tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post6873255616367502211..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: The show trial of the former officer in the BART shooting case beginsMartha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-34715856606139718222009-02-06T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-06T21:51:00.000-08:00Superior Firepower, Thanks for a perspective on th...Superior Firepower, <BR/>Thanks for a perspective on this case that I haven't read elsewhere--a broader perspective and the idea that the situation could have been better handled and contained much earlier on. And that it all gets back to how the officers are trained and how they are communicating in a volatile situation. <BR/>I appreciate your thoughtful attention to the details of the situation.Martha Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-3924313466508966632009-02-06T13:00:00.000-08:002009-02-06T13:00:00.000-08:00Can't wait to see Oakland burn to the ground by th...Can't wait to see Oakland burn to the ground by the tuhgs that live there. OH man, good TV. Can't wait!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-38824895223223377182009-02-06T09:57:00.000-08:002009-02-06T09:57:00.000-08:00Again - WE all get caught up in the media reports ...Again - WE all get caught up in the media reports and lose sight of the bigger picture. Let's review. <BR/><BR/>There was a report of a fight onboard a BART train. Officers responded to the Fruitvale Station to evaluate the situation.<BR/><BR/>The officers where outnumbered from the start. <BR/><BR/>Then they made the mistake of leaving the car doors open while they attempted to detain Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-75454857384101072362009-02-05T20:45:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:45:00.000-08:00Interesting to see other views. That's all for no...Interesting to see other views. That's all for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-83757401525194939552009-02-05T20:43:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:43:00.000-08:00I say, release the good officer give him a commend...I say, release the good officer give him a commendation and watch Oakland burn to the ground. I've got my popcorn ready, that is going to be an entertaining night on the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-14371413123390758442009-02-05T20:11:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:11:00.000-08:00What can any white person really know about racism...What can any white person really know about racism? <BR/><BR/>Justice for Oscar Grant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-52025826581822486482009-02-05T19:44:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:44:00.000-08:00black people are the racists, they are more racist...black people are the racists, they are more racist than white people in this world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-57767834575381197992009-02-05T19:43:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:43:00.000-08:00I fuc*ing hate the people who are saying they want...I fuc*ing hate the people who are saying they want justice for Oscar Grant, as if he is some saint who was killed. He was a loser, a drug dealer and was armed in the past. What we got was justice that the bart cop messed up and used his gun instead of his taser. The loser would not be dead if he didn't put himself in that situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-80571843578487909042009-02-05T19:03:00.000-08:002009-02-05T19:03:00.000-08:00This blogger is usually kinda lame with her Code P...This blogger is usually kinda lame with her Code Pink views, but shes finaly making a decent point. This officer is screwed and this trial is going to be a farce. I'm not saying Oscar Grant asked to be killed, but like the other commenter said he put himself in that situation. He and his thug friends provoked it and the officer made a mistake pure and simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-31251153405912833532009-02-05T17:50:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:50:00.000-08:00I watched the same videos and heard about that law...I watched the same videos and heard about that lawyer's crap about accident. It was not an accident. The judge should said NO BAIL. Now his cop friends are raising money to help him get released. That cop is a murderer. And he should get death. Not surprised a RICH white b*(#$ wouldnt understand the crap that people in Oakland have to deal with all the time with cops who are corrupt and racist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-19615418611613479162009-02-05T17:17:00.000-08:002009-02-05T17:17:00.000-08:00It was not murder. Oscar Grant should not have pu...It was not murder. Oscar Grant should not have put himself in that situation. It is 100% Oscar Grants fault. I look forward to the officer being released and the subsequent destruction of Oaland by thugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-69820552636699602322009-02-05T16:02:00.000-08:002009-02-05T16:02:00.000-08:00I'm really disappointed that you would say this. I...I'm really disappointed that you would say this. It was murder, and Oscar Grant was unarmed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com