Tag Oscar Grant

Mehserle on suicide watch

BART cop Johannes Mehserle , who shot Oscar Grant in the back as he was lying on the ground, is on suicide watch after being charged with murder. He was arrested in Nevada and has waived extradition. I can not…

Just a dumb cop, not murder

Hidden Unities Oscar Grant shooting in Oakland captured on cell phone cameras by BART passengers: Grant is arrested with other presumed gang members for some disturbance on a BART train. He is face down on the pavement, with an officer’s…

Oakland riot videos and photos

Golly, kicking in windows of parked cars, just doesn’t seem the best of all possible protest methods to me… Taken by poppimple, who has more on YouTube. Thomas Hawk took some excellent photos at the Oakland riot. He posted them…