Coordinated group prepared to use explosive shields, clubs, projectiles. What we have seen in berkeley in the events is the rise, the growth of extremist groups. Berkeleys mayor agrees. He says the proposed new rule would allow police to use pepper spray on violent people in a crowd but not for crowd control. This is only going to be used against a specific individual who is engaged in violence, to minimize violence. City of berkeley advocating for pepper survey. But many demonstrators see the move to allow police to use pepper spray as an intimidation tactic against protesters. Who speak out against the a shap err o visit is planned for thursday. Its shameful that theyre trying to intimidate and silence protesters from standing up against facism. Reporter again, the council made it clear that pepper pray is not to be used as a means of crowd control like we saw at uc davis in 2011, only on specific violent individuals in a crowd. But still when the unanimous decision was announced peo