Wednesday, September 21, 2011

On the Kelly Thomas matter

Two Fullerton police officers have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and the use of excessive force. The drama is just beginning; Rodney King revisited.

Police brutality has been an ongoing issue forever. Police are just like everyone else. Except they have guns and big sticks with which to beat you upside the head. And they have an impossible job dealing with societies' ills that society has no vested interest in solving. No doubt the deceased did nothing to deserve execution at the hands of a uniformed mob. He was just a convenient punching bag/scapegoat when they snapped. That there wasn't one of them to take a step back to say "enough" is my question. I guess more "sensitivity training" is in order.