Kelly didnt even commit a crime. He was just hanging out, at the bus station, looking for cigarette butts to smoke.
And the cops knew this! They knew Kelly. They knew he was unarmed. And 4 other cops that watched Kelly being beaten to the death, after he had stopped moving, just stood there, and did nothing.
They should all go to trial. They all were involved in a crime of murder.
The irony is that Kelly’s father trains cops in use of force when a detainee is resisting.
Really, it does not matter if Kelly committed a crime or not. Cops are not allowed to issue and carry out punishment, up to the death penalty, upon citizens who break the law.
They are allowed to protect themselves when their lives are threatened, but when they kill or torture someone it better be clear as a bell their lives were seriously threatened and that they had no other choice. In this case, Kelly did not present a threat to their lives. But a jury needs to hear this case and all involved should be standing trial for participating.
The good citizens of Fullerton stood up for the rule of law in this case and would not permit the city politicans and DA to cover up the murder. It would not have turned out like this had they not stood up.