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...Year’s Day in Oakland, a bullet seared through the back of unarmed 22-year-old Oscar Grant III, point-blank out of the barrel of an officer sworn to serve and protect. Mr. Grant died instantly, prostrate in the universal “I Surrender” position, the officer’s knee smashing his neck into cement. Police supporters claim that Grant was harassing another train passenger. Supposedly the officer who fired the shot thought he was using a taser...
...most of the nation celebrated a hallmark of racial reconciliation on Tuesday, Oakland stood apart. For the past two weeks, the California city has been engulfed by racially tinged protests over the brutal New Years Day killing of 22-year old Oscar Grant III by transit officer Johannes Mehserle. Grant and a few friends were returning home from New Years Eve revelry, when they were stopped by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police for rowdy behavior. As documented by several amateur cell phone videos, Grant, who was unarmed, appeared to act cooperatively. Mehserle, however, threw him facedown onto the ground...
...cases in which law enforcement authorities have used excessive force or tactics to violate victim’s civil rights have increased 25 percent between fiscal years 2001 and 2007 —and the overwhelming majority of police brutality cases referred by investigators are never formally prosecuted. The Oakland incident has engendered such protest because it confirms, with a live videotape, the suspicions many civilians have about the integrity of their police. This issue is salient around the country. Last year, New York City police officers frisked more than 500,000 people, although they arrested only 4 percent...
...California OAKLAND IS BURNING Hundreds of residents took to the streets on Jan. 7, smashing storefronts and setting fires to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed African-American man by a white police officer on New Year's Day. The demonstrations turned to near riots as angry citizens confronted Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums on the steps of city hall. Police used tear gas to break up the crowds. Authorities are still deciding whether to file criminal charges against the officer, who has resigned...
...greatest leadoff hitter of all-time. And I'm not sure that there's a close second." - Billy Beane, Oakland A's general manager, on his former teammate (they played together on the '89 championship team), MLB.com...