Pepper Spray, Uc Davis | featured news

The University of California has agreed to pay about $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by UC-Davis students pepper-sprayed by campus police during an Occupy-style protest.

UC Davis' embattled chancellor said campus police officers defied her orders when they used pepper spray on peaceful Occupy protesters last week. Chancellor Linda Katehi's statement comes as outrage continued over the incident, which was caught on tape.

The University of California, Davis, placed the officers on leave after videos of the incident were widely distributed over the Internet.

The University of California, Davis said on Saturday it would launch an investigation over video footage that appeared to show campus police using pepper spray against seated student protesters at close range.