Fatal Fullerton police beating of homeless man sparks outcry

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An arrest that ended in the death of a mentally ill homeless man in Fullerton has many residents outraged and city officials looking for answers.

At about 8:30 p.m. on the night of July 5, Fullerton police officers responded to reports that a man was trying to get into cars parked near a bus depot on South Pomona Avenue.

The suspect was described as a homeless man with long hair and no shirt carrying a backpack, police said. When officers arrived at the scene, they found 37-year-old Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic homeless man who had become a fixture in downtown Fullerton and surrounding cities.

What happened next has Thomas’ family, acquaintances and much of the city outraged.

Police said Thomas tried to run after officers searched his backpack and found items that weren’t his. They called in additional officers when he continued to resist, and the scene continued to escalate as witnesses watched.


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[The Magistrate]

1. Every Officer Involved In This Should Be Executed, Sir

This was a horrendous act of mob murder.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. That poor man! And there are many more like him who are savaged, either by the police or

other citizens, whom we don't even hear about.

My heart goes out to Kelly and his family. :cry:

[Rex]

3. This was an act of attempted murder, pure and simple.

They tried to murder that man, because they thought it was the right thing to do? I FULLY support law enforcement and I FULLY condemn anyone in law enforcement that kills innocent people. Those officers need to be locked up in a state prison somewhere for a longtime (or until one of their fellow prisoners kills them). Probably could not be sent to a normal prison being former cops.

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. These small towns like fullerton have too many god damn cops

with nothing for them to do. That man was easy prey for those worthless bastards. They can marshall six of these monsters within what? a couple of minutes?

[rhett o rick]

5. He, like more and more like him, are killed for daring not to obey the police.

Obey or be killed.

[AsahinaKimi]

6. It seems like we are seeing this more and more..

Its very scary..