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The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme

Ron Mexico Ron Mexico 108,074 views 33 items 2 voters
It's a photograph that has now become an iconic image of the Occupy Wall Street movement. During a protest at UC Davis, a police officer in riot gear - later identified as Lt. John Pike - was filmed walking in front of seated student protesters, blasting pepper spray into their faces. The students had interlocked arms to prevent officers from taking them away.

The incident has led to calls for University of California Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to resign (she said she found the images "chilling") as well as public outcry in general over the use of pepper spray by authorities on otherwise non-violent targets.

It has also led to a new Internet meme, in which the image of Lt. Pike and his pepper spray dispenser are placed in unlikely and humorous scenarios that highlight it as a violent and over-the-top reaction to something non-threatening. (The meme is alternately referred to as the "Pepper Spray Meme" or the "Scumbag Pike" meme, a reference to the ongoing "Scumbag" series of memes and again meant to ridicule Pike as craven and abusing his authority.)

This list represents the very best - thus far - of the Lt. Pike Pepper Spray meme. (With special thanks to Kwikset on Tumblr, the Google Plus feeds of Billy Galbreath and Sage Serif and @Xeni on Twitter for pointing me to some of these great entries.)
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    Lt Pike Meets Chubby Bubbles Girl



    Two memes collide as Lt. Pike dispenses pepper spray right next to the adorable Chubby Bubbles Girl (aka "Chubbles"). This is not going to do anything for his reputation on the Internet.
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    Lt Pike Both Denies and Betrays



    Lt. Pike attends the Last Supper in this sacrlicious entry.
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    Lt. Pike Needs to Dance



    Just to be safe, judges, I'd give him high scores. You wouldn't like Pike when he's angry...
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    Lt. Pike in 2012



    Some people would probably still defend this behavior. "Well, he had asked the planet to stop spinning on its axis and Earth didn't listen. What choice did he have?"
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    The Circle of Pike



    How could he? That monster!

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    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 5/07/2012 9:18 AM
    police spraying pepper to dog

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=455329194493054

    http://oglobo.globo.com/rio/policial-borrifa-spray-de-pimenta-em-cao-na-rocinha-4823745
  2. Joey
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 12/02/2011 9:38 AM
    Hate gettingnsprayedn
  3. Joey
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 12/02/2011 9:37 AM
    Hate being sprayed by cops
  4. dant
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/30/2011 3:55 PM
    https://picasaweb.google.com/106617330950867307624/LtPikePeppersprayCop#5680935589629892610 https://picasaweb.google.com/106617330950867307624/LtPikePeppersprayCop#5680935589629892610 https://picasaweb.google.com/106617330950867307624/LtPikePeppersprayCop#5680935565128314962
  5. dant
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/30/2011 3:52 PM
    best lt pike pepperspray https://picasaweb.google.com/106617330950867307624/LtPikePeppersprayCop#5680935593582905426
  6. IWSW
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/27/2011 5:20 PM
    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhABy6M-dEI/TsxTnC2_RPI/AAAAAAAABeA/1mfI5DwUmOk/s1600/santa_chim_LG.jpg
  7. mike
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/22/2011 8:43 PM
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=323115407714688&set=o.184749301592842&type=3&theater
  8. Mike A
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 3:29 PM
    http://peppersprayingcop.tumblr.com/post/13105460696/its-eleventy-four-oclock-mr-frodo-well-past
  9. Steve
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 12:16 PM
    Lt. Pike, just doing his job in vietnam. http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a80/scampbell86/Lt-Pike.gif
  10. markhz
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 11:51 AM
    Lt. Pepper's Lonely Farts Club Band It was not a week ago today, Lt. Pepper taught me to disband and spray They've been doing it with fun and style But they're guaranteed to raise a smile. So may I introduce pepper spray to you The act you've known for all these years, Lt. Pepper's Lonely Farts Club Band. We're Lt. Pepper's Lonely Farts Club Band, We hope you will enjoy our demo, We're Lt. Pepper's Lonely Farts Club Band, Sit down and let the pepper flow. Lt. Pepper's lonely, Lt. Pepper's lonely, Lt. Pepper's Lonely Farts Club Band. It's wonderful to be here, It's certainly a thrill. You're such a lovely audience, Sit down and we’ll take you home with us, We'd love to take you home. I don't really want to stop my demo, But I’m running out of ammo, The students’ are going to sing a song, And we want to silence them all along. So let me introduce to you The one and only Lieutenant Pike It’s Lt. Pepper's Lonely Farts Club Band.
  11. T. Butler
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 8:51 AM
    Here's my own little contribution to see that this warthog lives with his shame forever. http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/377160_10150477871450466_506495465_10624916_758286559_n.jpg
  12. yesitsme
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 8:45 AM
    http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_luziiwAnYj1r6lcs0o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1321980276&Signature=eiH2H6DJ1yD6xWzFR4P4hAYUygs%3D
  13. Michael
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 8:23 AM
    Mine: http://goo.gl/5fwH8
  14. Mike A
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 12:13 AM
    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150400215139375&set=a.65492004374.65612.790484374&type=1&theater
  15. TimJordan
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/20/2011 11:54 PM
    Wanted to contribute: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150474027279602&set=a.272187384601.176869.668614601&type=1&theater
  16. Dennis
    The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/20/2011 11:09 PM
    Any evidence to your first update, that Chancellor Katehi has resigned? Because there's not really any other report of that anywhere on the internet that I can find....
    1. Ron Mexico
      The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/21/2011 11:43 AM
      Yikes, turns out that report was inaccurate. I've removed the updates now. Thanks.
  17. Kosso K
    Which One's Pike? at 11/20/2011 6:47 PM
    I made this one. +Kosso K on Plus. thx.
    1. Ron Mexico
      The Very Best of the Lt. Pike Meme at 11/20/2011 7:16 PM
      Credited you. It can be mighty tricky to track down the originals on these. Thanks for the tip.

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