involuntary manslaughter
Murder in the shooting death of an unarmed man on the platform in Oakland.John Mehserle was found guilty Thursday on the New Year in 2009 and killing a 22 year old Oscar III Grant.Murder normally carries a prison sentence of two to four years. Judgement of 6 August.Mehserle placed in handcuffs and taken away after the verdict. He turned to his family and his mouth, "I love you guys." His parents wept as the sentence was read.Grant's mother, Wanda Johnson, the jury watched, and appeared nervous.The female juror wiped tears with a tissue when questioned by the panel's decision.
At least five bystanders were the case, the video - one of the polarizing racial incident in California, Los Angeles, as the four officers were acquitted in 1992 of beating Rodney King. Mehserle White, Grant was black.According to prosecutors, was 28 years old, angry Mehserle Grant of resisting arrest. Mehserle claimed accidentally pulled his gun, but a Taser stun gun.The investigation moved to Oakland to Los Angeles because of racial tensions and a wide range of media.A crowd had gathered near Oakland City Hall to a chorus of groans and curses, when he heard the verdict. Many of the loose group of about 100 people believed that the decision of involuntary manslaughter was too easy. About a dozen people formed a semicircle to pray, and others seemed dazed and hugged each other.
"Not really, not really. Where is the truth?" He was murdered in cold blood, "said Amber Royal, 23, of Oakland. The police in Oakland after the verdict is expected protests and riot police officers were visible on the streets than about 400 people marched through the city at around 17:30 BART trains were crowded with people leaving the city. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a statement urging Californians to remain calm and not violence. He also informed Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, and that the State is prepared to assist in policing. Dellums urged the community "... Express Grief healthy way that does not jeopardize our security, livelihood or reputation as a city." "We ask the community come together, watch each other and stay safe," Dellums said in the statement. "We will not tolerate violence or destruction. We live here, and we love Oakland.
At least five bystanders were the case, the video - one of the polarizing racial incident in California, Los Angeles, as the four officers were acquitted in 1992 of beating Rodney King. Mehserle White, Grant was black.According to prosecutors, was 28 years old, angry Mehserle Grant of resisting arrest. Mehserle claimed accidentally pulled his gun, but a Taser stun gun.The investigation moved to Oakland to Los Angeles because of racial tensions and a wide range of media.A crowd had gathered near Oakland City Hall to a chorus of groans and curses, when he heard the verdict. Many of the loose group of about 100 people believed that the decision of involuntary manslaughter was too easy. About a dozen people formed a semicircle to pray, and others seemed dazed and hugged each other.
"Not really, not really. Where is the truth?" He was murdered in cold blood, "said Amber Royal, 23, of Oakland. The police in Oakland after the verdict is expected protests and riot police officers were visible on the streets than about 400 people marched through the city at around 17:30 BART trains were crowded with people leaving the city. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a statement urging Californians to remain calm and not violence. He also informed Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, and that the State is prepared to assist in policing. Dellums urged the community "... Express Grief healthy way that does not jeopardize our security, livelihood or reputation as a city." "We ask the community come together, watch each other and stay safe," Dellums said in the statement. "We will not tolerate violence or destruction. We live here, and we love Oakland.
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