Bruce Whitaker said the internal information he has received
about the fatal beating by police has been “extremely
misleading.”
Investigating the fatal police beating of a mentally ill
transient is bound to uncover more problems, says independent
investigator.
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To what extent did a longstanding bias among police toward
protecting their fellow officers contribute to the beating of Kelly
Thomas?
Fire department records show paramedics arrived more than a
minute after DA says beating ended.
A timeline based on district attorney’s report details actions
of all six Fullerton police officers involved in the beating of the
homeless man. Two were charged but four were not.
OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas will confront an ingrained
reluctance among jurors to convict police officers as he attempts
to win murder and manslaughter convictions against two Fullerton
officers.
Officer Manuel Ramos was charged with second-degree murder and
involuntary manslaughter. Cpl. Jay Cicinelli was charged with
involuntary manslaughter and felony use of excessive force.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris told the Fullerton
assemblyman that she would stay out of the investigation but would
monitor it.
The FBI’s civil rights caseload includes hate crimes, human
trafficking and use of force cases like the one it launched after
the Kelly Thomas police beating.
City Council hires attorney to investigate the Kelly Thomas
beating and examine department policies and procedures.
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