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Again you are just making things up regarding my positions or what I have said."

I'll direct you back to your post #10, where you not only put the blame for the beating on the victim, but you also excused the cops and said they shouldn't be convicted of a crime. Below are the salient points which started our debate, which descended into you calling me "obsessed", and a hater.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3100735/replies?c=10

“He fought these cops long and hard. Apparently early on in the fight he he landed a solid hard one in the face of one of the officers. I always figured that caused his predicament. I figure the cop stepped it up a bit and had less concern over hurting him after that.Doesn’t mean I am saying he deserved to die.I do not think the cops ever intended him to die.... He was violent and committed crimes. He was breaking in to cars which is what cause this incident. The cops have to deal with him and that is not an easy task. 2) The general public should not need to be subjected to the presence of psychotic potentially violent men in public spaces.The cops had to deal with him. He is a danger and usually these dangerous men are given freedom because they aren't necessarily committing any crime at a given time. In this case he was committing crimes and fought the police when confronted he did not fight back, he instigated the fight.... Personally I think the cops should not be convicted of a crime, but should no longer be police.

-you want to retract your original defense of this beating now? I'll accept that apology, if you've finally seen the light.

-and by the way, I have no problem with arresting or detaining mentally ill people, and institutionalization, if need be. I DO have a problem with a 275 lb. cop telling some little 140 lb mentally ill guy who's passively sitting on the curb : “You see these fists? They're getting ready to #uck you up. “ It's unfortunate that officer Ramos chose to make good on his threat, instead of just treating Kelly Thomas like a human being and handcuffing him and taking him to a mental hospital.

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