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Oscar Grant

July 10, 2010 No Justice: Oscar Grant Verdict Overshadowed By LeBron James Send by mrjdean8 The cop who shot and killed Oscar Grant was found guilty for involuntary manslaughter but most of us were too busy being caught up in LeBron-mania. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 Bart Verdict Send by rickirotchford3 The crowd is tense, holding up signs decrying the verdict, and some holding up pieces of paper with the photo of Oscar J. Grant III, an unarmed black man [...] watch bart verdict free [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 Former BART Officer Recounts Fatal Shooting Send by Los Angeles Times Johannes Mehserle, 28, testified that he was having trouble handcuffing Oscar Grant III and only intended to use the stun gun to make the man comply with [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 Grant Took Picture Of Mehserle, Prosecutor Says Send by San Francisco Chronicle The picture shows then-BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle, 28, pointing his Taser at 22-year-old Oscar Grant on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 06, 2010 Oscar Grant @ Www.malinmusic.net Posted by Willian Smith 3 Jul 2010 [...] At the fruitvale california in oakland, where bart trial police johannes mehserle murder 22-year-old oscar grant of hayward to officer early [...] Rating: No stars. Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 06, 2010 VIOLENCE IS NOT JUSTICE! OSCAR GRANT KILLING | JOHANNES MEHSERLE ... Posted by Willian Smith VIOLENCE IS NOT JUSTICE! PSA about Oscar Grant Killing produced by Youth UpRising about OSCAR GRANT KILLING, OAKLAND RIOTS & JOHANNES MEHSERLE TRIAL in 2009. [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 Oakland's Small Businesses Brace For Oscar Grant Verdict ? New ... Send by John Paulsen San Francisco Chronicle (blog)Oakland's Small Businesses Brace for Oscar Grant VerdictNew America MediaKathy Cho, owner of a small business called Showcase Wigs, said she pasted the sign reading "Justice needed for Oscar Grant! [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 Is Oscar Grant Criminal Or Has Criminal Record? Spider-topihitam.com Posted by Willian Smith Oscar Grant had a criminal record, according to the California Department of corrections and Rehabilitation, he served several months in state prison in 2007 and 2008. the Department of Corrections didn't disclose the offenses for which [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 03, 2010 Manslaughter On The Table In Mehserle Trial Posted by Willian Smith 1) Mehserle unlawfully intended to kill Oscar Grant. 2) He intentionally committed an inherently dangerous [...] 1) Mehserle killed Grant in the heat of passion. 2) He acted in " [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 BART Expresses Disappointment With Racial Makeup Of Mehserle Jury ... Send by Samantha Bell The trial of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle, charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Oscar Grant III, is coming to a close this week. The lawyers in the case will present their closing arguments on Thursday and jury [...] Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 COLORLINES - Oscar Grant Murder Trial Kicks Off In L.A. Send by Julianne Hing It's been exactly a year and a half since Oscar Grant was shot in the back while he lay face down on a train platform by former BART cop Johannes Mehserle. Today, Mehserle faces his last pre-trial hearing before his trial gets underway [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 Oscar Grant Johannes Mehserle Verdict Send by lalate OAKLAND (LALATE) ? We have a verdict in the Johannes Mehserle Oscar Grant Oakland BART shooting case. The verdict in the Johannes Mehserle Oscar Grant. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 Justice Denied In Oscar Grant Shooting Trial? Posted by Willian Smith ( Akiit.com) Yesterday, Johannes Mehserle?the former Bay Area Rapid Transit ( BART) police officer charged with the New Year?s Day shooting of 22-year old, unarmed Oscar Grant?was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The conviction carries a maximum sentence of four years, however, the additional [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 Thinking About Oscar Grant | Red Room Send by Jessica Barksdale Inclan All afternoon, I waited for news that my older son was on his way down to protest the verdict in the Mesherle trial. (The good news is that he stayed home). This kind of outrageous sentencing is what often gets him ready to don the [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 COLORLINES - BART Fires Cop Who Hurled Racial Epithets At Oscar Grant Send by Julianne Hing Late yesterday, BART's police department fired Anthony Pirone, the cop who was caught on video assaulting Oscar Grant on the BART platform minutes before Grant was shot in the back by fellow BART officer Johannes Mehserle. [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 This Is Not Justice For Oscar Grant. But What Is? | OaklandSeen ... Send by Jesse Strauss As the official street protests devolved into chaos, including a personal attack in the midst of the fray, Jesse Strauss asks if it amounts to justice for Oscar Grant. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 Violence Is Not Justice, Says Oscar Grant PSA Posted by Willian Smith A public service ad was released late last night by Youth UpRising, a youth empowerment group based in Oakland, Calif.--where tensions are building surrounding the Oscar Grant trial and the verdict that's expected next week. While the Oakland police department and business owners prepare for the wor [...] Rating: 1 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 #NewMusic Dolla ? ?Oscar Grant? ? Listen, Comment & RT ? We Want ... Send by Nino Brown #NewMusic Dolla ? ?Oscar Grant? ? Listen, Comment & RT ? we want to hear your thoughts! Posted on Monday, July 5th, 2010 | 946 views. Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. [...] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 07, 2010 BAMBU: BEFORE THE VERDICT (VIDEO) Posted by Willian Smith Before we move forward let's look at something serious for a sec [...] On January 1, 2009, local Oakland transit police murdered Oscar Grant in cold blood. His murderer is currently on trial in Los Angeles, and the jury is currently in deliberation. We are days away from a verdict and Bambu decided to [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 02, 2010 Oscar Grant's Killer On Trial | SocialistWorker.org Send by Alessandro Tinonga Supporters of Oscar Grant and his family are awaiting the verdict in a murder trial of the BART police officer who killed him. [...] Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 09, 2010 Officer Convicted In Calif. Train Station Killing: Johannes Mehserle Convicted, Involuntary Manslaughter For Oakland Officer In Shooting Of Oscar Grant Posted by Willian Smith Officer convicted in Calif. train station killing: Johannes Mehserle convicted, Involuntary manslaughter for Oakland officer in shooting of Oscar Grant. Officer convicted in Calif. train station killing: Johannes Mehserle convicted, Involuntary manslaughter for Oakland officer in shooting of Oscar G [...] Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

July 06, 2010 Some Will Go Off Regardless Of Mehserle Outcome Send by www.sfgate.com My bet is Johannes Mehserle gets involuntary manslaughter in the killing of Oscar Grant. No intent to kill and no real prison time. The whole case raises the question of why BART cops even carry guns. It's not like they are real police officers out on patrol [...] . BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant - Police officer - Manslaughter - Law - Prison Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Rate up / Rate down Report to moderator

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