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damnedifIknow

(3,183 posts)
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:01 AM Feb 2014

Ex-cop acquitted of killing Kelly Thomas chased out of restaurant by angry residents

If a recent night out at Denny’s is any indication, public life may not go back to normal any time soon for one California police officer even after being acquitted of murder.

Former Fullerton, California, police officer Manuel Ramos was one of two officials accused of beating a homeless schizophrenic man named Kelly Thomas to death back in 2011. Thomas was beaten and tasered multiple times during the confrontation, which left him in a coma. He died five days later in a hospital bed.

In a controversial trial that ended in January, both the 39-year-old Ramos and former Corporal Jay Cicinelli were found not guilty.

Although Ramos has been spared jail time, the rest of his public life looks like it’s going to be more complicated, at least in the short term. Ramos doesn’t live in Fullerton anymore, but some time after his acquittal he found himself visiting a local Denny’s restaurant in the area, and local diners were not pleased to see him there.

According to a blog post by Orange County Weekly, Ramos was confronted by customers sitting next to him to the extent that he stood up and left the restaurant. A photo was also snapped of Ramos and posted on Facebook, with the caption reading:


"So last night at Denny’s we saw this ‘cop’ (the one that killed Kelly Thomas) his ass SHOULD be in jail.. & thank fully the people next to him complained and he got up and left .. I hope it is like that the rest of your life going places, Kelly Thomas has no choice of doing anything he wants to do cause of you .. enjoy your ‘freedom.’”

http://rt.com/usa/fullerton-cop-kelly-thomas-killing-902/

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Ex-cop acquitted of killing Kelly Thomas chased out of restaurant by angry residents (Original Post) damnedifIknow Feb 2014 OP
GOOD, fucking murdering piece of shit , fucking stupid shit jury JI7 Feb 2014 #1
Yep, that about says it all! liberalhistorian Feb 2014 #5
Good on those folks... dhill926 Feb 2014 #2
Recommend jsr Feb 2014 #3
I told ya.. Social Media, guys. The Cha Feb 2014 #4
that's the one thing on our side, Cha…..best seed for change. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #31
Exactly why they want to control the net.. and more money for them, Blanche~ Cha Feb 2014 #34
I hope the ass gets this treatment routinely, LibDemAlways Feb 2014 #6
Agreed damnedifIknow Feb 2014 #7
Chances are that jury was made up of a bunch of LibDemAlways Feb 2014 #11
Or normal folks scared to death of cops looking for them after a guilty verdict jsr Feb 2014 #15
Good... Eyerish Feb 2014 #8
Denny's Egnever Feb 2014 #9
All ruthless killers should be run out of town. bravenak Feb 2014 #10
That's a start. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #12
I hope he never has a minutes peace. SamKnause Feb 2014 #13
Very well put! nt mimi85 Feb 2014 #18
I would like to see that also happen to the lame-assed prosecutor. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #14
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #16
Good more asshole cops should get this treatment! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #17
This is the kind of follow-up story I like to hear about passiveporcupine Feb 2014 #19
I hope he gets treated that way for the rest of his life. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #20
It should hang around his neck JackInGreen Feb 2014 #21
"Vengeance is mine... ReRe Feb 2014 #22
Memorize that face, boys and girls! Th1onein Feb 2014 #23
just so you know who to look for.. frylock Feb 2014 #24
fuck yes reddread Feb 2014 #25
Sooooweeeee! LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #28
That's a gruesome photo of Kelly at the link. panader0 Feb 2014 #26
That it is damnedifIknow Feb 2014 #33
Isn't he suing the city to get his job back? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #27
How does a jury do this? sulphurdunn Feb 2014 #29
This guy did the video work FOR these cops cpamomfromtexas Feb 2014 #30
he murdered a person, we all saw the video, cant scrub that from the internet Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #32

liberalhistorian

(20,822 posts)
5. Yep, that about says it all!
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:09 AM
Feb 2014

And I'm very glad to see this and may he continue to experience it. It will never make up for the life he ruthlessly snuffed out while the kid was screaming for help from his father and to please stop (makes me physically ill every time I think of it), but it certainly warms my heart to know that he will NOT have an easy time of it and will be held to account time and time again in public and hopefully every other area of his life.

And I wish the media would quit calling it a "confrontation". It was NOT. It was an ambush and an attack, ending in vicious murder.

Cha

(297,935 posts)
4. I told ya.. Social Media, guys. The
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:08 AM
Feb 2014

corporatemediawhores won't do anything but we have the power of the 5th Estate.. if that would be used correctly.

RIP Kelly Thomas~

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
31. that's the one thing on our side, Cha…..best seed for change.
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 10:54 PM
Feb 2014

I admit, I'd love to see fucking bastard POS's like this guy get what he so richly deserves right NOW, but……..it's not my call. Unfortunately.


But the power of communication…..unmediated by centralized "PTB's". No wonder They want to shut down the webz.


LibDemAlways

(15,139 posts)
6. I hope the ass gets this treatment routinely,
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:12 AM
Feb 2014

so much so that showing his mug in public becomes a living nightmare. He is a complete waste of DNA and a total POS scumbag.

jsr

(7,712 posts)
15. Or normal folks scared to death of cops looking for them after a guilty verdict
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:43 AM
Feb 2014

Gang members are vengeful.

SamKnause

(13,114 posts)
13. I hope he never has a minutes peace.
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:37 AM
Feb 2014

After the jury viewed the video numerous times during the trial, I will never understand their verdict.

I hope they have many sleepless nights as well.

We will not forget you Kelly Thomas.

Thank you citizens for confronting this killer, but remember always do so in a crowded place.

This man is a killer and should not be trusted in public.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
19. This is the kind of follow-up story I like to hear about
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 02:29 AM
Feb 2014

I still can't get the image of that beating out of my head and heart. And I know his family can't either.

JackInGreen

(2,975 posts)
21. It should hang around his neck
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 03:24 AM
Feb 2014

and be branded into his skin for the rest of his days so he may know no rest from his abuse of power and murderous nature.

 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
29. How does a jury do this?
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 05:18 PM
Feb 2014

It's easy if you understand how little incentive DAs have to prosecute cops for murder.

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