Oscar Grant murder: Double standard of justice in Oakland
The murder of a 22-year-old unarmed Black man, Oscar Grant, by a transit cop in Oakland during the early hours of New Year’s Day sparked national indignation. Onlookers captured the shooting on cell phones, and their video footage was transmitted to millions via the Internet and TV.
Tags: BART Police Officers Association, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), elected civilian review board, gun, Johannes Mehserle, Lil Bobby Hutton, Lovelle Mixon, Megan Cornish, New Year's Day, Oakland, Oscar Grant, police brutality, repression, the Alameda County Labor Council, Tony Pirone, young Black male protesters, Zennie62
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