In the wake of violence on UC campuses, Gov. Jerry Brown today asked a statewide law enforcement commission to review guidelines for crowd control and “without delay” make “whatever changes are necessary to ensure compliance with First and Fourth Amendment protections against excessive force.”

[...] “I am seriously concerned that the rules governing the use of force, in particular the use of pepper spray, are not well understood in the context of civil disobedience and various forms of public protest,” Brown wrote to Paul Cappitelli, director of the state Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. “The recent ‘occupation’ protests in cities throughout California and on campuses of the University of California underscore the urgency of articulating guidelines that are crystal clear and comport with constitutional requirements.”

Full statement available at Fresno Bee.

(Hard to see how there was a misunderstanding rather than blatant disregard, but a good first step. —ed.)