On July 5, 2011, Mr. Kelly Thomas, a 135lb., mentally ill homeless man was sitting on a bench at a bus stop in Fullerton, CA when police officer Manuel Ramos began questioning Mr. Thomas about alleged burglaries in the area. Mr. Thomas was not involved in any illegal activity, just homeless, trying to survive. After continued bullying, another officer struck him down with a baton. Over the course of 10 minutes, several others joined in, and Mr. Thomas was kicked, punched, tasered and beaten to death in a grisly, brutal attack while he begged for breath, his father, and his life.
Despite video of the entire event, the officers that brutally murdered Mr. Thomas were mysteriously 'acquitted.' and wish to send a message that such brutality will not exist with impunity in our country.