reply to BethMomDem (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:46 AM

Oct 2013

Death threat calling people.. well played.

Fail!

BethMomDem

(70 posts)

2. Legislators are threatened frequently, a few have been shot

Reply to Niceguy1 (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:39 AM

Oct 2013

none of them have received settlements.

The way he goes down the line, spraying while the victims are moaning and agonized leads me to believe any death threat he received would only solidify his sadistic pleasure.

Anyone can find a doctor who will say whatever they have to if money is involved.

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)

4. still, had they not

Reply to BethMomDem (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:51 AM

Oct 2013

Taken the low road and threatened him he would not have been able to file a workmans comp claim....

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

5. Zimmy should take note of this.

Reply to Niceguy1 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 06:23 AM

Oct 2013

Niceguy1

(2,467 posts)

6. yeah, if he is ever

Reply to Downwinder (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 06:39 AM

Oct 2013

Threatened at work. I think the pay out sucks, but not much you can do about it without reatricting coverage for other people

BethMomDem

(70 posts)

10. Good point, but I have no way of knowing the threats didn't origninate from him

Reply to Niceguy1 (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:14 PM

Oct 2013

or his lawyer. They were made online after all, not by the students sprayed.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)

3. Have to take care of the boys in blue.

Reply to BethMomDem (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:41 AM

Oct 2013

drynberg

(1,648 posts)

7. THIS IS WHAT FUELS OWS, ETC. FOR GOOD REASON

Reply to BethMomDem (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 07:09 AM

Oct 2013

Yes, when we look back at this date in history sometime in the future, it'll be noted that examples such as the Pike "settlement" pushed the scales toward Revolution...

Drew Richards

(1,558 posts)

8. WOW some of you are soooo transparent...there have been no reports ZERO of him being threatened

Reply to BethMomDem (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:14 AM

Oct 2013

except his claims of such... no police reports, no reports of arrests for making threats NONE but this guys claims to his doc of PTSD because HE maced a bunch of passively sitting protesting students... AND....

Instantly you point the blame at us liberal socialist hippy radicals...or as I like to think of myself...a normal fucking american sick of the bullshit system.

Sc^$% you...point the finger of blame where it belongs straight at this pig.

BethMomDem

(70 posts)

11. Exactly. The even if there were online threats, how are we to know

Reply to Drew Richards (Reply #8)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 05:16 PM

Oct 2013

him and his lawyer, doc didn't write them? Money is involved, I wouldn't put anything past this ignorant coward and his lowly doctor(I'm referring to Pike, not anyone on DU)

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

9. Boo fucking hoo

Reply to BethMomDem (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 10:14 AM

Oct 2013

Pike faced “continuing and significant internal and external stress with respect to resolving and solving the significant emotional upheavals that have occurred” in his life and had not shown evidence of substantial improvement, concluded Lieberman, who spoke with Pike twice in 2012.

Seriously? What kind of stupid logic is this?
HE caused this stress. No one else.
Whatever happened to personal responsibility?

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