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- dephij, on 01/05/2009, -7/+369How about making the headline "BART Cop EXECUTES man in custody"
- shango5, on 01/05/2009, -8/+355This is really ***** up and demands these cops be put in jail
- kemp34, on 01/05/2009, -7/+304Yeah, this is a completely ***** up situation. The officer who shot and executed the man (no judge, no jury, no charges even) LYING FACE DOWN WITH HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK, ought to be tried for murder. It is sick.
That being said, the police officer was a BART Police Officer in Oakland, not an actual Oakland Police Officer. You should email Digg to change the title for sake of important correctness. - jadisa, on 01/05/2009, -6/+272Dugg.
This video saddens me. I've been spreading it far and wide for a couple of days.
The headline on this entry is incorrect. The young man was handcuffed AFTER he was shot. Let's be precise here. Otherwise we risk discrediting our own responses.
Please fix the headline. - oldhick, on 01/05/2009, -3/+153Disgusting and indefensible.
- Chooxo, on 01/05/2009, -8/+153So... Greek-style riots, anyone?
- Falldog, on 01/05/2009, -6/+134I like that BART is trying to spin an excuse out of the idea that the cop may have thought he had a Taser, but was given a real gun since supplies were limited. No one, who can't make a clear distinction between a Taser and a real gun, should be allowed to carry one, let alone use one. While I could sympathize with the cop, trying to tase a suspect who was struggling (and not handcuffed, as this article suggests) and suddenly finds himself firing a real gun, he has the responsibility to man up to his mistake and accept plead guilty to murder charges which NEED to be filed.
At the same time I am sickened by the rat lawyer who aligned himself with the family. Instead of leading the charge for formal criminal charges to be brought he's been saying that he's going to sue BART for $25 million. It's apparent that this douche is trying to turn the tragic shooting into money for his own pocket. - reyoo30309, on 01/05/2009, -6/+126Charge that ***** with first degree murder.
- Ladholyman, on 01/06/2009, -0/+117http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKy-WSZMklc
- inactive, on 01/05/2009, -4/+114What exact circumstances could possibly justify shooting a person in the head who is clearly subdued and under the control and fully restrained by two other officers? It is nothing less than an execution. Shot in the head, no less. They didn't go into the reaction of the officers, but I'm powerful curious.
- khoikhoi, on 01/06/2009, -13/+119Pigs in Greece kill one person and the whole country takes to the streets and here these damn pigs murder everyday and no one makes a sound.
- hrosemd, on 01/05/2009, -36/+141This officer has just been arrested and has been charged with first degree aggravated murder.
Ha Ha! Come on, just kidding. Let's be serious here. Any other "official" footage will be "lost" or "disappeared".
Hmm, let's just guess at this one. "After an extensive internal investigation, the officer was cleared of any wrongdoing and was felt to have acted appropriately under the circumstances."
Remember sheeple. Keep your head bowed and bleat on cue.
How would these officers have acted if they knew that the surrounding crowd was armed and had an appropriate sense of right and wrong? - smoothmedia, on 01/06/2009, -6/+105That's what we call murder, ladies and gentlemen.
- CoolHandLuke70, on 01/05/2009, -1/+71I do not know how they will explain that one. The video is grainy but the guy was obviously in submission, unarmed, with 2 cops dealing with him.
- punktoad, on 01/06/2009, -1/+68It is also incorrect in that there were no Oakland police officers involved. BART police are not Oakland police officers.
- KRBeezy, on 01/05/2009, -3/+66he was shot in the BACK - not the head. not that this justifies the cop's actions at all, but if you want to inform people, get the facts straight.
- Negoldar, on 01/05/2009, -3/+64He wasn't handcuffed. He was subdued face down with hands behind his back.
The cop shot him in the lower back.
