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A (Mild) Defense of the Cop in the BART Shooting

Megan McArdle found this 1/16/2009 on theagitator.com

So after looking at the videos several times, I have to dissent from the chorus calling for the head of Johannes Mehserle, the cop who shot and killed Oscar Grant at an Oakland BART station two weeks ago. Mehserle’s body language after he fires the shot to me indicates panic and ...