Issue 18

Uniform Privilege

 · Poetry

“Out of Uniform Privilege” all day on September 25th
at Our Lady of Sorrows School in White Plains. The
father of Kelley Thomas is a retired Orange County
police officer: “What this means is that all of us need to be very afraid now.
Police officers everywhere can beat us, kill us, do whatever
they want.” Discharged men must not abuse Uniform Privilege.

Discharged servicemen without civilian suits may continue to wear
their uniforms. They are not, however, entitled to concessions.
Eight women and four men acquitted former officers
Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli of involuntary
manslaughter, second-degree murder, use of excessive force. Train and tram
officials have the task of preventing servicemen from abusing

the privilege of wearing their uniforms, said an Army Minister. Two former
Fullerton police officers beat a homeless man to death in a crowded bus depot
– the July 2011 altercation captured on grainy black-and-white
surveillance tape.
Thomas is heard yelling: “Father, help me! They are killing me!” (31 times)
Thomas is heard yelling: “Help me! Help me, God!” (26 times)
If a porter or a conductor doubted a uniformed man’s bona fides
he could ask the serviceman to show his paybook or leave pass, said an Army Minister.

Bringing Christian attitudes and values to the world
relies on educating the youth of each generation.
Officer Ramos slips on a pair of latex gloves and tells Thomas
shirtless and sitting on a street curb
“Now you see my fists? They’re getting ready to fuck you up.”
Simply doing their jobs, Our Lady of Sorrows
recognizes that each child is a unique gift from God.
Thomas, a schizophrenic weighing 135 pounds
replies to Officer Ramos, “Start punching, dude.”

 


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