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On Wednesday, November 9, members of the UC Berkeley Police Department beat non-violent Occupy Cal protestors with billy clubs. A former poet laureate of the United States ended up with bruised ribs in the unprovoked melee.

The next morning, I skimmed through the comments forum following a Bay Area newspaper’s account of the skirmish: Hiding behind the veil of anonymity, the posters had recurring words for the students involved: “Entitled.” “Pampered.” “Babies.”

The following Friday, the UC Davis Police Department felt compelled to pepper spray non-violent protestors, who had the nerve to sit cross-legged in the middle of the school’s quad. Again, the online comments: “Entitled.” “Pampered.” “Babies.”

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