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Rioting in Oakland after police shoot unarmed man

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Protests erupted shortly after a young man killed by a subway police officer was laid to rest in Oakland on Wednesday night, according to local media and iReporters.

The Oakland Police Department made 105 arrests, including a mass arrest of about 80 people at 11 p.m., said Officer Jeff Thomason. The charges include inciting a riot, vandalism, assault on a police officer and unlawful assembly, he said.
One officer was injured, but not seriously, Thomason said.
Footage from CNN affiliate KTVU-TV showed demonstrators rampaging through the streets of Oakland, California, protesting the death of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old father who was killed on New Year's Day in a crowded train station.
Some protesters lay on their stomachs, saying they were showing solidarity with Grant, who was shot in the back as he was face-down on the floor at a train station.

Burris said that the young men had been celebrating the new year at a popular waterfront tourist spot, The Embarcadero. They were heading home when police pulled them from the train car about 2 a.m.
Witness videos show Grant and two other men sitting against a wall in the Fruitvale station after being pulled off the train. BART reported that they had received a report of an altercation on the train.
Police are seen putting Grant face-down on the ground. Grant appears to struggle. One of the officers kneels on Grant as another officer stands, tugs at his gun, unholsters it and fires a shot into Grant's back.
There have been unconfirmed reports that Mehserle may have mistook his gun for a Taser, but Burris is not swayed.
"My view is, this is criminal conduct, period," he said.
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Riots erupt in Oakland after slain father laid to rest - CNN.com
 
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Fuck the officer. Hope he gets life.
 
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While I think it is possible the officer intended to reach for his taser that's a mistake that cannot happen due to the consequences. Possession of deadly force comes with responsibility. He'll have to be held accountable for this needless fatality. There was no reason for this man to be shot at that moment, in that position. He wasn't a threat to anyone.

My heart goes out to the child who lost his father. No matter the legal outcome, he loses. :(
 
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