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Title: Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter
Post by: cavegal on July 08, 2010, 06:25:48 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/08/BAM21EBDOD.DTL

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A jury found former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle guilty today of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the New Year's Day 2009 shooting of an unarmed train rider, finding that he had acted with criminal negligence when he fired a single shot into Oscar Grant's back at the Fruitvale Station in Oakland.

The Los Angeles jury reached its verdict at 2:10 p.m. today, after 6 1/2 hours of deliberations that began Wednesday morning when an alternate juror was seated to replace a panel member who had gone on vacation.

Jurors were given four options when the original panel began deliberations Friday. They could convict Mehserle, 28, of second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter or involuntary manslaughter, or they could acquit him.

Mehserle's shooting of Grant was witnessed by dozens of New Year's revelers, most of whom were on their way home from a fireworks show in San Francis
I read they have Oakland shut down. Only outgoing traffic...
Title: Re: Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter
Post by: Celtic Rose on July 08, 2010, 06:45:57 PM
Quote from: cavegal on July 08, 2010, 06:25:48 PM
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/08/BAM21EBDOD.DTL
 I read they have Oakland shut down. Only outgoing traffic...


Yep, the local news has been about how Oakland is preparing for riots for the past couple weeks.  The police have been doing major community outreach.  Oakland is one of the areas my dad has forbidden me from moving to.
Title: Re: Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter
Post by: cavegal on July 08, 2010, 06:51:05 PM
Quote from: Celtic Rose on July 08, 2010, 06:45:57 PM
Yep, the local news has been about how Oakland is preparing for riots for the past couple weeks.  The police have been doing major community outreach.  Oakland is one of the areas my dad has forbidden me from moving to.
Good for him! I would not move to Oakland because it is in California. Never knew how violent it was..
Title: Re: Mehserle convicted of involuntary manslaughter
Post by: Celtic Rose on July 08, 2010, 06:56:55 PM
Quote from: cavegal on July 08, 2010, 06:51:05 PM
Good for him! I would not move to Oakland because it is in California. Never knew how violent it was..

Yeah, not really somewhere I have any interest in living. It has a high crime rate.

A photo essay showing Oakland preparing for a riot:

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2010/07/08/leftist-groups-plan-a-riot-as-oakland-boards-up-downtown/