Get out of Oakland!!!!
VIP Member
iTrader: (9)
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 4,665
From: No So Co
Car Info: '00 BRP RS Sedan / '04 PSM FXT (RIP)
I don't necessarily agree with the sentence, but I sure as hell don't fear for my safety when dealing with police officers. That probably stems from the fact that I don't partake in any nefarious activity.
-Brian
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,402
From: Bay Area
Car Info: 02 WRX wagon=dead; rollin' in a Craptastic Camry!
He got 2 years in prison updated as of 20 mins ago
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...sentenced.html
He'll have probation tacked onto that and will probably get out early for good behavior. He got off REALLY easy and even I think it's BS and I usually am big on supporting cops. He killed someone, being SUPER RECKLESS and all he gets is 2 years? They even have it on video, imagine if they didn't? He'd probably be walking if it wasn't on video... I hate how courts side with police officers no matter what the case might be, like they are super human and can't tell lies. It's all BS, we're all human and we're all flawed and that includes police officers.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...sentenced.html
He'll have probation tacked onto that and will probably get out early for good behavior. He got off REALLY easy and even I think it's BS and I usually am big on supporting cops. He killed someone, being SUPER RECKLESS and all he gets is 2 years? They even have it on video, imagine if they didn't? He'd probably be walking if it wasn't on video... I hate how courts side with police officers no matter what the case might be, like they are super human and can't tell lies. It's all BS, we're all human and we're all flawed and that includes police officers.
Registered User
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 1,402
From: Bay Area
Car Info: 02 WRX wagon=dead; rollin' in a Craptastic Camry!
I can ABSOLUTELY understand why folks would be upset over this verdict, but this lawyer is out of line with these comments. Fact is that if Oscar Grant hadn't been fighting on a train, and had not resisted arrest, he would not have been shot that night. I think "personal responsibility" includes not resisting arrest.
Registered User
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,048
From: East Bay
Car Info: 98 RS, 69 camaro, 02 wrx
I can ABSOLUTELY understand why folks would be upset over this verdict, but this lawyer is out of line with these comments. Fact is that if Oscar Grant hadn't been fighting on a train, and had not resisted arrest, he would not have been shot that night. I think "personal responsibility" includes not resisting arrest.
But if Mehserle wasn't at the scene, Grant probably wouldn't have been shot that night either..
With great power comes great responsibility.. With the power to carry a gun with you, you have the responsibility of using it only when appropriate. I don't think it was appropriate in this instance of even having it out of holster.
But I see yer point
Registered User
iTrader: (6)
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 9,581
From: on the way to lake tahoe to shread! turbo beast
Car Info: 2016 WRX, 2014 lifter forester XT, 2005 JDM207 WGN
something like thes went down in new york 3 years ago, a black cop killed ablack guy and the cop was asked to take 2 months off, the sad part is that people act like he did it because he was black. Should he have got killed.. no but it happend.
Registered User
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 7,225
From: SF Bay Area - Peninsula
Car Info: 04 psm wrx sedan
True..
But if Mehserle wasn't at the scene, Grant probably wouldn't have been shot that night either..
With great power comes great responsibility.. With the power to carry a gun with you, you have the responsibility of using it only when appropriate. I don't think it was appropriate in this instance of even having it out of holster.
But I see yer point
But if Mehserle wasn't at the scene, Grant probably wouldn't have been shot that night either..
With great power comes great responsibility.. With the power to carry a gun with you, you have the responsibility of using it only when appropriate. I don't think it was appropriate in this instance of even having it out of holster.
But I see yer point
i was just in east oakland (e14 by davis) and everything seemed chill
Yeah, You've Probably Never Heard Of Me.
iTrader: (21)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 17,962
From: in a glass case of emotion.
Car Info: 345/30/19s
peaceful so far:
http://twitpic.com/347xeq
http://twitpic.com/348bq9
the helicopters are annoying, though.
http://twitpic.com/347xeq
http://twitpic.com/348bq9
the helicopters are annoying, though.
Registered User
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 7,225
From: SF Bay Area - Peninsula
Car Info: 04 psm wrx sedan
dont skirt around the issue
Yeah, You've Probably Never Heard Of Me.
iTrader: (21)
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 17,962
From: in a glass case of emotion.
Car Info: 345/30/19s
STFU
Registered User
iTrader: (12)
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 7,225
From: SF Bay Area - Peninsula
Car Info: 04 psm wrx sedan
Don't take this post to seriously either buddy :rollseyes:
previously known as wrxBRAH
iTrader: (17)
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 3,383
From: San Jose / Campbell
Car Info: 2004 FXT
Man you guys really act like the cops are out to get you. Mehersle messed up and shouldnt have been on that train and that blame should go back to the academy that let him graduate without checking his mental state.
As for Oscar
Im a firm believer of Karma and looks like he pushed his luck one too many times.
Are you going to blame the great white shark for chomping down on your leg when you're out there in a wetsuit splashing around with the seals?
As for Oscar
Grant served two state prison terms for various felonies including a conviction for drug dealing.[40] In 2007, San Leandro police stunned him with a Taser to subdue him after a traffic stop, in which he threw the pistol into the air and ran.[11] He was sentenced to 16 months in state prison.
Are you going to blame the great white shark for chomping down on your leg when you're out there in a wetsuit splashing around with the seals?