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“It is time you took a dose of your own medicine and stopped hiding behind your badge,” the computer-generated voice on the 10-minute video said. The hacker group also told Pike to “expect our wrath” and threatened to make him “squeal.”
The pictures and videos of the pepper-spraying incident went viral over the weekend, raising worldwide anger. On Monday, UC Davis authorities apologized and announced that the university police chief and two officers had been placed on administrative leave.
This is not the first time that Anonymous has targeted law enforcement officers and published confidential information online, something that hackers used to call “doxing.” In September, Anonymous posted the home address and phone number of New York City police inspector Anthony Bologna, who was caught on tape pepper-spraying Occupy Wall Street protesters.
In June, the group also posted the personal information of several Arizona police officers, protesting against the state’s new law against illegal immigrants.
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