UNACCEPTABLE: Shooting of Oscar Grant |
If you havent already heard:
A young man allegedly involved in a fight aboard a BART train was shot to death by a BART police officer on the platform of the Fruitvale Station early New Year’s Day, in the midst of a brawl between two groups of young train passengers.
Oscar Grant, 22, was shot once while on the platform after a BART officer drew his gun during what officials called a volatile and chaotic scene. A gravely wounded Grant was taken to Highland Hospital, where he died Thursday morning, the Alameda County coroner’s office said. – (source)
Now what you probably imagine is a young man trying to attack the officer. Perhaps a group all with guns and knives coming directly at the cops leaving them no choice.
How about this?
How is that acceptable? How is this not the first thing on every station every day for the past 5 days? I’ve read that they said “The Cop is distraught about what happened.” Um…You know who else is distraught? Anyone related to Oscar Grant. Hell, I’M DISTRAUGHT! This is horrific. Things like this just shouldn’t happen. And I know, it has nothing to do with him being a young black man right? I know. Race has nothing to do with it. Any cop would stand up in the middle of having a young man restrained, and pull out his weapon, and then FIRE.
Seriously. This is not the way to start out 2009.
UPDATE: HT to Tina for this info about a rally addressing this travesty. Check it out here – http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/05/18558825.php
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