Reply #17: UC Davis Will Pay Med Bills for Sprayed Students OWS UPDATES [View All]

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The most important news thus far is UC Davis' frantic backtracking to save its image, with the latest example being an agreement to foot the medical bills of students injured from pepper spray. As Gawker's Adrian Chen wryly notes:

I don't know, it seems like paying these kids' medical bills for treatment you caused is getting off a little easy, especially considering the civil rights lawsuits UC Davis can expect. They should all get free meals at the student cafeteria, plus one keg of bud light per annum, for the rest of their college career.

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--In Washington, DC, those who marched all the way from New York are mic-checking the supercommittee today. From an email: "Members of Occupy Washington, DC and Occupy the Highway (occupiers who walked to DC from NYC) are in the Hart Building protesting the super committee. They are mic-checking the failure of the committee and demonstrating how the deficit problem can be easily solved by taxing the rich and cutting the military. Further they call for rebuilding the economy, creating millions of jobs and strengthening the social safety net. Occupiers are inside and outside the Hart Building.

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--Also in New York, preparations are underway for a massive free "occupied" Thanksgiving; "This Thanksgiving, Occupy Wall Street is celebrating unity and community with an open feast at Liberty Square. From 2 to 6 p.m. at Liberty Square (Zuccotti Park) we will meet to share food, stories and inspiration. All members of our global community are invited to break bread with us." There will be donated and prepared meals and a food drive as well.

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