Many of you might already know this, especially if you keep up with anti-racist news, but here it is anyway:
Oscar Grant’s killer received the minimum sentence for shooting an unarmed man in the back – AND he got double credit for time served, meaning that he’ll be eligible for parole in mere months.
There’s really nothing else I can say about this right now. It hurts my heart too much.
Tags: johannes mehserle, murder, oscar grant, police, racism
November 9, 2010 at 6:10 pm |
Some of the protesters who were arrested will probably serve more time than Mehserle did, for “unlawful assembly”, that is, for exercising their 1st amendment rights.
The whole thing just makes me sick.