It has been said that integrity can be defined by how one behaves when no one is looking.
WE ARE ALL LOOKING NOW
Former members of the FPD were responsible for the brutal death of Kelly Thomas
The City of Fullerton hired Michael Gennaco and his office of “independent review” to investigate the incident. Michael Gennaco’s findings are posted here in this previously sealed confidential report.
READ IT HERE
Last night, a brave member of our community, Mr. Barry Levinson
asked the hundred million dollar questions.
MY PUBLIC COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PREVIOUS LEAKED CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (ENTITLED THE “INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIVE REPORT INTO THE IN-CUSTODY DEATH OF KELLY THOMAS by the OIR GROUP HEADED BY MICHAEL GENNACO) BEFORE THE CITY OF FULLERTON CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 WITH SOME ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS by Barry Levinson
“The previously sealed Fullerton Police Department Internal Investigation concerning the brutal beating death of Kelly Thomas reportedly stated the following:
“Three of the four Fullerton police officers primarily involved in the beating death of mentally ill transient Kelly Thomas violated a series of department policies, including use of force, according to an internal affairs investigation report obtained by Voice of OC.”
The conclusions of this report issued in April 2012 well over a year before the start of the criminal trial of Ramos and Cincinelli, seems to contradict the sworn testimony of both Fullerton Police Department Training Officer, Corporal Rubio and Fullerton Police Department Sergeant Kevin Craig. They both testified that they saw no major violations of the Fullerton Police Department Policy Manual during the brutal beating death of Kelly Thomas and the subsequent police response to his injuries.
Question: Did FPD Police Chief Dan Hughes provide this crucial piece of evidence to the OC DA?
Question: Didn’t the failure to admit this crucial piece of evidence at the trial refuting the testimony of both Craig and Rubio help to achieve not guilty verdicts?
Question: Why hasn’t Dan Hughes suspended or taken other disciplinary action against both Craig and Rubio for allegedly committing perjury in a criminal trial?
Question: Why didn’t Police Chief Dan Hughes take action to open up a police investigation concerning the alleged perjury by two of his officers? Why did he not follow the same course of action for this alleged felony perjury case as his department did with regard to my baseless misdemeanor case that was later dropped by the OC DA for lack of evidence? Is it asking too much of our Police Chief to treat with the same seriousness an alleged felony perjury in a murder trial by two of his officers as he did with my bogus misdemeanor case?
To all of you on the dais, I ask for an independent investigation on the felony perjury allegedly committed by Sergeant Kevin Craig and Training Officer Corporal Stephen Rubio?
I sincerely hope that this council does not ignore what I have presented to you tonight.
We keep hearing in this chamber that the new Fullerton Police Department is doing everything possible to regain the trust of Fullerton residents. Clearly this confidential report shows us that a lot more needs to be done to regain that trust.
That concluded the statement I made during public comments at the September 15, 2015 Fullerton Council meeting.
PS: It is extremely informative to note that it was Council member Jan Flory who while I was in mid- sentence interrupted my 3-minute presentation. She attempted in vain to get our City Attorney to rule that this information that has been out in the public purview for several months could be blocked from being disseminated by a private citizen, yours truly. She also strongly inferred that I was doing something wrong by revealing the conclusions reached by this report penned by expert Michael Gennaco hired by our city to both make recommendations to fix our police department and report on the actions of those 6 officers the night of the Kelly Thomas beating death. Ms. Flory valiantly tried to keep the truth from the public last night. In my opinion this showed where Ms. Flory’s true allegiance lies and it was not with the public.”
Lets see if the residents get some answers. We will keep you posted.
#1 by The Ponz says ayhhhh on September 19, 2015 - 4:31 pm
Hey Joe, don’t forget to invite Sharon Kennedy and her ultra thin chic establishment lib gal pal posse for some good old fashioned entertainment,juicy gossip over cheap wine and frosting tasting. A little birdie told me that if you deep fry just about anything for them, the gals will go wild. I hear the Ponz may dig it.
#2 by Anonymous on September 19, 2015 - 11:09 pm
You are an asshole. Cheap shots, no wonder no one pays any attention to this blog. Just conspiracy theories, ad hominem and personal attacks from the town gadflies. Your time is coming.
#3 by threat? on September 20, 2015 - 3:01 pm
Is that a threat?
#4 by Joe Imbriano on September 20, 2015 - 7:46 pm
Sure sounds like one. Their defensive posture is clearly a sign of our effectiveness in our war against their criminality, lies as well as their their weaknesses. They always try to make the issue me and not the people ruining our city, their children, or ripping them off. Funny how so many are so in bed with their own, their family’s or their friends’ government teaching, police, fire, city hall and tech jobs that they can’t break free if their lives depended on it to do what is right much less rescue their children. Doing me in does nothing to stop what is being done to you, your family and your children by all of these thugs. As a matter of fact, it will only get worse faster if no one is fighting them. What a moron.
#5 by Anonymous on September 20, 2015 - 10:25 pm
Joe: Do you have timeline as to when the city will completely implode? Weeks? Months? Years? Decades? Will it happen all at once? Slowly over time?
And how will it happen? Rioting in the streets? A city -wide plague? Businesses shutting down? Mass exodus?
Dictatorship in which every single freedom is stripped away?
When should we get out of Dodge?
#6 by Joe Imbriano on September 20, 2015 - 10:43 pm
Why can you get a sack of beans for a dollar in the US but in other countries a sack of beans costs you a sack of rice?