There are at least two different amateur videos of the event. One taken from inside the train with the cop facing the camera and the other from the outside train with the cop's back to the camera. In the latter's case the camerawoman reported an officer demanding the camera be handed over. She said no and left on the train. - thelastcivilian, on 01/06/2009, -4/+64Grant's family has announced that they plan to file a $25 million claim against the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency this week. With video it should be a fairly easy case.
Someone answer me this: Why the ***** are transit police carrying guns anyway? - mindsnare1, on 01/06/2009, -3/+61That is Murder - End of Story
- inactive, on 01/05/2009, -3/+59Wow, that looked like Oakland of the late 60's. BART has camera's everywhere. I am pretty damn sure the Fruitvale stop has them. Hopefully there is even more evidence available against this cop.
Just stunning. - AaronSaund, on 01/06/2009, -4/+55I hope the cop is arrested and put in prison. He obviously didn't need to use his gun.
- shitforbrains, on 01/06/2009, -1/+49Sometimes the bad guys wear blue uniforms and carry a gun. Think about they type of mentality it requires to want to be a cop. A friend of mine is Sociologist and a Psychiatrist. About 15 years ago, the state of Florida paid him to test inmates and correctional officers at a state prison to develop some personality types. He told me that the personality scores for the inmates and correctional officers were indistinguishible from each other. Thugs by any other name are thugs.
- Ghoztt, on 01/06/2009, -10/+54What are you talking about? They are 5 wolves! We are 100 sheep! They only killed one of us. There's still 99 of us left. Even if they eat a few more of us alive - I mean.... what is the chance it would be me?
...or you?
The wolves taught me a song to sing when I'm scared:
I am safe with the rest of the sheep.
I am safe with the rest of the sheep.
I am safe with the rest of the sheep. - mcnees287, on 01/06/2009, -8/+52And cops wonder why people dont trust them.....
because they shoot restrained suspects in the back. - willsani, on 01/05/2009, -8/+51I've said this before and I'll say it again, cops are not above the law despite what they think. This is just a prime example of a how trigger happy *some* of them are...
- theNazz, on 01/05/2009, -11/+53Those BART cops are nothing but government sponsored criminals.
- ingomaro, on 01/05/2009, -16/+56>demands these cops be put in jail
I seriously doubt whether putting another person in jail is enough to un-***** america.
I would suggest to go and ask yourself why there is so much police violence in the US.
In the recent Athens riots, as the police ran out of tear gas they picked up stones and threw them at the rioters in turn. Classy. That was a street-battle not a war. Everybody (in Athens) got that.
The general level of violence all over the country is just mad and the only solution that the nation has is to lock up more people and "crack down on the evildoers really hard"?
Does neither work at home nor abroad.
Why is this story not all over the f****king news? Why is Oakland not yet burining?
But behold if a nipple may become visible on TV for a zillisecond - all hell breaks loose.
To protect the children. If I remember back the days when I was 8 or so I had no "problems" with nudity. The only people that are having issues are the adults.
Wake up America! Shame Shame Shame! - muzikmixr, on 01/06/2009, -0/+37I was actually on the BART train when this happened. I was sitting near the middle of the cart and all I could hear was people outside screaming and just sounded like two group of people fighting. Then, there was a cop who just passed by and then I later hear the gunshot. I remember when everyone just wanted to go home and the driver of the BART train finally told everyone to get back into the train so that we can leave. He was actually shot in the lower back and the bullet went through his lower back and ricocheted off the ground and into his lungs.
This is definitely not acceptable for the type of behavior that the cop initiated. I hope that justice is found. - AlexanderCurtis, on 01/05/2009, -2/+36This is sad. Hopefully something will be done about this. Justice needs to be served.
- mrseptic, on 01/06/2009, -3/+37"I would suggest to go and ask yourself why there is so much police violence in the US."
Ya, that sounds useful. Instead of jail time for the cop, I'll go into a quiet soliloquy about injustice. That will teach him and all other cops a lesson. - buckrogers1965, on 01/06/2009, -0/+33I think the law should be 10 times harsher on public officials and public employees than on the average citizen. They are in a position of trust and need to be fully aware of the repercussions of their decisions
Just ask yourself what would happen if a police officer was handcuffed and shot in the back? Then do the same thing to the police officers involved in this case.
