pajamasmedia.com - 1/14/2009
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What really happened in the Oakland subway station on New Year's Day?
hotair.com - 1/9/2009
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hotair.com —
Three clips, the first a TV news report
so you’ll have an idea of what happened and...
then two different close-ups via cell phone. [...] Read the rest »
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Video: The Oscar Grant shooting
youtube.com - 1/15/2009
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Oscar Grant shooting. Read what happened: http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20090106-shocking-p olice-blunder-caught-phone-camera-oakland-bart-oscar-g...
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Cop who shot Oscar Grant arrested for murder
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Alameda County judge signed an arrest warrant alleging murder, and Mehserle surrendered without incident, authorities said… Sources said Mehserle was in Nevada because he feared for his safety after death threats were made against him. Douglas County is 15 miles south of Carson City in northwestern Nevada and includes part of Lake Tahoe. Mehserle’s attorney, Christopher W. Miller of Sacramento, confirmed early today that his client was arrested on suspicion of murder. Over to you, Jack Dunphy : One theory circulating in the Bay Area media is that Mehserle believed he had ...
Shooter of Oscar Grant Charged with Murder
Patterico's Pontifications —
... video and 2:55 of the third. In brief: It’s early New Year’s Day, there’s a fight on the Oakland subway, the transit cops come and pull a few men aside, one of whom is Grant. He ends up sitting against a wall, then two cops maneuver him face down, presumably to cuff him. There’s a slight struggle, whereupon one of them stands, pulls his pistol — and fires, sending his colleagues backpedaling in shock.
The cop has now been arrested for murder. Jack Dunphy comments here:
One must always bear in mind that videos of police incidents may not ...
More on the Oscar Grant Shooting
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Our host Patterico has asked me to amplify on a point I made in my Pajamas Media column regarding the murder charge against the former BART police officer accused in the Oscar Grant shooting. I said I believed it was plausible that that officer believed he was drawing and firing a Taser rather than a pistol. Such incidents have indeed ...
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