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Jul 17, 2014 01:50:06 #
This is the article, but you can go straight to the video at the link below. (Approximately 3 min)
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Updated 8:47 AM EST 01.14.14
Not guilty verdict in death of homeless man
By Chuck Conder, CNN
2012: Graphic videos shown in court
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Los Angeles (CNN) - A jury has acquitted two former Fullerton, California, police officers on trial in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill and homeless man.
The verdict was read in a Santa Ana courtroom Monday afternoon. Eight women and four men began deliberating the case on Thursday.
"I'm just horrified. They got away with murdering my son," Cathy Thomas, the victim's mother, told reporters after the verdict was read.
The victim's father, Ron Thomas, said that everyone now needs to be afraid.
"This is carte blanche to police officers to do wh**ever they want," he told reporters.
The beating of Thomas in a t***sit parking lot was recorded by security cameras on the night of July 5, 2011. The surveillance camera footage shows Thomas being beaten, clubbed and stunned with a Taser by police. The video sparked a nationwide outcry.
Former officer Manuel Ramos was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. A second former Fullerton officer, Jay Cicinelli, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force.
Both were found not guilty on all charges.
"These peace officers were doing their job. They had no malice in their heart," said John Barnett, an attorney for Ramos.
When asked about the video, he said it's "not the entire case."
In closing arguments, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas told jurors that Ramos bore responsibility for Thomas's death because he issued a threat to the uncooperative homeless man. Ramos can be seen on the surveillance video putting on gloves and shaking his fist in Thomas' face.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/us/california-homeless-beating-verdict/
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Updated 8:47 AM EST 01.14.14
Not guilty verdict in death of homeless man
By Chuck Conder, CNN
2012: Graphic videos shown in court
A A A (resize font)
Los Angeles (CNN) - A jury has acquitted two former Fullerton, California, police officers on trial in the beating death of Kelly Thomas, a mentally ill and homeless man.
The verdict was read in a Santa Ana courtroom Monday afternoon. Eight women and four men began deliberating the case on Thursday.
"I'm just horrified. They got away with murdering my son," Cathy Thomas, the victim's mother, told reporters after the verdict was read.
The victim's father, Ron Thomas, said that everyone now needs to be afraid.
"This is carte blanche to police officers to do wh**ever they want," he told reporters.
The beating of Thomas in a t***sit parking lot was recorded by security cameras on the night of July 5, 2011. The surveillance camera footage shows Thomas being beaten, clubbed and stunned with a Taser by police. The video sparked a nationwide outcry.
Former officer Manuel Ramos was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. A second former Fullerton officer, Jay Cicinelli, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force.
Both were found not guilty on all charges.
"These peace officers were doing their job. They had no malice in their heart," said John Barnett, an attorney for Ramos.
When asked about the video, he said it's "not the entire case."
In closing arguments, Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas told jurors that Ramos bore responsibility for Thomas's death because he issued a threat to the uncooperative homeless man. Ramos can be seen on the surveillance video putting on gloves and shaking his fist in Thomas' face.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/us/california-homeless-beating-verdict/
Jul 17, 2014 02:12:50 #
Jul 17, 2014 02:15:33 #
Sorry I cut in above your link by accident. I didn't want to go back and retype everything when I saw my mistake.
Jul 17, 2014 06:18:25 #
lpnmajor
Loc: Arkansas
Worried for our children wrote:
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Lawyers have learned to portray police as needing " endangered species " protection. It is true that police are the victims of violence at an ever increasing rate. They are part of the problem. Criminals know that the police are likely to "shoot first and ask questions later".
The military trains operatives extensively, so that they will have a "measured response" when under threat. The police do not. Consequently, fear rules their actions and once released, they don't know how to "turn it off". I can't tell you how many police shootings I have seen, where the number of rounds fired by police was grossly excessive. Range firing is not at all like real life. Under stress, police can't hit a thing, so they just "hose" the area.
Jul 17, 2014 13:30:05 #
Worried for our children wrote:
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Your first Fight will be with your
Local Police
Guard
Armory
Remember that when the time comes...
They can either stand down and support the people or they become a target!
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