Oakland fears pandemonium over police shooting verdict

[Kane52630]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100702/ap_on_re_us/us_train_station_shooting_precautions_1

this is news? I thought that **** always happen over there.

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[Figs]

That happens when they give a cop a relative slap on the wrist for shooting an unarmed person. I really doubt if the guy was convicted of the higher charges there would have been any riots.

No. So many ghetto ass idiots(a whole lot of gangs in Oakland)would have rioted anyways. You see it all the time after certain sports games, they riot and go crazy downtown if their team loses or wins. There still would have been rioting regardless of the verdict. Most of those dumb ****s are just using the excuse of the verdict to go wild and crazy...it's a slap to the face of Oscar Grant as far as i'm concerned. On the news it was showing them all wearing their bandanas over their faces and getting ready to **** things up, as well as antagonizing the police. One ghetto ass did the gun sign with his hand and pointed it at a number of police in front of him giving the motion of shooting them. What a waste.

Also, the people who think Mehserle shoud have gotten 1st degree murder are dumb as well and probably don't know the difference between 1st, 2nd and involuntary manslaughter. I don't think he got a slap on the wrist according to the rules and laws of murder. He got the appropriate verdict because there is no way in hell he purposefully wanted to kill that guy when there are dooozens of people behind him all taking photos and recorded footage. The guy would have had to have been literally insane or on major drugs to not realize that or just not care.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I feel like 2nd degree would have been appropriate. I mean, seriously, does it truly matter if he didn't know which weapon he was pulling on this man who posed no threat? The correct option would be none. And I find it a little hard to believe that between the motion of drawing the gun, aiming it and firing it, something didn't register in his brain that said, "This doesn't feel like a taser." Presumably a gun in a holster would have a safety on, right? You can't disengage a safety without knowing what you're holding.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Whether the cop was wrong or not. Rioting solves nothing.

 

[zanos]

Whether the cop was wrong or not. Rioting solves nothing.

Wrong! It's fun and you get free stuff

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[Docker2.0]

I feel like 2nd degree would have been appropriate. I mean, seriously, does it truly matter if he didn't know which weapon he was pulling on this man who posed no threat? The correct option would be none. And I find it a little hard to believe that between the motion of drawing the gun, aiming it and firing it, something didn't register in his brain that said, "This doesn't feel like a taser." Presumably a gun in a holster would have a safety on, right? You can't disengage a safety without knowing what you're holding.

Agreed! People go to jail all the time by "accidents." Dude should have gotten more time. No if's and's or but's.

 

[Heretic]

The man was not resisting arrest. he was handcuffed and on the ground. The police officer then pulled out his gun (which feels absolutely NOTHING like a taser when you grab it) and shot the man, murdering him.

The police officer should be given the death penalty...all of the other cops who lied to cover up the crime should be treated as accessories, and plead down to a few decades behind bars.

If any one of us shot a defenseless man who posed no threat to us we'd be in jail for the rest of our lives. If we helped a friend cover it up we'd be in for decades. I see no reason why a badge should give these criminals any protection from the law.

 

[Docker2.0]

Well said Heretic. There's honestly no defense at all for this "accident" happening. To say he felt threatened is bs because the guy put his hands up to surrender, he was brought down and handcuffed, then he was shot. Sounds like a gang style murder to me.

 

[Alex The Great]

God Damn

********, he should have gotten sent to jail for the rest of his life

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Why is this considered involuntary?

Did they use the "gun fired by mistake" defense?

 

[kane9321]

Its just a damned shame. I still cant believe thats all this cop got...justice system epic fail

 

[Ghostvirus]

I have to ask. Why are these people rioting? Why not just shoot this f**ker....accidently of course.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Why is this considered involuntary?

Did they use the "gun fired by mistake" defense?

Yes, which flew for some odd reason.