The Cops Brutally Murder Another Innocent Man

FULLERTON, Calif. — In the nearly two decades since his son descended into madness, Ron Thomas has worried every day that the schizophrenic 37-year-old would die of exposure or illness on the streets. He never imagined the end would come in a violent confrontation with police.

The death last month was the end of a trajectory that began when Kelly Thomas was in his early 20s and started showing the first signs of what would later be diagnosed as schizophrenia: he shuttled between addresses, preferred to sleep on the floor and stopped showering.

In treatment, Thomas did well and was able to hold down a job -- but when he stopped taking his pills, he disappeared onto the streets. He racked up an array of charges, from public urination to assault with a deadly weapon, and alarmed his parents with his bizarre behavior.

"My daughter and I have talked for years that we'd get the call that something had happened to him, whether it was from organ failure because he's not drinking enough fluids or the elements or maybe gang activity," said his father, Ron Thomas.

Last month, he was sitting on a bench at the Fullerton Transportation Center, a hub for buses and commuter trains where homeless people congregate, when six police officers arrived to investigate reports of a man burglarizing cars nearby. Police said he ran when they tried to search his backpack and that he resisted arrest.

The incident was captured by a bystander with a cell phone, and bus surveillance tape released Monday showed agitated witnesses describing how officers beat Thomas and used a stun gun on him repeatedly as he cried out for his father.

On the cell phone video, a man can be heard screaming over a fast, clicking sound that those on the tape identify as a stun gun being deployed.

Thomas was taken off life support five days after the July 5 altercation. His father said Wednesday he was stunned when he learned police officers caused his son's severe head and neck injuries.

"When I arrived at the hospital to see him, I honestly thought that gang bangers had got a hold of him like the cowards sometimes do and just beat him with a baseball bat in the face," he said. "Immediately my thoughts were to get with Fullerton police ... and I didn't learn until a certain amount of hours later the truth. That put me in absolute shock."

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[koolbossjock]

The PIGS that did this MUST and WILL be killed for this.Its just a matter of time.We WILL find you.

[needparalegal]

The real reason cops beat people to death is in order get people used to living in a "Police State". Its nothing personal, just a slow herding of sheep toward smaller pens and regular slaughter.

[246alive]

WELCOME TO THE POLICE STATE AMERICA

[Stuntasshole]

COPS LIE!

[SirDudeism]

I mean talk about abuse of authority. First of all a low life deputy cannot just all of a sudden place you on that list. There is a whole court hearing or what have you. If I remembered his name I would file a complaint against him and the Sheriff's station. He was also Hispanic so maybe he hated me because I was white?

[SirDudeism]

this reminds me of when my friend and I were pulled over. I guess a few people were filing complaints against my friend and I over some idiotic thing. So we get pulled over by a sheriff deputy in the city that I live in. So we were all talking and next thing that comes out of this fat ass dickless douchebag deputy is: "if we ever see you or hear about you being up where u had been you will be placed on the sexual offenders list. We were sitting in my car he was smoking pot that was all

[FappinJack]

When will the day come, when citizen that stand there and watch a murder taking place will say ENOUGH. Turn off the football, dancing with stars, csi, all that shit and vow to make the law accountable for ALL ITS ACTIONS. To stand at a distance due to fear of police, and spectate a brutal murder, is sick. We must wake the fuck up, and use our brains to come up with a solution to this madness. Turn the damn tv off, and lets get back to using our brains. We're smart enough to tackle this bullshit.

[mrjasonjbrown]

fuck the police fuck fuck fuck the police

[stanskate5]

truth comes out? open your eyes dumb bitches a homless person got murdered by police

[AdamR702]

Random Prayer dude @ 1:22

[rphinks]

Because he is homeless I guess that means he is innocent by default.

[korz53]

@throttlehard i'm a clown. it is a sarcastic clown language. but clowning a side , Police are people and there are good cops bad cop and ugly cops. Hope the good cops will check mate the bad cops and keep the ugly cops civil in their appearance; other wise it will be revolution against tyrants. God help us.