While I didn't know any of the story behind this, there were many telling images that let me know that this officer had no right to draw his firearm and discharge it into a subdued "suspect"
Then, I found LatinoDem's diary at DailyKos
The police officer, Johannes Mehserle, 27, has gotten a lawyer and submitted a letter of resignation rather than answer questions at the Internal Affairs interview.
The officer also apparently released a statement
"Mehserle is described as "devastated" over the shooting, but has yet to give a statement to investigators. Johnson said the delay was caused when Mehserle's attorney showed up at the station within two hours of the shooting and invoked the officer's right to "retain counsel and not say anything."
And so many people wonder why so many cannot trust those intended to "protect" us.
After watching this, I began to ask myself many questions. Why was Oscar Grant subdued? Why did the officers involved feel threatened to the extent that they were willing to end this man's life? What are we not seeing in this video?
There are far too many episodes of police using excessive force and then are able to justify their actions under vague generalizations that are protected simply because they are who they are.
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