In light of this ongoing discussion, it is difficult to blame the bank. Still, Barry Shiller stands by the university’s decision not to use the police to clear the way. “Yes, we do believe it was appropriate,” he said. “Demonstrators were afforded weeks to modify their behavior. When they elected to continue the blockade, they were warned — verbally or in writing, on 11 occasions between February 3 and 27 — that they were subject to possible criminal and campus sanctions.” He does however, concede that the university should have, at the very least, moved more quickly to take the steps that were taken. “Perhaps [we should have] accelerated the steps outlined [previously], moving somewhat more quickly to the above steps,” he conceded.

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by David M. Greenwald, The Davis Vanguard.

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