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mel_lonta_tauda
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Pig fucking swine got the stick
#182517 - 01/15/09 05:15 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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BART Slaying 'Intentional'; Murder Charge Filed
http://www.foxreno.com/news/18475843/detail.html?rss=reno&psp=news
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- A former transit police officer has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed and allegedly restrained black man in a racially charged case that has outraged residents and community leaders and set off violent protests.
Newly released court documents allege that Johannes Mehserle, who was charged Tuesday, shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant while Grant had his hands behind his back and another officer was kneeling on his neck.
Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff made the rare decision to file a murder charge against a police officer for an on-duty incident.
"At this point, what I feel the evidence indicates, is an unlawful killing done by an intentional act and from the evidence we have there's nothing that would mitigate that to something lower than a murder," Orloff said at a news conference. He said he would not speculate on whether the charge would end up being first-degree murder or second-degree murder.
Witnesses said Grant was lying face down on a train platform at a station in Oakland when the 27-year-old white officer shot him in the back. Grant and others had been pulled off a train after reports of fighting, as New Year's Eve revelers were shuttling home after midnight.
Allegations that Grant's hands were behind his back and another officer was kneeling on him were contained in an Oakland police officer's request to issue an arrest warrant. It said it appeared from cell phone video that "Mehserle shot and killed Oscar Grant while Grant was restrained and unarmed."
The shooting, captured on cell phone cameras and widely viewed on the Internet, has inflamed long-running tensions in Oakland between law enforcement authorities and many African-American residents.
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets calling for the prosecution of Mehserle, with one rally last week spiraling into violence that resulted in more than 100 arrests and damage to dozens of businesses. Hundred more protesters gathered Wednesday outside Oakland City Hall.
Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of protesters gathered in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland City Hall before marching to the Alameda County Courthouse. The city is bracing for what could be a tumultuous night, but so far, there has been no arrests and no signs of violence or vandalism.
Mehserle surrendered without incident Tuesday at a family friend's house in an upscale neighborhood on the east shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nev., law enforcement officials said.
During a brief court appearance in Minden, Nev., on Wednesday, he waived extradition and was returned to California to face charges. His lawyer, Christopher Miller, said his client had been in Nevada for a few days to get away from the pressures of what was happening in the Bay Area, and there was no effort to avoid arrest.
"As you are all aware there were some death threats, significant death threats, made against him and his family," he said.
Mehserle could be arraigned as early as Thursday, Miller said.
"As this case moves forward through the justice system and all of the circumstances of that chaotic night become clear, I fully expect Mr. Mehserle will be cleared of the charges against him," Miller said. He called Mehserle "a fine officer with an excellent work history" who had been on the force about two years.
John Burris, the attorney for Grant's family, said the news of the charge was "terrific."
"It is consistent with the evidence I have seen. I think the family will be pleased," Burris said.
Michael Rains, a former police officer who has represented cops as a lawyer since 1979, called such a charge "extremely rare." Rains said he knows of no similar prosecutions in Northern California in the 45 years he has been either a police officer or a lawyer.
Rains said that convicting a police officer of murder for firing a weapon while on duty could prove difficult. He said there are many laws and Supreme Court cases to "discourage second-guessing and hindsighting of their actions." Rains also said that juries typically view police officers favorably.
"Police officers usually have a leg up in the jury box going to trial," Rains said.
According to the Oakland police department, no officer-involved shootings since 2004 resulted in a firing or criminal charges against the officers. A number of investigations from 2008 remain unresolved.
Grant was the first person killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit police since 2001, when a 42-year-old man was shot at a station in the nearby city of Hayward, officials said. The earlier shooting was deemed justifiable.
A message left with the BART Police Officers Association was not immediately returned Wednesday.
BART Board President Thomas Blalock said in a statement that the investigation "shows that no one is above the law, but everyone is entitled to due process of the law."
