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On New Year’s Day, Oscar Grant, III (above) was fatally shot in the back by a subway police officer. The event occurred on California’s Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) and was thankfully captured on film by several onlookers within the station. Video footage clearly shows that the unarmed Grant was cooperating with authorities, who had also detained several other young men. I posted the original video footage to show the inhumanity of the shooting. It is very disturbing to watch so please view at your own risk:
Grant holds up his hands, appearing to plead with police. Burris said Tuesday that Grant was asking police not to use a Taser.
“He said to them, ‘Don’t Tase me; I have a 4-year-old daughter,’ ” Burris said.
The interaction on the video is not audible.
Seconds later, police put Grant face-down on the ground. Grant appears to struggle.
One of the officers kneels on Grant as another officer stands up, tugs at his gun, unholsters it and fires a shot into Grant’s back.
Burris said the bullet went through Grant’s back and then ricocheted off the floor and through his lungs.
Grant, who has a 4-year-old daughter, died seven hours later. (Source)
The officer has yet to make a statement but the family of the fallen father has filed a $25 million dollar claim against the BART police officers and are alleging that they violated Grant’s civil rights, illegally detained him and used excessive force. Press conference video below:
We can’t stand for this. Not now….not ever!
Local news is reporting that possibly the officer thought he was reaching for his taser but grabbed his gun by mistake. Go figure ! Regardless, this is a senseless loss of civilian life.
Even if that was true, he didnt have a good reason to reach for his TASER either. The victim wasn’t resisting or anything. No need for them to do anything at all, he was already in cuffs..that was uncalled for
There’s no way the cop was reaching for his Taser. His colleague still had the Oscar’s neck under his knee, so if Oscar were tased, the cop holding him down would be shocked as well.
I can only hope the cop ends up in jail for murder.
[...] Mehserle is accused of murder in the fatal shooting death of Oscar Grant, III. The incident was captured on video by several witnesses on the train and has since created a public outcry for justice. Mehserle, 27, was taken into [...]
Sad,unjust. Need to be rectified A.S.A.P..