Cop Shoots Handcuffed Black Man
January 6th, 2009
The attorney for a 22-year-old Black man who was shot to death by a Bay-Area California policeman on New Year’s Day says he will file a $25 million lawsuit, and he is demanding that prosecutors charge the officer with murder. “This is the most egregious shooting that I have ever seen,” said civil rights attorney John Burris, who is known for taking on high-profile police-abuse cases in the past. A videotape (see it here. Warning: Graphic Content)taken by a passenger on the train shows an officer with the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department standing over the Hayward, Calif., man, who was lying face down and handcuffed. The officer then appears to fire a bullet into the back of Oscar Grant III as fellow officers look on. Read the rest here.
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OLOUNWA..” THIS MEANS TIRED OLD WOMB IN ENGLISH”..WHAT PART OF AFRICA ARE YOU FROM??. IT MUST BE THE PARTS THERE IS NO WHITE PEOPLE..INDIANS..CHINA..RUSSIA..AND THE DEVIL.. TAKING EVERYTHING..DIAMONDS..OIL..LAND..AND PEOPLE. OH YEAH I FORGOT IT IS SAID THAT AFRICA IS THE BIRTH PLACE OF MAN, NOW I GOT IT YOU LIVE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN!!..” DUMB HEFFER”.. BUT IF THIS WAS IN ST PETERBURG FLORIDA THERE WOULD BE HELL TO PAY!!
Also, we will stand up when there is a law against these fools wearing their pants to their ankles. Now we need to stand up for a cause that really means somehthing.
Please!!!!!!!!!!1
This is just SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When will the hatred stop???? They need to fry him to a crisp for doing that to that young man. I am completely outraged! I guess I will have to pull out my marching boots once again! What in the world is Arnold Schwarzenegger doing is California….NOTHING!
The facts are there and those officers involved should all be tried. You can’t trust those who are suppose to serve and protect any more. What in the world is going on! I wish for justice for this ffamily and all the officers have to pay for what they did to this young man. MAY GOD BLESS HIS FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t think anything can justify shooting a person while they are handcuffed, let alone kill them. But I guess we shall see
damn that was f***up that a cop will do something like that. i dont care what they wanna give me if would not have brought my son back $ 25 million just will not do i would have wanted death for the reason he shoot that man when he was handcuffed.
please let me know if there is a rally or a march i can attend – i live in Mississauga, ON Canada, but this is disgusting and i want to help all i can.
This is a terrible incident of an incompetent cop. Does this mean it was a racist crime? Who knows…it’s not automatically this way. The main point is this: there are many cops in the US that don’t know what they’re doing. The more you’re dealing with cops (i.e. committing crimes, etc), the higher the chance you’ll be a victim of the said incompetence…SO POINT IS (GENERALLY), DON’T COMMIT CRIMES, AND YOU WON’T BE A VICTIM OF POLICE VIOLENCE. Remember, i didn’t say that the man in this story did anything wrong, i’m talking about in an average situation. Cops should be there to protect, of course, but they’re human…stay away from bad situations.
Oh, and why is the $25 million dollars such a huge part of this story?
T
THEY TRADED THEIR SHEETS FOR SUITS & BADGES!!!
They traded thier sheets for suits & badges!!!! They can legally kill us now!!
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS STOP BASHING EACH OTHER AND TAKE A STAND TOGETHER. WE HAVE A LOT OF LAW ENFORCERS WHO THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY CARRY A GUN AND A BADGE THAT THEY CAN DO ANY AND EVERYTHING THEY WANT. WELL, WE AS A PEOPLE HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWING THEM TO CONTINUE TO KILL OUR CHILDREN AND OTHER LOVED ONES JUST BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE IT. MORE SEVERE PUNISHMENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO WHOMEVER DECIDES TO TAKE THE LIFE OF ANOTHER. OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM SUCKS AND NEEDS TO BE RETHINKED.IT IS TIME FOR A CHANGE. LET’S GET TOETHER AND TRY TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER EACH OTHER
RACIST STILL HERE NEVER GOING NO WHERE IT A SHAME EVEN THAT WE HAVE BLACK PRESIDENT!! OBAMA PLEASE GIVE HOLIDAY TO SLAP ?~#~~*? DAY!! LOL JUST KIDDING WE REALLY NEED THIS HOLIDAY!! THIS WHY N.W.A. SAID F THE POLICE I HATE THOSE PIGS.
What made this cop think that he was Judge & Jury!!! I don’t care what color he is, he needs to have his badge taken & be put away for a long time. He doesn’t sound like a true real cop anyway, he’s just a murderer like the rest of them that are in jail.
RACIST STILL HERE NEVER GOING NO WHERE IT A SHAME EVEN THAT WE HAVE BLACK PRESIDENT!! OBAMA PLEASE GIVE US HOLIDAY TO SLAP #$#@*$? DAY!! LOL JUST KIDDING WE REALLY NEED THIS HOLIDAY!! THIS WHY N.W.A. SAID F THE POLICE I HATE THOSE PIGS. U THINK AFTER RODNEY KING THESE PIGS IN CALIFORNIA WOULD STOP!! BUY YOUR KIDS CAMERA PHONES! THEY KILL MY SON GOD HELP THIER SOUL…
Yeah I know his Mother Wanda, they go to my uncles church in Oakland, my mother called me about this on Saturday to me that the police kill Oliver, it’s just so said his life was cut short by some gun happy police officer, thats why I moved from Oakland you would think that most of the killing is done by people but don’t be surprise that OPD is behind a lot of it and the BART police they are even worst always looking for trouble.
My heart goes out to the family of the unjustified murder of this young brother. The police officers who looked on while their fellow officer shoot this young man to death should be just as guility for not stopping him. Just like if a regular joe was with a person who commited a crime he/she would be charged with accessary. I’m not prejudiced in any kind of way, but I am fed up with white police officers being able to get away with heinous race crimes! To all people of other races if you are not prejudice than you should stand up and express that this matter is wrong and these officers should be punished! If this was a black officer who shot a cuffed white child he would be in jail for many years, but since this is a white officer they will look at his years of service and state what an exemplary service he has given to his community. This is bull. The officer took someone else’s child life as other officers looked on! Are you saying this is acceptable behavior because this is another black man off the face of this earth? If that’s your notion then we are in a sad state in this world.
I like the spirit of Bubbles. We as black folks need to organize and do better amongst ourselves so the people in other countries can come and join us in support. if the Fed’s see that our relationships in other countries is weak from this type of craziness, they may change. Whenever it is a commerce issue, the federal’s seem to change. Lets hit our nation where it hurts to bring about change.
This is so sad! He was a father as well with a beautiful daughter.You can watch it as it happen at http://www.ktvu.com CH 2 news. Please check it out and spread the word to young people in your area to be safe out there its a shame that even the people that get paid to protect and serve the community is killing off the community! My prayers go out to the family, friends and love ones of this young man and the cop that did it!…………
Be Safe!!
I’ve been following this story in Sacramento’s paper and everyone was told that this was an accidental firing. The video shows otherwise. If I were the other cops I’d speak out the truth quickly, or they should ALL go down for conspiracy.