I REPORT, YOU DECIDE-by Barry Levinson.
I want to thank all the good people from all over California who graced our city with their presence last night at our Fullerton city council meeting. They really showed everyone there that the truth will win out over the public relations machine known as our current FPD.
One of the speakers asked Dan Hughes to produce the DAR’s (Digital Audio Recordings) of those officers who arrested the protesters the day of January 18th, 2014 which will allegedly verify that one or more officers taunted the arrestees, with the chant, Not Guilty, Not Guilty with a broad smile. One or more of the officers then allegedly stated that when the protesters are handed over to the sheriff deputies, that they will have their faces beaten in.
Well I now demand that Dan Hughes hand over these DAR’s to prove whether or not those accounts made by I believe all those that were arrested are indeed the truth.
The clock is ticking Dan Hughes and we expect that information to be presented immediately. After all you always tell us that the new FPD is open and transparent and therefore, should have absolutely nothing to hide from the public.
One more thing Dan Hughes. What is the more serious crime? A non-violent failure to disperse or a specific threat to 10 people in Fullerton Police custody that their faces will be beaten in by OC sheriffs. Sounds a lot like the threat that Ramos made
against Kelly Thomas on July 5, 2011.
Since these terrible allegations against the police were reported extensively right after the arrests on January 18, 2014, why did you not have the answer to that question last night?
Barry Levinson
#1 by Barry Levinson on June 8, 2014 - 5:01 pm
I just had a good laugh noticing this fact for the very first time. Apparently, the picture above that captures the boo-boo that Ramos received while he was in the fight of his life, was official police evidence, i.e. Exhibit # 73.
I guess the FPD felt it necessary to document this “horrific” injury so that it could be entered as official evidence of an extremely violent struggle between the 6 officers and one 135 pound innocent shirtless man named Kelly Thomas.
At the same time as documented at the trial, none of the 6 officers told the paramedics that there was a man critically injured who needed immediate attention.
The average person could understand the tough choice for those 6 officers. After all, look at the picture of Ramos and compare it to the picture of Kelly Thomas in the hospital after he was cleaned up. You can see for yourself why the police decided to ask for medical help for themselves first.
And yet again according to the testimony of that award winning Sergeant Kevin Craig and the FPD training officer, Corporal Rubio, those 6 officers followed FPD policies and procedures.
Ladies and gentleman don’t you feel much better now that I have cleared this up for all of you.