Another Stupid Jury
the thug cops who beat a homeless man Kelly Thomas to death were set free by an ignorant jury . since this was in orange county which has a large number of wingnuts i'm sure there were more than enough idiots among potential jurors so it wouldn't have been difficult for the defense attorney to get the dumbass jury they wanted.
here is a link to see what was done to that man. it's very graphic : http://www.examiner.com/article/kelly-thomas-family-releases-graphic-photos-video-of-fatal-injuries
<The jury reached its verdict after a day of deliberation.
The centerpiece of the prosecution's case was a grainy black-and-white surveillance tape that captured the violent altercation. During closing arguments, Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas, who prosecuted the case, simply played the audio portion of the tape in which Thomas can be heard yelling for help.
While Rackauckas said the tape gave jurors a real-time sense of a homicide taking place, defense attorneys said the video showed that Thomas was the aggressor, fighting the officers so fiercely that they had to call for backup several times.
Defense attorneys said their clients should not be convicted for simply doing their jobs. Ramos' attorney, John Barnett, told reporters: "These peace officers were doing their jobs.... They did what they were trained to do."
It was a rare case for law-and-order Orange County, and the district attorney had staked his reputation on the outcome.>
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-kelly-thomas-verdict-demonstrators-gather-at-beating-site-20140113,0,7613756.story#ixzz2qLQQ93CK
full video
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The defense attorney said in the article you can't convict these men for doing what they were trained to do.
I find it hard to believe they are trained to strike in the face and head
on a suspect that is being held on the ground.
Maybe I'm wrong
