The ordeal of UC Davis's "Banker's Dozen" came to a practical end on
Monday when they settled with the Yolo County District Attorney on
reduced charges stemming from their protest of the connection between US
Bank and UC Davis. As you recall, 11 students and 1 professor had been
charged with a range of misdemeanors that could have resulted in up to 11
years imprisonment. The protesters had been engaged in civil
disobedience on the sidewalks around the US Bank to draw attention to
the connection between the bank and the University and to oppose
increasing privatization of services.
In the settlement, all but one of the charges have been dropped (the last remains but will be dropped contingent on the protesters performing 80
hours of community service). The protesters have agreed to one "infraction." So, in effect a year's unnecessary
prosecution will get the Dozen to do what they wanted to do in the first
place: serve their community.
A statement from the Banker's Dozen can be found at Reclaim UC.
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Corrected 5/9/13 to clarify charge issues.
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