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 Interesting on January 21, 2015 - 12:04 pm
Serious allegations for sure! But maybe a bit premature to play the race card. In listening to Ms. Johnson’s comments from the podium and then again in the interview with Mr. Imbriano, she never once alleges that her boyfriend was tasered and arrested because of his race, even though the interviewer clearly tried to lead her down that road. Did the officer violate policy (or worse)? Time will tell. But in this day and age, this is how riots get started. Be responsible, please!
#2 by Shane on January 21, 2015 - 12:12 pm
I spoke with Joe late last night.You obviously haven’t seen the other 28 minutes of the interview that contained very damning statements. This is how riots get started-when the police steal, lie, murder, rape, frame, attack and electrocute innocent people. It is time for transparent Dan Hughes to get out in front of this one.
#3 by Anonymous on January 21, 2015 - 4:43 pm
Agreed. They were lucky no one went ape shit after the fpd murdered Kelly Thomas and GOT AWAY WITH IT.
#4 by Be responsible on January 21, 2015 - 12:39 pm
Yes like Davis Barber who according to Mr. Imbriano, walked right out of the building and ignored her. That is responsible journalism. Lets see, a bunch of shaved head white cops and a shaved head white chief and a black man shaken down on MLK day? Race? Never in Fullerton. The department is run by Evangelicals.
#5 by "Fullerton Stories"??? on January 21, 2015 - 8:45 pm
Mr. Barber publishes “Fullerton Stories”. The thing is, he will not publish any Fullerton Story that is not in lockstep with the Fullerton mafia establishment.
#6 by Mark Powell on January 23, 2015 - 7:18 am
Religion can be summed up into, “what is painful to you, do not do unto others”.
These Evangelicals you speak of must not be familiar with Numbers.