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pacalo

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30. I finally broke down & watched half of it. It's even worse than you can imagine.

Reply to Smilo (Reply #17)

Wed May 9, 2012, 12:36 AM

May 2012

The police had the mentality of a pack of sixth graders who found an insect & stomped it over & over for the heck of it.

The guy had a slight build & wasn't fighting back. He wouldn't have been able to fight back if he wanted to, because each officer was stocky (like the sadistic prison guard in "Midnight Express&quot .

When it came to the part where the homeless man began calling, "Help me, Dad!", over & over, that was it for me.

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Police Brutally Beat Mentally Ill California Man in Released Video [View all] Hissyspit May 2012 OP

Wow...that's a whole bunch of "bad apples"... truebrit71 May 2012 #1

It's the "good apples" who are the exceptions. villager May 2012 #13

So very sad. What can anylne do to chnge the world truedelphi May 2012 #2

Isn't it time for a "Stand Your Ground" law to stop these murderous bastards? (graphic) KansDem May 2012 #3

I just wanted to be sure a picture of him before was here, too polly7 May 2012 #11

Thank you. redqueen May 2012 #23

Thank you for posting the photo taken before the police killed him. n/t Judi Lynn May 2012 #25

"Dad" KansDem May 2012 #26

What a beautiful, beautiful man and look what those monsters did to him! I know that it isn't Ecumenist May 2012 #35

NO WORDS!!!!! abolugi May 2012 #12

The cold dead eyes are a total giveaway as to hifiguy May 2012 #15

Can they really be called "rogue" cops when such brutality seems to be tblue37 May 2012 #20

He was completely alone. No one to rescue him from these defenders of the peace. n/t Judi Lynn May 2012 #4

I can't even imagine what his father must have felt knowing his polly7 May 2012 #5

That's the part that got me too... truebrit71 May 2012 #8

The other target of such people is the developmentally disabled. freshwest May 2012 #6

Fucking disgraceful! Uncle Joe May 2012 #7

I can't watch another video of someone begging the police for their life. EFerrari May 2012 #9

It's time for a full on revolution in this country, fuck occupy. xtraxritical May 2012 #10

"To protect and serve," my ass. hifiguy May 2012 #14

fuck tha police frylock May 2012 #16

I couldn't bring myself to watch the video Smilo May 2012 #17

I finally broke down & watched half of it. It's even worse than you can imagine. pacalo May 2012 #30

F*** them and the FOP! Dawson Leery May 2012 #18

Kelly Thomas' story is horrible, but what doesn't get enough coverage... YvonneCa May 2012 #19

Thank you for posting and giving insight. Smilo May 2012 #22

You are very welcome! n/t YvonneCa May 2012 #24

Thanks for the link. Be sure to check out the pictures, which includes several of pacalo May 2012 #31

You know what's going to happen to those cops? bupkus May 2012 #21

There's not much difference between the cops and the bad guys these days. go west young man May 2012 #27

Hmmm... yet a few more bad apples Downtown Hound May 2012 #28

I guess the idea of being executed AsahinaKimi May 2012 #29

Man that fills me with a terrible combination of hate and sorrow. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #32

This is one of the reasons we Occupy. U4ikLefty May 2012 #33

There are no words! Odin2005 May 2012 #34