Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Black Man on Oakland Train Platform

Video: Police Shoot Dead Unarmed Black Man on Oakland Train Platform

And in Oakland, California, videotape has emerged showing a BART police officer fatally shooting an unarmed African American man on a train platform on New Year’s Day. The video, which may be disturbing to some viewers, shows an officer pulling out a gun and shooting twenty-two-year-old Oscar Grant in the back. At the time of the shooting, Grant was lying face down on the ground. The video was shot by a passenger on a train stopped at Oakland’s Fruitvale Station. The San Francisco Chronicle reports there is a possibility that the officer had intended to fire his Taser stun gun instead of his handgun. An attorney for the family has announced plans to file a $25 million lawsuit.

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[freedchild23]

He tried to pull out his taser, yea right! I dont get it, a lawsuit wouldn't be enough for me, they have to pay for this shit.

[jhip87]

Please repair the syncing of audio with video.

[lilppblunt]

Damn, I cant believe these other white people posting nigger and shit. Say that to a black guy in person. Hes dead and you cant take that shit back, theres definitely a struggle assoicated with being black in our country. Stop being fuckin racist on youtube, get out your rage of being friendless elsewhere.

[JamalDOA]

I'd totally fuck Amy Goodman.

[losdodgerz]

Probably tried to grab the cops gun!!! Looks like we can't see what happened before, there was a struggle, camera angles don't show everything.

[MrDummy20]

nigger dead!

[TheEman29]

@cheebasack you are one sick whanker, if you belive what the officer did is wright, get help, this officer is a loser, and needs to be stripped of his bage, a bage does not stick to slime.

[TheDcphonehome]

Set I bet you ain't even black you Fuck

[cnmdsbmdjsn]

Wake up people , there is no freedom in America or anywhere else in this world. Only have such pussy trash with a gun in his hand killing people who can not fight back.

[cheebasack]

This situation has so much win for the cop! God bless him for doing his job and keeping the streets cleaned of this nigger trash.