policeone.com - 1/16/2009
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Officer-Involved Shootings Article Email Print Talk Back Register Bookmark RSS What's This BART shooting raises issue of TASER confusion Ed Note: As additional facts come to light in the officer-involved shooting in Oakland, Calif. on New Year's Day, PoliceOne will continue to update ...
sfgate.com - 1/14/2009
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sfgate.com —
Johannes Mehserle, 27, of Lafayette was taken into
custody in Douglas County, Nev., said Deputy Steve Velez
of the Douglas County sheriff's office. The arrest was also confirmed by David Chai, chief of staff to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums. Mehserle was ...
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BART officer arrested on murder warrant in NY Day shooting
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A (Mild) Defense of the Cop in the BART Shooting
Hit & Run —
... Mehserle's body language after he fires the shot to me indicates panic and confusion, not satisfaction at having just carried out a deliberate execution, as some local politicians have portrayed it. I find the explanation that Mehserle thought he he had grabbed his taser to be not only plausible, but likely. ...
A (Mild) Defense of the Cop in the BART Shooting
The Agitator —
... Mehserle’s body language after he fires the shot to me indicates panic and confusion, not satisfaction at having just carried out a deliberate execution, as some local politicians have portrayed it. I find the explanation that Mehserle thought he he had grabbed his taser to be not only plausible, but likely. ...
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