Reporting from San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York -- Police efforts
to break up Occupy encampments in Northern California and elsewhere
have led to investigations, apologies and lawsuits. And now the
soul-searching: Why did some officers use what is being described as
excessive force, wielding batons and pepper spray, against apparently
peaceful protesters?
The tough response to the 2-month-old movement of civil disobedience —
particularly in Oakland and on campuses in Berkeley and Davis — is an
outgrowth, some say, of factors that include the spontaneous nature of
the Occupy protests and two post-
9/11 trends: a heightened police sensitivity to threats and a more militaristic approach to police work.
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