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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The University of California Davis will pay out nearly $1 million to settle the claims of students who were pepper-sprayed during a campus protest last year.

Each of 21 current and former University of California Davis students will receive $30,000 in a settlement made public Wednesday.

An additional $100,000 will be set aside for claims from others affected. The University of California also will pay $250,000 in plaintiffs' attorney fees plus $20,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union.

The settlement was approved Sept. 13 during a closed meeting of the 26-member University of California Board of Regents in San Francisco.

A committee comprised of one person designated by the plaintiffs and one person chosen by the regents will choose others who will be among the so-called "settlement class members." Those payments will be capped at $20,000 a person.

The settlement also calls for UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to provide a personal, individual written apology for the incident to each of the plaintiffs.

In April, a university task force headed by a former state Supreme Court justice found that campus police had violated policy in breaking up the November protest and that campus administrators mishandled the incident.

The settlement will become final after a formal court hearing.

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[Grimm Fandango]

Shit that's a lot of money. I better start protesting.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I'd get pepper sprayed for 30k

 

[GraveRobberX]

Appropriate use I think

 

[- J - D -]

Tuition money right there.

 

[oatmeal]

This will be the new thing.

 

[PS3GamerKyle]

good for them. what the cop did was absolutely despicable.

 

[NoRéN]

So about one free year of college?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Are settlements subject to taxes?

 

[Messypandas]

how much will swag cop get? double that at least

 

[Neuromancer]

I got pepper sprayed for free once, $30K is a way better deal.

 

[Mesoian]

I'm amazed they didn't just get free tuition.

 

[Cat Party]

Are settlements subject to taxes?

Depends on what is being settled.

 

[NH Apache]

Why is the ACLU getting money?

 

[bbdude]

pepper spray college tour incoming

 

[Divius]

I'd get pepper sprayed for 30k

Same. I'd do it for 10k as well.

 

[itxaka]

And the guy that sprayed them? And the one that authorized it/was in charge of them?

 

[Tapiozona]

I'd get pepper sprayed for 30k

And I'd happily represent you in court for 250k. Lawyers win.

 

[Protein]

I'd take some of that spray to the face for some free tuition.

 

[DrFunk]

And the guy that sprayed them? And the one that authorized it/was in charge of them?

Yeah, what happened to fat ass?

 

[Blair]

And the guy that sprayed them? And the one that authorized it/was in charge of them?

Lol he could of shot the kids and nothing would've happened to the officer. Maybe paid suspension.

 

[Inflammable Slinky]

I'd get pepper sprayed for 30k

I sure hope you're white. Otherwise you only get payed with a couple nights in a holding cell.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Same. I'd do it for 10k as well.

I'll do it for 8k

 

[Stabby McSter]

I was in Davis when this happened. I should have been on campus.

 

[shinobi602]

I'll do it for 8k

I'd honestly do it for $1k, not even joking.

 

[Messypandas]

I'll do it for free, jokes on you guys!

 

[Deleted member 20415]

Why is the ACLU getting money?

Filed a lawsuit - token settlement gesture to cover some of their costs.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

I'd do it for books.

 

[Moppet13]

I'd honestly do it for $1k, not even joking.

500 dollars!

 

[Slayven]

So whats that, half the cost of a semester?

 

[bangai-o]

i want to be pepper sprayed!

 

[Kinyou]

500 dollars!

$400!

My last off- gahhh my eyes!

 

[EatinOlives]

Lol he could of shot the kids and nothing would've happened to the officer. Maybe paid suspension.

This. Just do the good ol' "paid leave under investigation" line, wait until everyone forgets about it, and quietly drop the "investigation".

Lather, rinse, repeat. No such thing as accountability in enforcement these days.

 

[not_so_special]

all over my face

 

[WarMacheen]

lol, I got OC sprayed, ran a small obstacle course which included apprehending a subject at the end...and didn't get shit.

30k...lol

For that they could spray it up my ass.

 

[jaxword]

And the guy that sprayed them? And the one that authorized it/was in charge of them?

The cop would get "paid administrative time off" or something.

The chief in charge who ordered the strike? Absolutely nothing will happen to him.

 

[xbhaskarx]

I pay money to be pepper sprayed.

 

[Prez]

So about one free year of college?

Isn't this pretty much the same? These students will use it to pay their tuition fees, so the university gets it all back.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Same. I'd do it for 10k as well.

I'll do it for 5k

I will not be undersold!

 

[Wafflecakes]

I'll do it for 5k

I will not be undersold!

Thats about the lowest I would go.

 

[NullPointer]

good for them. what the cop did was absolutely despicable.

He should have lost his job. I'd rather that than an apology.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Thats about the lowest I would go.

I was pepper sprayed as a kid. it's not so bad.

 

[Prez]

I was pepper sprayed as a kid. it's not so bad.

How much did you get?

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

He should have lost his job. I'd rather that than an apology.

What about if you got that, but not the 30K?

 

[toxicgonzo]

Forget pepper spray, they could taze and fire a few rubber bullets at me for that kind of money

 

[freenudemacusers]

How much did you get?

$0

 

[Prez]

What about if you got that, but not the 30K?

With some of that 30k you could hire someone to get him fired.

Does that exist? Professional job killers?

$0

Who pepper sprayed you btw?

 

[Rentahamster]

The cynic in me can't help but wonder if this will encourage morons who otherwise wouldn't be engaging in protest, come out and be belligerent in the hopes of getting sprayed.

 

[perfectchaos007]

$400!

My last off- gahhh my eyes!

I'de get sprayed for a Klondike bar

 

[Messypandas]

$0

wasn't worth it bro