More Police & Smiling Riot Cops "Get Me Paid!" Demo for Oscar Grant (Dwntn Oakland)

I observe the standoff between protesters and police in riot gear. As the crowd appears to re-assemble, so does the police presence (although there were more police in that small area than I'd ever seen in person before.

At the heart of the video, a young brotha explains loudly "Non-Violent, but we cannot trust you, tonight! I'm sorry."

Toward the end of the video, one of the protesters apparently sees a riot cop smiling and antagonizes him to do it again saying "Get me Paid."

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• bLaKtivist
• Oscar
• Grant
• muder
• Oakland
• BART
• police
• protest
• riot

[procommenter]

It's curious that our God-given, in- and un- aLIENable rights (meaning, of course that no lien can be placed upon them) are denied because of the ever-vigilant, & often anonymous, complainer. "'Someone' complained about a man who matches your description..." etc. The "wellness check" allows the police to enter your house because a compassionate neighbor (who shall remain anonymous) expressed his concerns about the mental and/or physical well-being of you & yours. How touching.

[midevilco]

"hey janie, lets blow off class at UC Berkeley and go make a video about social justice. we will be so cutting edge, and let's diss the police too to show how against the system we are"

"sure suzy. let me grab my che shirt first"

[tirmen8er]

yes they need more police, to protect property rights from you animals. 

[dalewojnar]

this was gay

[ukiahcat]

Military or National Guard should have done a clean sweep of that area. Better yet get the fire department to hose these protesters down to chill them out. As a tax payer I want to live in a safer society. I feel safer with more and more and more police presence around. People should fear authority if you don't fear them then you cause anarchy and destruction of a stable society.

[sanfordandsonsalvage]

ALL BLACK GET A JOB NOW BITCH