We have come across some disturbing news in Fullerton, California. It appears that 6 police officers tazed and beat a mentally ill homeless man to death while he reportedly was resisting arrest. The suspect, Kelly Thomas was described as a "gentle" person and was apprehended as a possible suspect in a reported car burglary at the Fullerton Bus station parking lot. The officers reportedly involved in the beating were Officers Jay Cicinelli, Kenton Hampton, Manny Ramos, Joe Wolfe & James Blatney.
This comes on heels of another incident where the Fullerton Police arrested a man for videoing an arrest. News reports indicate that the Fullerton PD admit that they wrongfully arrested Veth Mam on charges of attacking a police officer. It is not clear if any of the officers in the Kelly Thomas incident took part in Veth Man's arrest.
In response, the activist group Anonymous has activated Operation Fullerton with a planned protest in front of the Fullerton PD on Saturday, 20 AUG 2011 at 11:00 AM PT. The group has planned some undisclosed online protest activities and has set up the hashtag #OpFullerton on Twitter. An online spokesman for Anonymous has extended a courtesy warning to local downtown merchants of Fullerton.
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