Thursday, August 4, 2011

What's in The News Today

A homeless man in Fullerton, California is beaten to death by 6 police officers. Police officers got a call that there was someone breaking into cars and found things on Kelly Thomas that didn't belong to him. Kelly Thomas the homeless and mentally ill man began to run and that is when he was hogtied, tased several times and beat on top of the head with flashlights all done in the hands of Fullerton police. He slipped into a coma and died 5 days later. As he was getting brutally beaten he was crying for his father who was a former Orange County, deputy. The police officers are put on leave with pay, but the town of Fullerton wants justice for the homeless man and are asking for the police chief to step down. Watch the brutal beating and how Thomas cried out for his father. Click on link http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2011/08/03/exp.nr.ca.kelly.thomas.beating.cnn

Lovett, I. (August 3, 2011). Death of Homeless Man After Beating by Police Stirs Outrage. The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2011, from Death of Homeless Man After Beating by Police Stirs Outrage in California City - NYTimes.com

CNN.  ( July 31, 2011). Fullerton police Beat Homeless Man To Death Protest. Retrieved August 4, 2011, fromFullerton Police Beat Homeless Man To Death Protest - CNN iReport


A teenager gets buried in the sand at Newport, California. A 17-year-old boy dug a 7ft. hole in the sand and got into it when the walls caved in on him. He was trapped for 30 minutes where he stated "he passed out and thought he was going to die and didn't think anyone could hear his screams."Life guards, firefighters and several people on the beach aided in the rescue. Search and rescue teams were called from nearby cities. By the time the boy was rescued he was disoriented and lethargic due to the lack of oxygen.

THE 33 KDAF.TV. (August 3, 2011). Dallas/Fort Worth. Teen Rescued After Being Buried Alive in Sand Collapse. Retrieved August 4, 2011, from Beach Hole Rescue: Teen Digging Hole on Beach Rescued After Sand Collapse - KDAF
GMA Morning News. (August 4, 2011). Interview with the teenager who was buried in the sand. Channel 7.

Too young to model and disturbing photos.  She is only 10-years-old. Watch this video, clic on link. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/10-year-old-model-poses-create-stir-14222877

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