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Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer[W:173:381]

Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Kelly was mentally ill. He did not purposely instigate the attack. And no, it doesn't take six armed police officers against one person.

Some people will ALWAYS justify police misconduct. It runs in their veins.

Pay attention and maybe, you all might learn something....

When LE tells you to lie face down on the ground with your hands behind your neck, it's for his own freaking protection and not because the suspect is black/yellow/red/purple... If you do as you are told, the cop more often than not will realize that he is mistaken and you are innocent... BUT, if you chose to resist ...aka not comply they have every right to use whatever means they have available to protect themselves..
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Some people will ALWAYS justify police misconduct. It runs in their veins.
I would suggest a corollary - some persons will always assume police misconduct.

IMO, neither are always correct.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Pay attention and maybe, you all might learn something....

When LE tells you to lie face down on the ground with your hands behind your neck, it's for his own freaking protection and not because the suspect is black/yellow/red/purple... If you do as you are told, the cop more often than not will realize that he is mistaken and you are innocent... BUT, if you chose to resist ...aka not comply they have every right to use whatever means they have available to protect themselves..

Six armed police officers beating a man to death to.. "protect themselves." yeah ok, dude..whatever.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Six armed police officers beating a man to death to.. "protect themselves." yeah ok, dude..whatever.

Then may, I suggest not fighting with the police, Alyssa

It's that simple
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Can the bs.
Two off the top of my head.
Cop, separated by the truck bed, shoots and kills black man getting out of the truck with a knife in his hand.

Cops, having not received any report and not seeing any untoward action, coming upon someone from behind, who was not firing what they believe is a real gun... They order him to drop the weapon and he turns in response to the call. Not knowing if he even understood or fully heard what was said, he is gunned down as he turns.

What bs? I've not ever seen you respond to a link in this forum where you didn't side with the cops no matter the offense.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Six armed police officers beating a man to death to.. "protect themselves." yeah ok, dude..whatever.
Not to mention the unarmed homeless guy was facing down on the ground being pinned down by tons of dead weight on his back.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

What bs? I've not ever seen you respond to a link in this forum where you didn't side with the cops no matter the offense.

That bs. What you just said.
They have no need to know of any other position.

It is nothing more than an attempt to pigeon hole folks who the person doesn't agree with.


http://www.debatepolitics.com/law-a...ng-unarmed-man-11-times-3.html#post1061266926
http://www.debatepolitics.com/law-and-order/145888-police-shooting-justified-really-8.html

http://www.debatepolitics.com/law-and-order/176292-13-year-old-pellet-gun-shot-7-times-police.html
http://www.debatepolitics.com/gun-c...sheriffs-deputies-shoot-kill-13-year-old.html
 
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Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

What bs? I've not ever seen you respond to a link in this forum where you didn't side with the cops no matter the offense.

That's utter bs

Cops shooting at a van full of kids and there are others

Do your homework
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Not to mention the unarmed homeless guy was facing down on the ground being pinned down by tons of dead weight on his back.
Not the whole time he wasn't.
 
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Not to mention the unarmed homeless guy was facing down on the ground being pinned down by tons of dead weight on his back.

That's simply bs

The totality of the circumstances/reasonableness is what you will be judged on in court....hence, the not guilty verdict
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

That's utter bs

Cops shooting at a van full of kids and there are others

Do your homework

What are you talking about? I've not seen Excon ever stand on the side of the citizen on threads in this forum. Him going out and digging up something off the internet isn't the same as threads started in here.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

That's simply bs

The totality of the circumstances/reasonableness is what you will be judged on in court....hence, the not guilty verdict
The totality of the circumstances/reasonableness boils down to just one thing: unreasonable overwhelming police brutality against an unarmed victim who did nothing wrong. Our court is not always perfect in every case given the current jury system.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

What are you talking about? I've not seen Excon ever stand on the side of the citizen on threads in this forum. Him going out and digging up something off the internet isn't the same as threads started in here.

Ok, one more time

Wrong!
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Ok, one more time

Wrong!

link to one where he has then since you are apparently the authority on Excon's posts.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

What are you talking about? I've not seen Excon ever stand on the side of the citizen on threads in this forum. Him going out and digging up something off the internet isn't the same as threads started in here.
Doesn't mater if you have or haven't.
Nor does a person have to.

Just coming out and saying such is nothing more than an objective showing of your own biased thoughts.
 
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Doesn't mater if you have or haven't.
Nor does person does a person have to.

Just coming out and saying such is nothing more than an objective showing of your own biased thoughts.

uhhhh wut?
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

link to one where he has then since you are apparently the authority on Excon's posts.
I have already given you two links to each of two separate topics. That is four links in all.
Ric has mentioned a third.
Are these really not sufficient?
And why do you want to make this personal?
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

The totality of the circumstances/reasonableness boils down to just one thing: unreasonable overwhelming police brutality against an unarmed victim who did nothing wrong. Our court is not always perfect in every case given the current jury system.
Wrong again.
If you don't like it. Take it up with the Jury.
Maybe they can explain to you how wrong you are.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

I have already given you two links to each of two separate topics. That is four links in all.
Ric has mentioned a third.
Are these really not sufficient?
And why do you want to make this personal?

I'm thinking that you don't know what a link is.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

uhhhh wut?

I am more than sure you understood the first and third sentences, prior to the second being edited.
Stop trying to make things personal.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

I'm thinking that you don't know what a link is.
I am thinking you open mouth before thinking and checking.

Maybe you should pay attention to what has been said.
As previously provided. I brought up two specifics off the top of my head, and Ric brought up one. No links need.

But also, as previously provided ...

 
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Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

I am more than sure you understood the first and third sentences, prior to the second being edited.
Stop trying to make things personal.

Whose getting personal. What you typed didn't make a lick of sense. I didn't say a thing about you personally at all.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

The totality of the circumstances/reasonableness boils down to just one thing: unreasonable overwhelming police brutality against an unarmed victim who did nothing wrong. Our court is not always perfect in every case given the current jury system.

Do you understand, the relationship between resistance and control? How an officer can fluidly escalate and de-escalate *said* force and tailor that force to respond to evolving....repeat *evolving* levels of resistance?
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

Whose getting personal. What you typed didn't make a lick of sense. I didn't say a thing about you personally at all.
Wrong. The first and third sentences were perfectly clear and still are. Even after the edit to the second.
All you are doing now is showing that you are playing a game to deflect.

And it was you getting personal, and me telling you to knock it off.
 
Re: Police not guilty in Kelly Thomas death; DA won't try 3rd officer

I am thinking you open mouth before thinking and checking.

Maybe you should pay attention to what has been said.
As previously provided. I brought up two specifics off the top of my head, and Ric brought up one. No links need.

But also, as previously provided ...


I've not been in those threads so I never saw you in those threads. All I asked for was a link. And now that you supplied them... I stand corrected.
 
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