This week’s decision by a St. Louis county grand jury to not
indict Ferguson (MO) Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting
death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown brought back memories of
the Kelly Thomas case, in which an unarmed schizophrenic homeless
drifter died from injuries suffered at the hands of a sustained
assault by Fullerton (CA) police officers. The officers were
acquitted of all murder and manslaughter charges at a trial in
early 2014.
Reason TV’s Paul Detrick covered the case from it’s tragic
beginnings in 2011.
“Cops Vs. Cameras: The Killing of Kelly Thomas & The
Power of New Media” Produced by Paul Detrick. Camera by Bragg
and Jim Epstein. About 8 minutes.
Original release date was September 21, 2011. Click on
the link below for the original writeup.
from Hit & Run http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/29/cops-vs-cameras-the-killing-of-kelly-tho
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