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Oakland shooting fuels anger over police brutality

Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

Bart : France | 10 months ago

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The videotaped killing of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer here has inflamed long-running tensions between police and many African-American residents. Public outrage at the New Year's Day slaying of 22-year-old Oscar Grant intensified as grainy footage of the shooting played repeatedly...

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BART directors apologize to slain man's family

News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 10 months ago

They also vowed to mend relations with the community. "We must learn from our mistakes and we must make sure this never happens again," Director Carole Ward Allen told the crowd. "I want to hear everything you have to say...Officer Johannes Mehserle...
Oakland shooting fuels anger over police brutality

News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader | 10 months ago

The videotaped killing of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer here has inflamed long-running tensions between police and many African-American residents. Public outrage at the New Year's Day slaying of 22-year-old Oscar Grant intensified...
Oakland mayor appeals for calm after riot

News Source: Zaman.com | 10 months ago

Mayor Ron Dellums appeared with community leaders to ask the public to remain calm while an investigation continues into the shooting of a black man by a white transit police officer. “We urged people to remain peaceful,” said Dellums’ chief of...
Oakland's Not for Burning?

News Source: WireTap | 10 months ago

When it comes to murder charges, the Oscar Grant case demonstrates that cops and citizens are judged by different standards...I n 1968, Amory Bradford penned a volume entitled Oakland's Not For Burning , documenting the tinderbox that the city had...
3 charged in connection with unrest over BART shooting

News Source: San Francisco Chronicle | 10 months ago

Pang, 28, of Oakland was charged with misdemeanor possession of a concealed weapon and possession of a loaded firearm. Pang was arrested on the 2000 block of Broadway at about 11 p.m. and said, "I've got guns in both my pockets," as he was taken into...
Protest quiet, small after Oakland police shooting

News Source: Toronto Star | 10 months ago

Calif. – Two days after riots shut down Oakland's downtown and police arrested more than 100 people, follow-up protests in the city have disassembled quickly with few numbers showing up. Oakland police have been on high alert since the unexpected...