At Wednesday's City Hall protest, protesters listened to preachers, community activists and others who urged a peaceful demonstration and demanded justice for Grant.
Some protesters held signs that said, "Silence the Violence." Others wore signs on their backs reading "Don't Shoot."
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impgl
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: mel_lonta_tauda]
#182533 - 01/15/09 05:52 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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yuuuup. i was at the protest yesterday. my friend got arrested (and, naturally, roughed up) cause he's a dumbass
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mel_lonta_tauda
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: impgl]
#182585 - 01/15/09 06:54 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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sucks for him then. he alright though?
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beatyou
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: mel_lonta_tauda]
#182590 - 01/15/09 07:03 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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LA riots part deux, cannot wait, hopefully it will be as entertaining as the last ones. kalifornian's never learn from their mistakes...
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impgl
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: mel_lonta_tauda]
#182727 - 01/15/09 10:52 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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yeah. his dad is a homicide detective somewhere and already got a great lawyer for him. he's roughed up, but its to b expected
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Lucas420
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: beatyou]
#182793 - 01/16/09 05:26 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Least Cali people don't sit on glass bottles and let them break in their assholes like you.
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usg543
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: Lucas420]
#182797 - 01/16/09 05:30 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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that's not funny, my dad died that way
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captain.koons
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: usg543]
#182805 - 01/16/09 06:21 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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by sitting on a glass jar and it breaking in his asshole?
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IdeLOLogies
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: captain.koons]
#182894 - 01/16/09 10:44 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I really hope this "officer" gets what he deserves.
I also hope this sends a message to other trigger happy murderers.... sorry "officers"
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beatyou
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: usg543]
#182905 - 01/16/09 11:00 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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usg543 said: that's not funny, my dad died that way
lol
-------------------- this is me on a bar, 3 methrolls (up 4 days), ketamine, and some good acid two years ago.
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MFDoom666
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: beatyou]
#182907 - 01/16/09 11:02 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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beatyou said:
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usg543 said: that's not funny, my dad died that way
lol
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FurrowedBrow said:
They should teach african engineering at the college level. mcgyver 101
Harry_Ba11sach said:
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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beatyou
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: Lucas420]
#182910 - 01/16/09 11:03 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Lucas420 said: Least Cali people don't sit on glass bottles and let them break in their assholes like you.
this dude is brilliant
-------------------- this is me on a bar, 3 methrolls (up 4 days), ketamine, and some good acid two years ago.
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MFDoom666
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: beatyou]
#182913 - 01/16/09 11:25 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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he's got style.
u down to get high today?
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FurrowedBrow said:
They should teach african engineering at the college level. mcgyver 101
Harry_Ba11sach said:
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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beatyou
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: MFDoom666]
#182921 - 01/16/09 11:36 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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always, im on that lemon/lysol skunk atm
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MFDoom666
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: beatyou]
#183037 - 01/16/09 02:59 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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we're skinnin' to burnet right now.
i'll call when i'm in austin 2nite.
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FurrowedBrow said:
They should teach african engineering at the college level. mcgyver 101
Harry_Ba11sach said:
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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captain.koons
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: beatyou]
#183040 - 01/16/09 03:02 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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beatyou said: always, im on that lemon/lysol skunk atm
I love lysol!
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mel_lonta_tauda
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: MFDoom666]
#183120 - 01/16/09 04:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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MFDoom666 said: we're skinnin' to burnet right now.
i'll call when i'm in austin 2nite.
so like, i think a TX gathering should be in order since i'm gonna be staying with pero next week
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wowitch420
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: mel_lonta_tauda]
#183128 - 01/16/09 04:42 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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get your shit together and we will see what happens
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mel_lonta_tauda
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: wowitch420]
#183129 - 01/16/09 04:43 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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beatyou
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Re: Pig fucking swine got the stick [Re: mel_lonta_tauda]
#183244 - 01/16/09 08:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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where does pero stay at ?
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