Well according to B.S., Thomas’ past behavior justified his beating. Never mind that the night in question he was compliant, and sitting with his hands out in front of him, before Ramos told him he was going to f**k him up. But none of that matters according to the badge polishers, because cops have every right to dispense with your rights if you have misbehaved in the past.
One of my former coworkers has a brother who was a Fullerton cop. She used to claim that there were thugs in that department. I always dismissed what she said because I had known her to make ridiculous claims in the past. But after this Thomas case I suspect that for once she knew what she was talking about.
Check this post on a related thread:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3111372/posts?page=23#23
“Thomas, from a video, was often out of control, a big string man. Not, the harmessless transient that was being presently.”
A skinny 135 pound schizo sitting quietly on the curb fiddling with his hair is “a big strong man” “often out of control”.