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@Bobbo
Bullshit. Children are taught at a very young age that "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me." There was enough police officers there to move the students without resorting to violence or the use of pepper spray, which is unpleasant and pretty dangerous stuff if someone has an underlying heart condition (a distinct possibility even given how young the individuals targeted were). I have actually been on the receiving end of pepper spray and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Also lets not forget that it has been well publicised that this particular police department's guidelines state that pepper spray should only be deployed in defensive situations, not to bully a bunch of students into doing what you want them to do.
Good thing you are not a police officer then really isn't it? BTW the police are paid to keep their cool and not rise to provocation making this a spectacularly epic fail still.