[Okman335]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/08/fatal-fullerton-police-beating-of-homeless-man-sparks-outcry.html

[infinitekidM2C]

yep it's a big deal over in deez parts...he's the white rodney king

[HungHingHK]

Where is the white people riot!!!! pussies!

[dth656]

those are prolly the guys who got good grades in PE class, but failed anything that required use of a brain. the kicker is that many of them make enough $$ to afford bmws, as evidenced by their presence on this forum. unbelievable we pay teachers next to nothing, but lavish $$ on pigs.

[Okman335]

There's a video, and all you hear is tasers going off and the poor man yelling for his dad, he died on life support 5 days later, so sad to read garbage like this that was caused by OUR law enforcement.

[panicos81]

the video mentioned above...

[KGB7]

I couldnt watch the video after 15sec. Made me sick to my stomach.

[infinitekidM2C]

If they did this to a dog there would be national outcry about the inhumanity of animal abuse..but it's a homeless dude so.....oh wells.

[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

If they did this to a dog there would be national outcry about the inhumanity of animal abuse..but it's a homeless white dude so.....oh wells.

ftfy

At least it's garnering SOME attention, but let's be real. If this was a black dude, the circus would be a million times what it is, this dude would be a household name nationwide, and every news source would have it plastered all over the front/top of their distributed media/webpage.

It's sad when shit like this happens to mentally ill people. Too bad they couldn't have done it to a mentally and morally conscious criminal.

[Okman335]

Originally Posted by ragingclue

ftfy

At least it's garnering SOME attention, but let's be real. If this was a black dude, the circus would be a million times what it is, this dude would be a household name nationwide, and every news source would have it plastered all over the front/top of their distributed media/webpage.

It's sad when shit like this happens to mentally ill people. Too bad they couldn't have done it to a mentally and morally conscious criminal.

Very true, but to those that are unbiased, this is just as bad as it would be if he were black, asian or hispanic, there's no excuse for this type of treatment, witnesses say he was moving while the police were screaming "quit resisting" and they only stopped when the ambulance arrived, they beat him for a total of 12-15 minutes,5 of which he wasnt breathing..

[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by Okman335

Very true, but to those that are unbiased, this is just as bad as it would be if he were black, asian or hispanic, there's no excuse for this type of treatment, witnesses say he was moving while the police were screaming "quit resisting" and they only stopped when the ambulance arrived, they beat him for a total of 12-15 minutes,5 of which he wasnt breathing..

Yeah it's amazing. In the end, the racial/ethnic/socioeconomic status of the person doesn't matter; I was just addressing the perhaps rhetorical question of why the outcry is as minute as it is.

Imagine how many times this happens off camera though.... I mean, I personally wouldn't care if it happened to a sane repeat violent offender, but a mentally unstable homeless guy.... c'mon that's fucking ridiculous. The cops should be charged with murder. I'm all for proper escalation of force and police doing whatever they have to do to subdue someone who is resisting, but it's absolutely mind boggling that this happened like it did. Especially with people around; did they think that what they were doing was somehow ok or rational?

[Okman335]

Before
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2011/07/29/fullerton-police-brutally-beat-homeless-man-to-death/

After
http://jesselatour.blogspot.com/2011/07/kelly-thomas-police-brutality-protest.html

[solefald]

Oh, but i thought that ____________________ (select one or more below):

• cops were doing their jobs
• cops were trying to protect themselves
• cops got families to get home to
• cops did not exceed force
• what if he was armed
• what is he was danger to others
• he deserved it

[lopealle]

true indeed if he was black the NAACP would be all over this.

[M3Bahn]

[jpsum]

Originally Posted by M3Bahn

they'll just get the lowest charges and the lightest sentencing then be on their way to become a security guard.

[Grail05]

yea those FAWKING COPS DESERVE IT 1ST DEGREE MURDER BIATCH... murdered the poor homeless guy...i live just miles away from the incident and my wife works in fullerton and people says hes a really nice guy...... . its FAWKING CRAZY HOW COPS DO THAT... I FAWKING WISH THEY GET ASS RAPE IN JAIL... FAWK YOU....

[NYCGP]

Originally Posted by Sean05

yea those FAWKING COPS DESERVE IT 1ST DEGREE MURDER BIATCH... murdered the poor homeless guy...i live just miles away from the incident and my wife works in fullerton and people says hes a really nice guy...... . its FAWKING CRAZY HOW COPS DO THAT... I FAWKING WISH THEY GET ASS RAPE IN JAIL... FAWK YOU....

Fuck... yep, still works.


Those piece of shit cops aren't worth the voltage... Let them rot in jail with the rest of the animals..

[ItsHectic]

Theyre gonna love these 2 in jail.

[dth656]

Originally Posted by JustMe

Theyre gonna love these 2 in jail.

+1---assuming they even get jail time...

[immiketoo]

Originally Posted by dth656

those are prolly the guys who got good grades in PE class, but failed anything that required use of a brain. the kicker is that many of them make enough $$ to afford bmws, as evidenced by their presence on this forum. unbelievable we pay teachers next to nothing, but lavish $$ on pigs.

Its amazing that people can be so critical about a cops grades and use words like prolly. The actions of a few individuals in law enforcement are not indicative of those of every one of its members.

I am not in any way defending the officer's actions in this case, but imagine that you have to make split second decisions in situations that nothing in life can prepare you for. I'd be curious to see how you'd react.

And, why is is so offensive that a cop can make enough to afford a BMW? Let's be honest, who has failed society more? Cops, teachers or sniveling asshats who sit in offices and complain about things which they know nothing about?

[HOG4DNR]

^ What he said ^