Thugs Get $30,000 For Being Peppered Spray

Sign me up- I'll take $30,000 to be peppered sprayed 1 time.
From the L.A. Times: The University of California will pay damages of $30,000 to each of the 21 UC Davis students and alumni who were pepper-sprayed by campus police during an otherwise peaceful protest 10 months ago, the university system announced Wednesday.
The agreement, which must still be approved in federal court, also calls for UC to pay a total of $250,000 to the plaintiffs' attorneys. It also sets aside a maximum of $100,000 to pay up to $20,000 to any other individuals who join the class-action lawsuit by proving they were either arrested or directly pepper-sprayed, a university statement said.
A video released online, showing an officer spraying seated students directly in their faces at close range during a Nov. 18 Occupy rally, triggered national outrage.
The preliminary settlement, which was approved by the UC regents in a closed-door meeting this month, will be paid through the UC's self-insurance program, which officials said has about $600 million in reserves.
The settlement also calls for UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to write a formal apology to each of the students and alumni who were pepper-sprayed or arrested.
The plaintiffs were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.  http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-davis-settle-20120927,0,2552484.story
Just another reason why California is going down the tubes in a hand basket.  These thugs had the cop trapped in a circle and they refused to let him to leave.  The cop did nothing wrong, but the idiots at U.C. Berkley (is there a sane person in Berkley?) did an Obama and bowed down and begged for forgiveness.
Just another reason why California should be wiped off the face of the Earth.