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- i think the guy deserved a little more than 4 years. but im glad they didnt charge him with murder. (my opinion) he didnt intentionally take out his gun and kill him. obviously he was irresponsible and derserves prison and to be fired. but he didnt want to murder the guy. yes i am very sad that oscar died in an accident and i give my prayers to the grant family. i pray that they will understand that the officer did not intentionally murder oscar.... and people who riot:you dont change anything by breaking windows and calling officers pigs. that just gets you in trouble (my opinion. if you dont agree with me, i dont want you commenting and insulting me please)
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- I don't get it. Do SF area employers give riot/looting leave to their employees? I've heard of annual leave, sick leave, jury/court leave, National Guard/reserve leave, funeral leave, family leave, etc. I guess you have to have a job to have leave. I'm guessing a lot of these people don't work, and many never did. Finally, who paid for the Che Guevara-style posters of Oscar Grant? The same people who looted and assaulted their fellow citizens? The New Black Panthers perhaps? The same people Obama?s illustrious AG came to the rescue of? Perhaps Holder will use the NBP Party to ?investigate and intimidate,? and provide muscle when his Justice Department gets involved in the case.
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- First of all, it is not about race. It?s sickening for people to constantly push it that it was discrimination and use this to create what they do best which is to riot - to take this opportunity to steal and create a mess they do not want to be responsible of.
Second: It?s not like Oscar Grant was in the right track to begin with. He was a convicted felon; a trouble maker. Just look at his other friends who were handcuffed. Did they get tased? No. A man with common sense will cooperate and shut their mouth.
Third: Bart compensated Grant?s family and friends $1.6 million. I understand money cannot replace life, but given with Grant?s past and present actions, I doubt he will make that amount of money in his life; and will eventually get killed.
Third: Mehserle should have not shot him, but I believe, didn?t have the patience to handle ill-mannered people ? leading to lack of training; also being confused having a taser and a gun on the same side. When you see the video, Mehserle was shocked after the incident. I know for a fact that regardless of race, majority of Oakland people are generally uneducated and you can never win an argument with them. I manage a couple of rental properties in Oakland. I deal with that kind of environment and I too can only take so much.
Even Grant?s grandfather believed that violence does not help. Grant?s family is hurting more than the people who create riots. They are not concerned at all. Look around and who is making Oakland miserable and unlivable. Yes, same people. You can clearly see people would rather start a riot than get a job and contribute to society.
If people from Oakland do not change, 20 years from now, a growing number of applicants will benefit from Government help. Us tax payers will feed them, pay for their housing, medical, etc.
That?s the truth. And it hurts. - Reply to this comment
- Shame on CBS!!!! How dare you be present for the hours long peaceful protest of the despicable verdict and report solely on "violent looting"?????? I was there, we want justice. You have shown your true colors, as if we didn't know them all along, you simply want to protect capital and support the police state. Police and broken windows, now thats what CBS cares about!! Kids being murdered by police and police brutality, CBS has not a worry about!
Get to the issues! Stop bypassing what's really important, justice, education, and our children, for the misleading moments of looting. MOMENTS of looting, there were not out of control crowds storming around the downtown area. There were irresponsible media reporters, bias capitalist lovers, and armed to the hilt police officers. Why? For the actions of 5-10 people 100's of people get their hours long efforts snapped right out of the reporting. Shame on CBS!!! You are responsible for the content you publish and the stories you utilize, YOU should have been more responsible and focused on the demand for justice supported by millions of Californians across the state and sympathizers across the nation! You have the power to make things right! FOCUS ON JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT!! - Reply to this comment
- The riots are only hurting the people and community that feels they were wronged. This appears to be mostly an action of opportunity for thugs. There is no justice in this young man's death. Its irrelevent what his crime history was, he wasn't resisting and it was unknown who was the instigator for the altercation that started the whole thing. When there is a man almost beaten to death another high profile case, we did not see white citizens rioting in the streets. The fact that a young man was killed is lost and disregarded by the majority when they view or hear about the violent reactions to a jury verdict. YES, there are injustices and black citizens are still victims of a racist, unjust and unreasonably frightened society. That being said, I have no patience or sympathy when watching mobs incited to violence. Its peaceful actions that get the changes. Dr. King was right.
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- Regardless of a persons past criminal history it doesn't give you a right to judge the current situation. after all I'm sure this situation this was probably a lot different than his hx of criminal acts of resisting arrest. Did you see the video? Now that paints a million words to the prosecution of this officers actions. Why would you be trying to take out your taser to a man you already put down on the ground? Pitiful...I'm sure everyone will push for the least amount of years for Mehserle to serve. Ah, let justice be served!!! If he was a plain old citizen..... well you fill in the blank!
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- Mehserle should be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for violating Oscar Grant's civil rights. Did they kill or even arrest the White passenger that Mr. Grant is alleged to have had an altercation with that led to this atrocity?
Where is he? Who is he? If the altercation between he and Oscar Grant was serious enough to lead to Mr. Grant's death, certaintly it had to be serious enough for the other participant to be at least be arrested. After all, it takes two people to become involved in an altercation. - Reply to this comment
- taylorsucram, you said, "Americans are being killed in disproportionate numbers by the very people who are sworn to protect them." Well, that is both odd and interesting. Do you have any legitimate data to support that? Does that include "all" homicides by police officers, including violent perpetrators in the commission of a crime on one end of the spectrum ... and innocent bystanders caught in the line of fire on the other end of the spectrum? This case was somewhere in the middle. Here we had a prior convicted felon with a history of resisting arrest, attempt to resist arrest yet again. The situation became confused and the officer used excessive and deadly force; essentially, the wrong force as dictated by his training. That is the only reason the officer was found guilty of anything, not that Oscar Grant was correct in his behavior.
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- taylorsucram, you said, "Americans are being killed in disproportionate numbers by the very people who are sworn to protect them." Well, that is both odd and interesting. Do you have any legitimate data to support that? Does that include "all" homicides by police officers, including violent perpetrators in the commission of a crime on one end of the spectrum ... and innocent bystanders caught in the line of fire on the other end of the spectrum? This case was somewhere in the middle. Here we had a prior convicted felon with a history of resisting arrest, attempt to resist arrest ? again. The situation became confused and the officer used excessive and deadly force; essentially, the wrong force as dictated by his training. That is the only reason the officer was found guilty of anything, not that Oscar Grant was correct in his behavior.
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- I would be interested in how many Police Officers were killed in the line of duty in, lets say, a ten year period. I would put that number aside and then determine how many unarmed citizens were killed by Police Officers in that same period. Next I would like to break the citizen numbers down by race. They can call it justifiable homicide, involuntary murder or an accident but Americans are being killed in disproportionate numbers by the very people who are sworn to protect them.
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