As I nibble on my leftover stuffing, my heart goes out to all the kids who were clubbed with batons on the Berkeley Campus last week. There were many demonstrations that I attended while studying at Cal and although one or two involved some police in riot gear, they were mostly there for show, keeping a respectable distance from the peaceful protesters.

I wasn’t there so I don’t know what happened. I imagine there were a lot of pumped up kids but batons and tear feels like something that only happens in other countries these days where student protesters are  truly risking their lives for the causes they support.

No matter what the cause, parents of the students on campus should get involved so that they can ensure the safety of their kids and to let the police know that they should think twice before they  club our kids.