mikehunt1
2009-01-08, 23:14
Have you seen the latest? Not all Cops are like this, but it seems like its getting more and more prevalent...
Oscar Grant: 1st Unarmed Black Man Police Killed in 2009 - Next?
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by duo | January 6, 2009 at 01:00 am
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THE YEAR 2009 STARTED WITH A BANG that ended the life of 22-year-old African American man in the California Bay Area. Oscar Grant’s shooting death was captured on the video footage below. He was killed by police in what some people are calling cold blooded murder. (Read the whole story here. Report by KTVU San Francisco, Jan. 5, 2009)
I received the following account of Grant’s death in my email today along with the video footage.
BART-Police who patrol the Bay Area's subway system entered the train to break up a fight. They pulled a number of young African American men from the train, and lined them up in a seating position against the concrete wall of the train station. Two police officers pulled Mr. Grant from his seating position, and he raised both his hands as though to show his complete surrender. Nevertheless the unarmed, handcuffed young man was stretched out on the ground by two officers while a third officer (a two-year veteran) pulled his gun, pointed it at his helpless cative, and killed young Grant with a single gunshot. Commuters were horrified at the violence, and the other young men who police had removed from the train with Grant were terrified, believing it would be their turns next.
Check out the video to this horrific shooting:
http://www.ktvu.com/video/18409133/index.html
When the story first broke there were stories about the police snatching people's cell phones and video cameras. Witnesses to the shooting were being hushed up or discredited. But apparently, the police didn't get all of the cameras. The person who filmed this footage is said to be too frightened to be identified because the police really enforce the “don't snitch” rule in that community.
There was a press conference today about a 25 million dollar lawsuit, but no amount of money brings back a life. More information will be provided as it is made available.
Oscar Grant: 1st Unarmed Black Man Police Killed in 2009 - Next?
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by duo | January 6, 2009 at 01:00 am
2307 views | 18 Recommendations | 10 comments
Photos
Oscar Grant Shooting-Photo-01
Oscar Grant Shooting-Photo-01
see more
* Oscar Grant Shooting-Photo-01
* Oscar Grant Shooting-Photo-06
* Oscar Grant's Family-Photo-01
* Oscar Grant Shooting-Photo-08
[Photos]
THE YEAR 2009 STARTED WITH A BANG that ended the life of 22-year-old African American man in the California Bay Area. Oscar Grant’s shooting death was captured on the video footage below. He was killed by police in what some people are calling cold blooded murder. (Read the whole story here. Report by KTVU San Francisco, Jan. 5, 2009)
I received the following account of Grant’s death in my email today along with the video footage.
BART-Police who patrol the Bay Area's subway system entered the train to break up a fight. They pulled a number of young African American men from the train, and lined them up in a seating position against the concrete wall of the train station. Two police officers pulled Mr. Grant from his seating position, and he raised both his hands as though to show his complete surrender. Nevertheless the unarmed, handcuffed young man was stretched out on the ground by two officers while a third officer (a two-year veteran) pulled his gun, pointed it at his helpless cative, and killed young Grant with a single gunshot. Commuters were horrified at the violence, and the other young men who police had removed from the train with Grant were terrified, believing it would be their turns next.
Check out the video to this horrific shooting:
http://www.ktvu.com/video/18409133/index.html
When the story first broke there were stories about the police snatching people's cell phones and video cameras. Witnesses to the shooting were being hushed up or discredited. But apparently, the police didn't get all of the cameras. The person who filmed this footage is said to be too frightened to be identified because the police really enforce the “don't snitch” rule in that community.
There was a press conference today about a 25 million dollar lawsuit, but no amount of money brings back a life. More information will be provided as it is made available.