Kelly Thomas Law for Banning the Use of Excessive Force by Law Enforcement.
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Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Los Alamitos, CA signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Fullerton, CA signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Chino, CA writes:
I just saw the videos at onamfc.com and was infuriated. The police are supposed to protect and serve our community. This is shocking. We need something in place that will police the police.Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Chino, CA writes:
I just saw the videos at onamfc.com and was infuriated. I can't believe this happened around the right around the corner from me. This is shocking. We need something in place that will police the police.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Fullerton, CA writes:
I live in Fullerton and I am appalled.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Anaheim, CA signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Greeneville, TN signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Newport Beach, CA writes:
I am tired of the fullerton police brotherhood & code of silence. It is well known of Orange County residents.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Cincinnati, OH writes:
I have seen enough police violence. Stop this before the police kill more people or cause the public to defend themselves which will lead to even more violence.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Andover, MN writes:
This story is such a tragedy. I can't believe that people could do this to another human being. These people need to be held responsible and charged with murder.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Frankfort, KY signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Anaheim, CA signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Cincinnati, OH writes:
Kelly Thomas's death was brutal, senseless, and cruel beyond reckoning. That he was murdered by police officers on a public street in front of numerous witnesses sends a message to a whole community that these officers saw nothing wrong with their actions. The fact that the leadership in the Fullerton PD defends those officers from being held accountable for their actions makes it clear that they are more concerned with "protecting" themselves from prosecution and liability than they are with protecting their citizens from harm. As responsible, concerned citizens, we need to work to change these dysfunctional, systemic problems in policing. We need to trust that when we need police intervention, that they will behave responsibly and prudently, that they have been well-trained to de-escalate situations, to protect human life, and to behave with integrity. Sadly, this story is not an isolated incident. It is part of the culture within police departments around the country, and it is too often tolerated by citizens who are terrified by images of violence and crime on their local news stations. Moreover, good officers are strongly discouraged--even intimidated--into turning a blind eye when fellow officers cross the line into corruption and brutality. I am praying for the friends and family of Kelly Thomas. I am sorry for your loss and can understand your outrage, anger, grief, and frustration. My own community is grappling with the loss of our friend, David "Bones" Hebert, who was shot and killed by police on April 18 of this year in Cincinnati. Just two days ago, 18-year old Everett Howard was killed by a University of Cincinnati officer as a result of being tased. Enough is enough.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Greeneville, TN signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from Austin, TX signed.
Aug 8th, 2011Someone from La Verne, CA writes:
Completely disturbed by this story. Justice must be served! I want all these police involved sentenced for murder! This goes for all police who engage in this type of force on non violent people!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 8th, 2011Someone from Elgin, IL signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Anaheim, CA writes:
"To Serve and Protect" ~ NOT ~ "To Beat and Kill"REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 7th, 2011Someone from Monterey Park, CA signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Huntington Beach, CA signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Anaheim, CA writes:
I'm glad something like this is being talked about finally. Its a shame that something terrible has to happen to create a law such as this.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 7th, 2011Someone from Mckinney, TX writes:
I can't believe that police officers would allow such a horrible thing to would happen in my former home town! This is outrageous..REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 7th, 2011Someone from Fullerton, CA signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Knoxville, TN writes:
The six police Fullerton police officers who beat Kelly Thomas to death should be indicted for murder! This is an outrage! If these officers are not punished it sends a terrible message to the public - that the police are above the law and can anything they want to citizens with no repercussions.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 7th, 2011Someone from Rowland Heights, CA signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Buffalo, NY signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Ogden, UT signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Aurora, CO writes:
These officers should be on leave without pay until they are cleared. Our country is loosing sight of our original protections for citizens and excessive force is being used more and more like the use of tazers on school kids and the forced drugging of more people, including kids under age 18. The cops have a role in this as they turn kids over to those who heavily drug children without really giving their parents the total truth on what these "treatments" do--such as damage to the body,shrinking the frontal lobes of the brain, damage the basal ganglia, cause diabetes, & sometimes irreversible neurological affects. There are also many times no alternative facilities that don't use these hazardous drugs and the people, including kids and their parents, are pushed and coerced into complying because our government doesn't really care about our lives, health, and rights that much anymore. It's mostly just double talk as we're being oppressed by these new world order fascist type of police who brutalize people without hesitation as in this poor man. We are more and more not using common sense and balanced methods for discipline and order such as a couple swats with a paddle for a misbehaving child in school, but instead we now have police coming or remaining in our schools ready to tazer, beat, and arrest our students at an increasing frequency. This is really a shame!!!! Please reform our laws and give the citizens of this country more real protection not just double talk empty paper promises. Our country's laws need to reflect a conscience-- not cruel power that looses sight of the boundaries that should be protected and guarded as the most fundamental principal when governing citizens. Stop excessive treatment and force!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 7th, 2011Someone from Daytona Beach, FL signed.
Aug 7th, 2011Someone from Fullerton, CA signed.
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Aug 6th, 2011Someone from Prior Lake, MN writes:
I want the CA Attorney General to take over the investigation of this case, along with the FBI. Lois R., Minneapolis, MNREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 6th, 2011Someone from Glasgow, KY writes:
Police should serve the people, not decide they have the right to kill a sick man, just because they have a badge. There are more corrupt officers than people realize and these people need to be stopped!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 6th, 2011Someone from Reno, NV signed.
Aug 6th, 2011Someone from Olympia, WA writes:
It is time police remember this is the USA not Syria,or North Korea. We taxpayers pay their salaries.The police, at all levels, serve at the pleasure of their bosses, America's Citizens, to Protect and Serve, not to Destroy and Rule. We, tax paying citizens do nor feel safer because our employees go out to maim and/or kill the homeless, mentally ill, or even rowdy drunks. They exist to apprehend lawbreakers with the absolute minimum of force required, not to dispense their own brand of 'street justice' on the spot. Thank you for reading this, now, with all due respect, Serve YOUR bosses and pass a law to save lives!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelAug 6th, 2011Someone from Vista, CA signed.
Aug 6th, 2011Someone from Fullerton, CA signed.
Aug 6th, 2011Someone from Great Neck, NY writes:
The law should include that if a police officer commits a crime, that police officer should be immediately arrested and jailed without pay until his trial. Citizens but not convicted felons should be allowed to declare a police officer "rogue" and call upon the police sergeant or superior to make such arrest.REPORT COMMENTS
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