Man dies after BART officer shooting (was: I really hope this ain't true...)
(01-07) 21:13 PST Oakland -- A protest over the fatal shooting by a BART police officer of an unarmed man mushroomed into a violent confrontation tonight, as a faction of protesters smashed a police car and storefronts, set several cars on fire and blocked streets in downtown Oakland.
Protesters smashed the storefronts of McDonald's as well as stores called Creative African Braids and Oakland Yoon's Pharmacy. Cars along 14th Street were smashed, and some were set ablaze.
A woman walked out of Creative African Braids holding a baby in her arms.
"This is our business," she shouted. "This is our shop. This is what you call a protest?"
Nia Sykes, 24, of San Francisco, a protester who was with the group, said, "I feel like the night is going great. I feel like Oakland should make some noise. This is how we need to fight back.
"It's for the murder of a black male," said Sykes, who is black. The demonstration "is totally appropriate."
Sykes had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
Protesters smashed the storefronts of McDonald's as well as stores called Creative African Braids and Oakland Yoon's Pharmacy. Cars along 14th Street were smashed, and some were set ablaze.
A woman walked out of Creative African Braids holding a baby in her arms.
"This is our business," she shouted. "This is our shop. This is what you call a protest?"
Nia Sykes, 24, of San Francisco, a protester who was with the group, said, "I feel like the night is going great. I feel like Oakland should make some noise. This is how we need to fight back.
"It's for the murder of a black male," said Sykes, who is black. The demonstration "is totally appropriate."
Sykes had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
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Are you ****ing ****ting me?
You cannot say that you don't know due to not being in their shoes. That's ****ing bull****. All they had to do was walk around with some picket signs and sit around the bart station... simply protest.
Rioting does not help anyone, helps no cause, and get them no where. They riot cause they lack maturity, respect, and logic. Being mad, and upset, doesn't mean you smash a cop car and business windows. That's just pathetic...
You cannot say that you don't know due to not being in their shoes. That's ****ing bull****. All they had to do was walk around with some picket signs and sit around the bart station... simply protest.
Rioting does not help anyone, helps no cause, and get them no where. They riot cause they lack maturity, respect, and logic. Being mad, and upset, doesn't mean you smash a cop car and business windows. That's just pathetic...
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Nia Sykes, 24, of San Francisco, a protester who was with the group, said, "I feel like the night is going great. I feel like Oakland should make some noise. This is how we need to fight back.
"It's for the murder of a black male," said Sykes, who is black. The demonstration "is totally appropriate."
Sykes had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
"It's for the murder of a black male," said Sykes, who is black. The demonstration "is totally appropriate."
Sykes had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
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I just love watching the news with people starting off their sentences " I AM not racist but..."
Just say it, dont buffer yrou ****...
I remember a "IN LIVING COLOR" where Jim Carrey had a part where he said " I am not prejudice, I have a color tv"
Just say it, dont buffer yrou ****...
I remember a "IN LIVING COLOR" where Jim Carrey had a part where he said " I am not prejudice, I have a color tv"
There is NO excuse for this behavior... ZERO excuse!
I don't care who you are, just try to give some sort of reason to make rioting ok. It simply doesn't exist. 10 seconds in their shoes would tell me that they are exactly what's wrong with youth today.
I don't care who you are, just try to give some sort of reason to make rioting ok. It simply doesn't exist. 10 seconds in their shoes would tell me that they are exactly what's wrong with youth today.
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wow what...**** them. They are costing the tax payer thousands tonight,
firefighters, police, detruction,
that is tax payer dollars fixing that cop car, and the claims adjusters coming after the city for damages to that guy/chicks burned out car. who is paying for all of that police coverage, and fire fighting coverage. plus the on calls.
who is gonna have to fix that **** in the morning, the city... so yeah ****ign shoot them, lock them up and bill them out for damages.
firefighters, police, detruction,
that is tax payer dollars fixing that cop car, and the claims adjusters coming after the city for damages to that guy/chicks burned out car. who is paying for all of that police coverage, and fire fighting coverage. plus the on calls.
who is gonna have to fix that **** in the morning, the city... so yeah ****ign shoot them, lock them up and bill them out for damages.
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wow what...**** them. They are costing the tax payer thousands tonight,
firefighters, police, detruction,
that is tax payer dollars fixing that cop car, and the claims adjusters coming after the city for damages to that guy/chicks burned out car. who is paying for all of that police coverage, and fire fighting coverage. plus the on calls.
who is gonna have to fix that **** in the morning, the city... so yeah ****ign shoot them, lock them up and bill them out for damages.
firefighters, police, detruction,
that is tax payer dollars fixing that cop car, and the claims adjusters coming after the city for damages to that guy/chicks burned out car. who is paying for all of that police coverage, and fire fighting coverage. plus the on calls.
who is gonna have to fix that **** in the morning, the city... so yeah ****ign shoot them, lock them up and bill them out for damages.
Yeah, let's shoot more ****ing people! That's CLEARLY THE SOLUTION!
Is everyone ****ing RETARDED?
Are you ****ing ****ting me?
You cannot say that you don't know due to not being in their shoes. That's ****ing bull****. All they had to do was walk around with some picket signs and sit around the bart station... simply protest.
Rioting does not help anyone, helps no cause, and get them no where. They riot cause they lack maturity, respect, and logic. Being mad, and upset, doesn't mean you smash a cop car and business windows. That's just pathetic...
You cannot say that you don't know due to not being in their shoes. That's ****ing bull****. All they had to do was walk around with some picket signs and sit around the bart station... simply protest.
Rioting does not help anyone, helps no cause, and get them no where. They riot cause they lack maturity, respect, and logic. Being mad, and upset, doesn't mean you smash a cop car and business windows. That's just pathetic...
. i said i dont condone the violence. so i suppose i am ****ing ****ting you 
. i agree that they are immature and stupid, and you are absolutely right in that this was a result of poor parenting, poor leadership, poor role models. but i guess i empathize too much 
. call me an anarchist, but the people need a voice, oppressed or not.i'm on your side. dont taze me bro...
too soon?
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the first guy doiesnt have a back story but if you are jumping on a cop car, yes you deserve to be shot for being retarded. you know you wouldnt be up on that cop car if you didnt have 200 people aroudn you egging you on so why would you be up there any other reason. **** you yoru shot, thanks for playing go jump on yoru own car you ghetto ****.
that is how i stand. if you are a cop hatign hippie thats your deal, but if you dont presonally know what started this you have no more reason to ***** about it than anyone else.
Do want her to perish, yes... why? because she's filth, she represents what's wrong with youth today. No drive to be productive, can't see past skin color, looking for an excuse to destroy others property...
Sure, it's ****ing subzero freezing cold of me to wish this, but I do. I don't care for them, cause I feel there is no excuse for their behavior. They do this kind of **** everyday, all day long, being scum.