And any police officer there that witnessed this and did not immediately arrest the officer that assassinated this individual in cold blood need to be charged as accessories to the murder.
Perhaps everytime the cops murder someone in their custody then none of them in that department should be allowed to carry a weapon for a month after one of these incidents. And they should all wear flaming pink uniforms that say "We were wrong and we are so sorry" during that time. - DistantBL, on 01/06/2009, -5/+38Also he was not unarmed. He clearly had both of his arms.
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 01/06/2009, -3/+35> "The headline on this entry is incorrect. The young man was handcuffed AFTER he was shot."
> "It is also incorrect in that there were no Oakland police officers involved. BART police are not Oakland police officers."
> "Also wasn't shot in the head."
Which begs the question: How the ***** did this make it to the front page instead of being buried as innaccurate? - inactive, on 01/06/2009, -2/+34What situation where they trying to control....Looked like everyone was sitting quietly! VERY Unfortunate...for the VICTIM especially and for the cops with SO MANY WITNESSES! Including video witnesses which CAN NOT BE DISCREDITED!
We need more people to stop and video these things so there is no "he said, she said"! - mazarino, on 01/06/2009, -0/+32Thank God there was video to prove it. Imagine if there was no video, the cop would get away with it...
- buckrogers1965, on 01/06/2009, -2/+33It is only a matter of time until the cops start murdering anyone who is video taping them as well.
- buckrogers1965, on 01/06/2009, -0/+31Strangely none of the public cameras at airports, train stations, or other public places ever record police misconduct.
- cashmoneybuddy, on 01/06/2009, -0/+31His name is Oscar Grant and he was shot in the Lower back! He had a 4 year old daughter! Get the man's name right and clean up the facts a bit. An incredible injustice.
- JohnGalt750, on 01/06/2009, -2/+32A police officer has no more rights than you or I.
Could you imagine the uproar if a cop was treated the way this poor guy was? - Treshnell, on 01/06/2009, -2/+32Also wasn't shot in the head.
- mcnees287, on 01/06/2009, -3/+32Make an example of these *****. cops are supposed to protect citizens. not shoot innocent people and instill fear.
- BigCalhoun, on 01/06/2009, -0/+28Seeing stuff like this is really hard for me.
My father is a cop, was for some 25+ years and now works with a federal agency. He'll tell you straight up, there are some bad cops out there and those few make the rest look bad.
But then, being black, I've been stopped and questioned for walking in the wrong neighborhood at the wrong time, been told "you fit the description", been stopped for DWB, have had cops escalate a simple traffic ticket situation for no apparent reason. And it makes me stop and think, where are the good ones and why do I always end up having to deal with the bad ones?
RIP to that gentleman and God be with his family. - billpilgrim, on 01/06/2009, -2/+30why the ***** is this guy being dugg down? he's pretty much spot on.
- alapoet, on 01/05/2009, -30/+58Sadly, this kind of thing happens on a semi-regular basis.
Usually, it isn't captured on video. - VegasAlive, on 01/05/2009, -3/+30 If he gets anything less than several years behind bars I will have completely lost faith in humanity and "justice for all".
- gcacho, on 01/06/2009, -1/+28Actually, it's kind of funny but the BART officials said the camera's weren't running, which kind of makes you wonder what they have them for.
- CatsAreGods, on 01/06/2009, -1/+27Props to that woman with the camera! And ***** the cops for trying to destroy or conceal evidence.
- PandoraMMXVIII, on 01/06/2009, -3/+29I really wish I could digg this up a few hundred times more.
- xixphz, on 01/06/2009, -5/+30If he is not found guilty or this dosent go to trial, theres gonna be some serious riots. Guranteed.
- d3dm, on 01/06/2009, -0/+25Still, you have to admit that it was pretty Baaahhhd.
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