Berkeley Police May Now Use Pepper Spray to Control Crowds: 20 Ban Overturned

Ahead of Ben Shapiro’s speech on September 14, 2017, and the upcoming Free Speech Week featuring Milo Yionnapoulos, Steve Bannon and Ann Coulter, Berkeley Police ask for an overturn of a 20-year ban on pepper spray as a means of crowd control. The Berkeley City Council approved the request.

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Free Speech Week begins September 24, 2017