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Topic: Police Beat White Homeless Man To Death
Spidercmb Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 13137	Wed 05/09/12 10:59 AM
Police Beat White Homeless Man To Death, Media Ignores At a preliminary trial hearing, a video of Fullerton, California police officers beating a homeless man to death was shown yesterday. The court audience reacted with shock and horror to the tape, which shows Officer Manuel Ramos giving orders to the schizophrenic Kelly Thomas, who complies for a few minutes before standing up and apparently resisting arrest. Four officers then proceed to beat Thomas to the ground, then taser him several times. This story breaks my heart.

Tizar Joined Sat 04/28/12 Posts: 493	Wed 05/09/12 11:36 AM
I never liked the police, rotten short tempered people.

DTHRomeo Joined Wed 06/20/07 Posts: 43387	Wed 05/09/12 11:40 AM
F-ck the police

boredinaz06 Joined Sun 10/15/06 Posts: 22764	Wed 05/09/12 11:41 AM
Now watch, not a single white person will riot over this.

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Wed 05/09/12 11:46 AM
That is sad. I do have respect for the police as more than once they have come to my aid. A few bad apples don't represent all police officers.

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Wed 05/09/12 01:29 PM
That story was huge once it broke here in California. But, I don't believe the national media ever picked it up. Which is amazing to me since it is such a horrific story. I'm sure it would have gotten more attention if the victim was black.

HeadnHeart Joined Wed 06/02/10 Posts: 1270	Wed 05/09/12 01:50 PM Edited by HeadnHeart on Wed 05/09/12 01:51 PM
Now watch, not a single white person will riot over this. You should have seen ALL the people blocking the police station, and protesting in downtown Fullerton. All cultures were there and supportive. A lot of pressure on Fullerton PD. This ran in many of the local papers and media outlets.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Wed 05/09/12 02:06 PM
That is sad. I do have respect for the police as more than once they have come to my aid. A few bad apples don't represent all police officers. I agree. I think most are probably decent. BUt still many are suffering God complexes from the power they have been given and are as or more dangerous than the 'criminals' they pursue.

alleoops Joined Sat 08/06/11 Posts: 10832	Wed 05/09/12 03:08 PM
Thank God he was white.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Wed 05/09/12 03:24 PM
Thank God he was white. they usually just shoot the black ones,, but dead is dead,,

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Wed 05/09/12 03:53 PM
Thank God he was white. they usually just shoot the black ones,, but dead is dead,, then they should have shot rodney king.... and if that's so true, why is there more blacks in prison than whites?

Spidercmb Joined Fri 04/27/07 Posts: 13137	Wed 05/09/12 03:57 PM
I need MsHarmony to tell the police in Toledo how they are supposed to act. My next door neighbor is a black, male, teen drug dealer, who is wanted for shooting at a passing car, he walks around with a hoodie on and still does drug deals from his grandmas house and I can't get the police to arrest him, much less shoot him.

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Wed 05/09/12 04:00 PM
That is sad. I do have respect for the police as more than once they have come to my aid. A few bad apples don't represent all police officers. I agree. I think most are probably decent. BUt still many are suffering God complexes from the power they have been given and are as or more dangerous than the 'criminals' they pursue. Agreed and those are the type that should be thrown off the force.

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Wed 05/09/12 04:03 PM
Thank God he was white. they usually just shoot the black ones,, but dead is dead,, then they should have shot rodney king.... and if that's so true, why is there more blacks in prison than whites? let me rephrase the METHOD of choice when they KILL a black person is shooting

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Wed 05/09/12 04:04 PM
I need MsHarmony to tell the police in Toledo how they are supposed to act. My next door neighbor is a black, male, teen drug dealer, who is wanted for shooting at a passing car, he walks around with a hoodie on and still does drug deals from his grandmas house and I can't get the police to arrest him, much less shoot him. emphasis on the word 'usually' never said 'always'

mightymoe Joined Sun 11/19/06 Posts: 37362	Wed 05/09/12 04:47 PM
Thank God he was white. they usually just shoot the black ones,, but dead is dead,, then they should have shot rodney king.... and if that's so true, why is there more blacks in prison than whites? let me rephrase the METHOD of choice when they KILL a black person is shooting poor black people.. just so picked on...

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Wed 05/09/12 04:57 PM
Thank God he was white. they usually just shoot the black ones,, but dead is dead,, then they should have shot rodney king.... and if that's so true, why is there more blacks in prison than whites? let me rephrase the METHOD of choice when they KILL a black person is shooting poor black people.. just so picked on... nope, just a response to the sentiment 'Thank God he was white.' cops kill both blacks and whites blacks they are more likely to shoot to death,,,,than they are to beat to death,,,

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Wed 05/09/12 05:11 PM
cops kill both blacks and whites blacks they are more likely to shoot to death,,,,than they are to beat to death,,, Omg. Now I've heard everything.

karmafury Joined Sun 11/12/06 Posts: 10156	Wed 05/09/12 05:20 PM
It made the national news north of the border. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/05/09/police-beating-homeless.html

msharmony Joined Mon 08/31/09 Posts: 61041	Wed 05/09/12 07:49 PM Edited by msharmony on Wed 05/09/12 07:51 PM
cops kill both blacks and whites blacks they are more likely to shoot to death,,,,than they are to beat to death,,, Omg. Now I've heard everything. ask treyvons parents... its a side effect of the stereotype of the dangerous black male, many americans, Including black people themselves AND cops, feel a higher threat from a black male than other males, so they are less likely to risk hand to hand, when they can just as easily shoot them,,, it is also a demographic reality that non minorities see police more often as there to serve and protect rathern than to harm and obstruct and they are more likely to excuse police actions as necessary and warranted,,, so its harder to beat a black man without a response from an already suspicious black community,, but shooting him leaves no other version of the story but the cop who will usually be given the credit for their honesty and integrity (ESPECIALLY IF ANY type of offense can be found on that black person) its a sad reality of our culture, and a result of years and years of cultural stereotypes and systemic racism ,,,but I am once again pointing to the elephant in the room that IM sure noone else wants to see,,, sorry ANY person that is killed unnecessarily is a tragedy, whomever their killer is and whatever race they belong to