Video: Calif. cop shoots apparently helpless man in the back
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Published: Monday January 5, 2009
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Two videos showing a Bay Area Rapid Transit p...
Video: Calif. cop shoots apparently helpless man in the back David Edwards and Muriel Kane Published: Monday January 5, 2009
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Two videos showing a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer fatally shooting an unarmed, cooperating 22-year-old man have surfaced, thanks to a vigilant teen and an anonymous cameraman.
According to officials, five officers arrived at a subway station around 2 a.m. in response to reports of fighting on a train. Officers handcuffed a group of suspects, and detained the soon-to-be victim, Oscar Grant III.
In both videos, though detained, Grant had clearly not been cuffed.
Mario Pangelina Jr., aunt to Grant's four-year-old daughter, witnessed the events leading up to the shooting.
"First, an officer grabbed Oscar by the neck and pushed him against the wall," the Oakland Tribune quoted her as saying. "Oscar didn't fight him, but he didn't go down either. He was like, 'What did I do?' Then another officer came up with his Taser and held it right in his face. Oscar said, 'Please don't shoot me, please don't Taser me, I have a daughter,' over and over again, real fast, and he sat down."
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The "big picture" is that the officer shot and killed an unarmed person. Other info dosen't matter. It's not going to bring Grant back, nor is it going to get the officer off of the hook. It's dosen't matter whether the officer "thought" he was deploying his taser, or whether Grant had an impressive rap sheet.
America = gun culture, so the cops think they are gunfighters and the citizens think they need one for protection, and the kids want one because firearms are cool and all the while friends and family cry, the undertaker gets rich along with the weapons manufacturers and the people who shoot and SELL footage like this to entertainment style news shows.. YAY for the USA !!
@UserAndr5773-He didn't have a weapon you stupid fuck. How many fucking people witnessed the situation? Did you hear the police yell GUN? No you stupid idiot. Are you a law enforcement officer or a certified peace officer? I can bet my life you're not. It's been determined that the police officer thought he pulled his taser. So your argument is down the toilet.
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you cannot shoot people when they are restrained and pose no harm and have done nothing.