Meserhle Trial for death of Oscar Grant begins in LA (Oakland: office, stations)

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criminals of all races were arrested.


i am still waiting for mr fantastic to back up his claims of 20,000 protestors and $20 million in damage.

[18Montclair]

Meserhle's letter to the public.

Mike -
Please try to get this message to the public:

I don't know what the jury in this case is going to decide, but I hope those who hate me and those who understand that I never intended to shoot Oscar Grant will listen to this message.

I have and will continue to live everyday of my life knowing that Mr. Grant should not have been shot. I know a daughter has lost a father and a mother has lost a son. It saddens me knowing that my actions cost Mr. Grant his life, no words express how truly sorry I am.

I hoped to talk to Ms. Johnson (Wanda Johnson, Grant's mother) and Ms. Mesa (Sophina Mesa, Grant's girlfriend and the mother of his daughter) in the days following this terrible event, but death threats toward my newly-born son, my friends and family resulted in no communication occurring. I hope the day will come when anger will give way to dialogue.

For now, and forever I will live, breathe, sleep, and not sleep with the memory of Mr. Grant screaming "You shot me" and putting my hands on the bullet wound thinking the pressure would help while I kept telling him "You'll be okay!" I tried to tell myself that maybe this shot would not be so serious, but I recall how sick I felt when Mr. Grant stopped talking, closed his eyes and seemed to change his breathing.

I don't expect that I can ever convince some individuals how sorry I am for the death of Mr. Grant, but I would not feel right if I didn't explain my thoughts as I wait for a decision of the jury.
Johannes Mehserle

7-4-2010


Read more: Mehserle's letter to the public

[Fontucky]

I propose legislation that anarchists be shot on sight.

A guy can dream, can't he?

[lmk1707]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Meserhle's letter to the public.

Mike -
Please try to get this message to the public:

I don't know what the jury in this case is going to decide, but I hope those who hate me and those who understand that I never intended to shoot Oscar Grant will listen to this message.

I have and will continue to live everyday of my life knowing that Mr. Grant should not have been shot. I know a daughter has lost a father and a mother has lost a son. It saddens me knowing that my actions cost Mr. Grant his life, no words express how truly sorry I am.

I hoped to talk to Ms. Johnson (Wanda Johnson, Grant's mother) and Ms. Mesa (Sophina Mesa, Grant's girlfriend and the mother of his daughter) in the days following this terrible event, but death threats toward my newly-born son, my friends and family resulted in no communication occurring. I hope the day will come when anger will give way to dialogue.

For now, and forever I will live, breathe, sleep, and not sleep with the memory of Mr. Grant screaming "You shot me" and putting my hands on the bullet wound thinking the pressure would help while I kept telling him "You'll be okay!" I tried to tell myself that maybe this shot would not be so serious, but I recall how sick I felt when Mr. Grant stopped talking, closed his eyes and seemed to change his breathing.

I don't expect that I can ever convince some individuals how sorry I am for the death of Mr. Grant, but I would not feel right if I didn't explain my thoughts as I wait for a decision of the jury.
Johannes Mehserle

7-4-2010


Read more: Mehserle's letter to the public

The death threats on his kid are really sick. One of them was at Lake Merritt, with handwriting very similar to the "Oakland is our playground tonight" graffiti.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by lmk1707

The death threats on his kid are really sick. One of them was at Lake Merritt, with handwriting very similar to the "Oakland is our playground tonight" graffiti.

Im trying not to be cynical about the letter. Not that I doubt his sincerity, of that I don't know if its real or not.

But I wonder why he didnt say these things when he was on the witness stand. In court he seemed mainly to care about saving his own @ss and didnt seem to care one bit about the fate of Oscar Grant's child and family at all.

Part of me believes that he is being sincere, but I can't help but wonder if this is to persuade the judge to give him a lighter sentence.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Originally Posted by Fontucky

I propose legislation that anarchists be shot on sight.

A guy can dream, can't he?

Add an addendum for looters and rioters and you might have something.

[lmk1707]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Im trying not to be cynical about the letter. Not that I doubt his sincerity, of that I don't know if its real or not.

But I wonder why he didnt say these things when he was on the witness stand. In court he seemed mainly to care about saving his own @ss and didnt seem to care one bit about the fate of Oscar Grant's child and family at all.

Part of me believes that he is being sincere, but I can't help but wonder if this is to persuade the judge to give him a lighter sentence.

My guess is it was on advice of counsel - he must have been very carefully prepped for what to say during trial. But, I don't know, and maybe we never will.

[415_s2k]

Originally Posted by Mr. Fantastic

Add an addendum for looters and rioters and you might have something.

Yeah, and it'll be awesome when the cops start using "looting and rioting" as an excuse for gunning down an entire streetful of protesters who aren't looting or rioting simply because they have a precedent, and can most likely get away with it. Have fun at your next tea party.

Do people even think before saying such things?

[Mr. Fantastic]

Originally Posted by 415_s2k

Yeah, and it'll be awesome when the cops start using "looting and rioting" as an excuse for gunning down an entire streetful of protesters

As long as they only target the ones who are "most likely" to loot and riot, I don't see the problem.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

Rahhhhdicul, dude! / sarc