OCRegister: Kelly Thomas' dad to cops: Don't stare at me

[ellisonz]

Kelly Thomas' dad to cops: Don't stare at m
By DOUG IRVING / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

CYPRESS – The father of a man killed in a bloody confrontation with police says officers have stared him down on the street ever since he began a public campaign for answers and consequences in his son's death.

Ron Thomas met with the police chief in Cypress on Tuesday afternoon, after he accused police there of harassment during a televised news conference. Chief Jackie Gomez-Whiteley said that she had been "surprised" to hear Thomas' allegations and invited him to meet with her.

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Thomas has worked to keep the public's eye on the beating death of his son Kelly. The District Attorney's Office charged one Fullerton police officer with murder and another with involuntary manslaughter last week in connection with Kelly Thomas' death.

Thomas said police in Cypress, his hometown, have stared him down four times since he began calling for the death penalty for any officers involved in his son's death. He said the stare-downs would happen when he stopped at a stoplight across the street from an officer: "That solid, nonstop eye contact, almost trying to be in an intimidating manner."

http://www.ocregister.com/news/thomas-319173-death-police.html?nstrack=sid%3A2637779|met%3A102|cat%3A3165555|order%3A2

The Orange Wall of Silence - Right Behind the Orange Curtain of Nixon.

[izquierdista]

1. When a dog does that....

The proper response is to calmly approach, flip the dog on its back, and growl until it pees itself. Judging from the loyalty to their own pack, police are at the same evolutionary stage as canines and other pack carnivores. This can be good, as dogs can be trained to do all sorts of helpful tasks, but without proper training, all sorts of problem behaviors can crop up.

[ellisonz]

2. I'm going to have to try that with our dogs.