Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Oakland Man
January 16th, 2009
Johannes Mehserle, the 27-year-old White transit cop who was charged with murder in the shooting death an unarmed young Black man, pleaded not guilty Thursday in an Oakland courtroom. The Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff charged Mehserle on Tuesday with committing an intentional, unlawful act when he shot 22-year-old Oscar Grant to death at Fruitvale Station, a stop on the Bay Area Rapid Transit route. Mehserle and other BART officers, who said they were investigating an onboard fight, had pulled Grant and several acquaintances from a train about 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day. When Mehserle shot him – the episode was captured in a cell phone camera – Grant was lying face down with his hands behind his back, according to Oakland Police investigators. Mehserle has declined to talk to detectives about the ordeal. The two-year veteran of the BART Police quit the force on Jan. 7. If the case goes to trial, the jury would have the option of acquitting Mehserle, or convicting him of first- or second-degree murder or a lesser charge of voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, according to Orloff. Christopher Miller, the attorney representing Mehserle, said his client is a “fine young man” and that he’s expecting a jury to acquit. Mehserle is being held without bail.
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A cold place in hell waits for this coward. Rot in jail biotch!!!!!!!!!
Our judicial system allows us to prosecute an individual and he will be considered innocent until proven guilty. However, the evidence is a video from an individual who had no ties to the situation. I do not think this cop is going to get away with it. We as people of this great nation should unite no matter what color, race, and sexual preference and ensure that injustice like this does not happen again. We need to make everyone accountable for there actions.
Hopefully the justice system will work this time!!!!
You know this comment has nothing to do with race so i am not gonna say it was the so and so of what color.Because their is a right way and a wrong way to do things.Pleading not guilty does not fool anyone it only make that person look more moronic.
When they think they can go hurt others it makes them look stupid we are people and we all have feelings just like everyone else does.Maybe that guy really needs a taste of prison.
When will it all end?????? Just another day @ the office for RACIST POLICE in AUTHORITY. SUCH IS LIFE THESE DAYS. ( not all police are the same, there are good ones out there). We need to vett them before it`s too late!!!!!!!!!!!
I Agree…Sharonda…you are by far not the brightest crayon in the box..Obama has nothin to do with this situation..the only thing he can give is his opinion..Some of you black people need to stop thinkin Obama can change the whole world…as you know…NO ONE MAN ALONE CAN SAVE A NATION…Im black also..but chil out with obama..He hasn’t even smell the paint on the WHITE HOUSE walls yet.
IT’S RODNEY KING ALL OVER AGAIN..
YOU WOULD THINK AFTER THE RODNEY KING INCIDENT..THEY WOULD DO A MORE THOROUGH BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION ON CANDIDATES FOR POLICES IN OAKLAND
I think that before we all start getting mad and leaving hateful comments we need to use the grammar check tool.. because I scanned through alot of these comments and all of these are meaningful comments that mean something but the way they are presented is ridiculous..
THINK ABOUT IT IF THE YOUNG MAN WOULD HAVE KILLED THE OFFICER ,HOW MUCH TIME WOULD HE GET? ,HE’S NOT THE ONLY CROOKED COP THERE IS A LOT ON EVERY FORCE AROUND THE WORLD. WHEN IS THERE IS ANY RELIEF THAT YOU DO THE CRIME YOU PULL THE TIME. EVEN IF HE GET AWAY DOWN HERE HE STILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE HIGHER JUDGE 1 DAY,YOU WON’T NEED A JURY TO CONVICT THIS COP HE’S JUDGE AND JURY ALL BY HIMSELF
first off…ima start of by saying dude is wrong, point blank. even if he dont get life or even get death., whatever time he get, trust me he gon suffer. truth of the matter is the system is fu####up n always going to be fu####up. another thing, i been reading a few of these comments and str8 up, a lot of u need to stay on topic man real talk. correct me if im wrong but dont the heading say COP PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO MURDERING OAKLAND MAN? If u not sure, read it again n again, or if u slow, than scroll up n down. i keep hearing about this sharanda girl, and it seem like she the hot topic, lol. yall a trip. everybody entitled to say watever as long as they on topic regardless if they could spell or not, who give a f##k, but when u busy jumpin on one person, u forget what the hell u came to this part of bet’s website for. think about it. stop stuntin one another
If anyone seen the footage of the shooting it’s an open and shut case. He murdered that young man and his fellow officers watched with him in shock. If there is any justice in this world then it is’nt a question of wether he did it or not. HE DID!!! The question now is how is our justice system going to handle the situation?? How many of us think he will get some kiddie camp @$$ retreat type punishment? Because eventhough he quit the force he will still be backed by them. Matter fact he was most likely told it was best for him to quit. So they can protect him better know what I mean. You can rest assured that even if he does get some time it will not be in a public prison where they will take him out the first night. Sad turn of events. This young man die just because hat ignorant bastard could’nt control himself. SAD SAD world we live in today.
Rob C to answer your questions, in my opinion whatever the race of the cop and victim is not relevent. It is time for our justice system to star working properly and for us. When iI say us I mean all its citizens. The police get away with too much. PERIOD!! And it is time for the $%#! to stop. The way that young man way killed was malicious and brutal. My opinion is that the officer should get a Natural Life sentence. He committed a crime and knows the penalty for it. It needs to be enforced.
First and foremost, 1luv, thank you for what you said to Sharonda. Some of our people need to stop trying to use slang if they haven’t learn to speak with sense. I’ve stressed about police brutality before and I hope the law will do the right thing. How much more evidence do the people/possible jury need to prosecute this officer. Most citizens support the police force, but how can we continue to trust and support them if those who are fatally shot or wounded are always at fault for the police wrong doing? This type of action need to stop throughout our country. Everyone wonders why the United States is in the condition the way we are. We need to fix ourselves and quickly. We need to stop letting the guilty go free regardless of who they are and how much money they have. If he/she is a bad cop, why would any honest and good police chief would want him/her on his force. There’s no doubt, Johannes Mehserle need to go straight to prison without passing go. Any desent attorney want look at the money, but will look at what is right. I pray the this police will definitely get what he deserves.
Rot in prison
Put him in jail for life!
Hopefully the right decision will be made. This is a tragedy!!!!!
God is our judge and God is the one to get justice for all his children. God knows the heart of every person. He never tells us to get justice on our own. If want to see God move we need to all come together because of the prayer of the righteous availath much. Then and only than will we see the awesome power of God at work and no one can stop justice from being done. Our prayers are with this young man’s family we pray God will give them his peace and grace especially during this horrible tragedy. I chanllenge all of you out there to put your trust and faith in the Lord God and watch him move. I’m a witness to seeing God move in situations where people have said that there is no hope and no way to get justice and God has done just that he has gotten justice for all who seek him. Don’t Riot or go off on your own thinking. God says there is way that seems right to a man but the end there of is death. So please don’t follow your own hearts in this but seek the Lord God for all your answers. Rioting is NOT the answer it only causes the death of innocent people, innocent family members and neighbors, children, babies, pregnant women, grandpas and grandmas. God Bless America
Lady Martha u are right I just get tired of seeing African american suffer in the hand of people who suppose to be servant of God . Before a Peace officer get sworn in to becomeing a police officer they need to do a test to see if they are prejudice and watch how many people dont qualify
It really does not matter about grammer on a blog we are not writeing a essay in our compostion class we are debateing about a crime that was commited by a officer i am pretty sure who ever has a problem with someone words is not a teacher and do not have a life
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