A disturbing act by a police officer was recently captured on video with a cellphone and gained viral status online. It involved a police officer pepper spraying peaceful Occupy Wall Street protesters at UC Davis. People called for the resignation of Chancellor Linda Katehi, who called for an investigation of the incident. Charles J. Kelly, who formerly worked for Baltimore Police Department, said the action was nothing unusual and done according to protocol. It's common for police officers to pepper spray people who aren't compliant with police orders.
Regardless of who's in the wrong, the spraying police officer, Lt. John Pike, is starting to become a meme. There are countless images of him photoshopped on to famous paintings and art including Manet's "Luncheon on the Grass" and Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte".
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