LA TIMES publishes piece juxtaposing the conduct of former US MARINE now in-famous UC DAVIS police Lieutenant John Pike who also split his time between the "UC Davis police and the Sacramento Police Department." It would appear that "serving and protecting" is this guys life blood. One wonders if his current conduct is any indication of his past conduct?

The article consists of BARELY 1 line on why he is now under scrutiny. The remainder of which concentrates on an incident for which he received a commendation for NOT using any tool but his own hands in the face of bodily harm to another officer and violent threats/actions by an offender.

One wonders why he then chose to use chemical agents on a non violent crowd rather than the approach he took on the while quoting; ""You've got all these tools on your belt," Pike said, "but sometimes they're not the best tools."" 

For the full article
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/uc-davis-police-officer-pepper-spray-honored.html