Thursday, July 8, 2010

mehserle verdict


mehserle verdict

Mehserle was convicted of reckless homicide Thursday in the 2009 murder of Oakland resident Oscar Grant, Bay Area residents RockRidge BART station, said he hopes the Oakland community to react calmly to the ruling. "I hope people keep the peace, and no one starts nothing wrong," said Mel Scott, a West Oakland resident. "The family of Oscar Grant wants peace. Out of respect for Oscar and Grant's family, it should be kept the peace." In general, people in the BART station late Thursday afternoon, said that the sentence is still not working. Many could Mehersle convicted of involuntary manslaughter shortly after 4 hours, and those who have not yet heard of the decision is at least familiar with the matter. "I'm not shocked," said San Francisco-based Ian Slattery.

"The whole thing is very confusing. I think that communities of color in the eastern Gulf, in particular, and understandably, not nervous. No, because this is the only case, but because the way the police interact with the community as a whole. " "This [decision] makes it difficult to trust between the community and the police," Slattery said. "This is very important for all Californians. Not only is our community here, but the entire state."A woman was hit by a police vehicle is reversed during a protest near the Frank Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, near a junction, where some 200 demonstrators gathered together and forced to run the AC Transit bus.05:40 A woman was injured by the witnesses. After the struck, that he lay on the ground writhing in pain. A woman lived with her, while the police stood by and tried to back the crowd.A man who described himself as a friend of the victim increases by 30 minutes after the incident that an ambulance was on the roads.

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