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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance         Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 634 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| All right, while news of Bridgegate among other things is apparently what's lighting up the eastcoast, here in Southern California our regional news (aside from the high amount of celebrity and pop culture stories) is surrounding the trial for the cops involved in the Kelly Thomas case.
THE STORY: Kelly Thomas was a schizophrenic homeless man in Orange County, who was beaten nearly to death by two police officers in Fullerton. He was wandering around a parking lot, the manager at the SlideBar (my boyfriend's band has played there in the past) called the police to falsely report that he was messing with people's cars. It should also be noted the SlideBar is owned by a guitar player from the band, Lit. When the cops showed up they proceeded to beat and tase Thomas repeatedly. It was to the point that one officer was reportedly sitting on Thomas' chest while punching him in the face with a live taser in hand. Photo of Kelly Thomas in the hospital (WARNING: GRAPHIC) The Wikipedia page leaves out many of the details that are widely reported here by our local media. Anyway, the one officer suffered a minor injury. The EMTs were told to treat him first, while Kelly bled out on the ground. The two officers were on trial recently and were found NOT GUILTY of criminal charges. As can be expected, people are protesting. Thus far it hasn't gotten to the level of rioting that followed the Rodney King police trial or even the more recent George Zimmerman trial debacle. . . . I know our judicial system is such that it prefers setting guilty men free than possibly sending an innocent to jail, but at this point people are losing faith. We're watching murderers walk free here. Casey Anthony. George Zimmerman. Now Manny Ramos and Jay Cicinelli. The trial for Joseph Wolfe is still pending. P.S. I am NOT anti-cops. I've never called them "pigs" EVER. I hate how quickly people judge police officers. While I have encountered some shitty cops who did seem to be on a power trip, it's highly unfair to classify and hastily generalize all members of the occupation, especially when I've met many, many more upstanding officers than the jerks (who very well could have just been having a bad day). Simply put, my opinion of the officers in question is, "What were they thinking going to such excess?!" (Last edited by Rogue on 01-18-14 04:05 AM) |
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Elara Divine Mamkute Dark Elf Goddess Chaos Imp Penguins Fan Ms. Invisable  Since: 08-15-04 From: Ferelden Since last post: 100 days Last activity: 100 days |
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| What were they thinking indeed?
Nothing justifies that level of brutality. Especially not towards an unarmed man. (Last edited by Elara on 01-18-14 03:54 PM) |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 634 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| There were some intense protests this weekend. Source
Some were arrested, most for refusing to disperse when the cops told them to leave, but there were a couple arrested for vandalism, one for robbing a grocery store, and another for assaulting a TV news cameraman. As a side note, the son of one of my dad's best friends just graduated from his police academy and the only job he could get right away was with Fullerton PD. He started there last week. Baptism by fire. |
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Elara Divine Mamkute Dark Elf Goddess Chaos Imp Penguins Fan Ms. Invisable Since: 08-15-04 From: Ferelden Since last post: 100 days Last activity: 100 days |
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| Well it sounds like they are going to need the extra men, so here is hoping he does well.
I just hope it doesn't turn into the riots that we had after the King beating. |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 634 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| I've only been around Matthew once in the last few years, and he was fairly quiet (His girlfriend however kept crawling all over the server's ass for forgetting one thing or another, despite his serving 20 people. It was a dinner with my dad's best friends and their families).
I just asked my dad how Matthew was doing, since he has lunch with Matthew's dad at least once a week. As it turns out, Matthew only started on Monday, but was immediately issued his "bat and hat." Riot gear, in other words. They're anticipating more protests, he says. Well, some good news. One of the cops who'd been acquitted was going on about how he was going to get his old job back, but the Fullerton PD has rejected his request to be reinstated. It's a bone. Fullerton PD's trying to calm the masses by at least refusing to bring back the people who caused this whole mess in the first place. |
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Rogue If you're reading this... You are the Resistance Since: 08-17-04 Since last post: 634 days Last activity: 442 days |
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| 5,000 person protest planned for Hollywood and Vine this weekend.
Yep, this is going to go over well with the LAPD, especially considering Kelly Thomas' beating happened in Orange County. No telling how this will go. |
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