This interview has been greatly condensed here and a more detailed interview will be released at a later date.
The points being made here were that the officer’s actions appeared to make no sense and that an alleged innocent man who is, by the way, an epileptic, was for apparently absolutely no reason, allegedly accosted, downed and repeatedly tased in front of his two young children. It took place on, of all days, MLK day. this man referred to in the video by his fiance, who is African American, didn’t have the MLK day off and was actually cleaning up graffiti for his employer-covering up black painted graffiti a white fence with white spray paint. Does an fleeing robbery suspect hang out in plain view on a public street covering up graffiti? So at Fullerton City Hall tonight more very troubling allegations against our FPD. Can they live up to their phony PR press for one whole month without allegedly misbehaving?
I couldn’t believe that Fullerton Stories Davis Barber walked right past this woman on out the door as we were interviewing her. He apparently had no interest in the unfortunate alleged attack by yet another out of control FPD officer and covering this story. I didn’t see anyone from the Register or the Fullerton Observer express interest in this woman’s story either.
What was described at council was a sadistic cop getting his jollies by tasering a black man while he was working on private property on ML King, Jr Day. You must be so very proud Dan. Another one of your disciples running amuck against law abiding citizens.
Maybe the Chamber of Commerce can highlight this incident as a way to attract more minority businesses here in Fullerton. But it is one more way to put another nail in the health of our city.
Apparently another sick, sadistic person that our FPD has handed over a gun and a shield to while Danny boy allows them to do just about anything.
Wake up Fullerton. If any private citizen did half the things that our Fullerton police have been accused of on an all too frequent basis, they all would be locked up for many, many years.
Tasers are not the ‘non-lethal‘ weapons they are portrayed to be, by the way. This man could have been killed when the taser was repeatedly applied. You simply don’t do this to someone with a seizure disorder.
I noted that Danny is now afraid to sit in his previously everyday seat at council meetings. Our transparent police chief cannot even face the public for the limited time of 30 minutes imposed by our new so called “conservative” Mayor Sebourn. Gee continuing all the presentations and imposing a 30 minute maximum for the public, seems a lot like Mayor Chaffee all over again.
Televised murder of a homeless man, threats of grave bodily harm to protesters in custody, sexual predators in uniform, sticky fingered coppers, no one managing the sexual predators in Fullerton, the recent frame up attempt of Barry Levinson, alleged informant harrassment , and now some kingdom day love from one of Danny boy’s boys?
I guess we will see if the dash cam picked any of this up, if the body cameras were rolling, if the DAR’s were turned on and what the heck is wrong with all these men in black in this crazy town we all call home. Thank God this man will be ok, and his kids will get to see their daddy again. Kelly Thomas and Dean Gochenour sadly, weren’t so fortunate. Folks, the FPD’s reign of terror must come to an end now.
#1 by Barry Levinson on January 22, 2015 - 11:23 am
Well surprise, surprise…..the Orange County Register was totally silent about the very serious allegation of police abuse that took place last Monday, the holiday celebrating the life and contributions of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
No comment from Dan Hughes, no reporting by Lou Ponsi, and no comment from our new Mayor, Greg Sebourn. Leaders are called such because they demonstrate those qualities that are vital in bringing our community as a whole to a better place for all. Do you think the above people have demonstrated those qualities in this case? I report, you decide.
What will it take to get the majority of Fullerton citizens energized enough to demand some semblance of decency and integrity from our local institutions?
#2 by Anonymous on January 22, 2015 - 12:57 pm
Spot on comments as usual Mr. Levinson.
The only thing transparent about Dan Hughes’ department can be found on the Transparent California website. He cannot hide from that.
Lou Ponsi is just an obfuscation arm of the old guard establishment. He can be counted on for absolutely nothing. I believe a previous comment alluded to him possibly being paid off by vested interests. It does seem to appear that way when you analyze the recurrent slant and themes found in his coverage of the issues.
Greg Seabourn has never demonstrated leadership qualities. In fact, quite the contrary is true. He has merely demonstrated unpredictable partisanship that has ultimately left him as the middle portion of a rope in a tug of war. My prediction is that this will be a very tumultuous year for him as he plays both sides. No one can survive that for very long.
Fullerton residents like most people all across the nation have become incredibly narcissistic. The mantra goes something like “if it doesn’t affect me or mine, well ….”
They will only respond if it does happen to them or one of their own. Based on the FPD’s behavior, I believe that it is simply a matter of time before someone else is murdered by one of their officers. Sadly, that is what I believe it will take.
#3 by Italian for bullshit on January 22, 2015 - 1:39 pm
No, just ribbon cuttings and bikini contests. That is about all he can process.