Why? Who wants to know? I gots my reasons.
Month: July 2010
Quote of the Day
From a man surveying the damage, as quoted in the Oakland Tribune, “Wow. And here I thought Oakland was crappy before.”
Letter From Mehserle
Mehserle hand wrote this letter. I’ll retype it in its entirety: July 4, 2010 Mike– Please try to get this message to the public: —————————- I don’t know what the jury in the case is going to decide, but I hope those who hate me and those who understand that I never intended to shoot Oscar Grant will listen to…
Looting in Oakland
Reports of “Massive Looting.” And pics of looting a Foot Locker! Kind of surprises me a bit (I know… nothing should surprise me) because the cop was led off in handcuffs. It wasn’t like he walked off a free man. But then what does looting have to do with justice? Whatever your “cause” is, looting will not help it (notable…
More on Mehserle
Motorcop has a great post on the conviction of Mehserle. Reading the definitions of the charges he faced, there’s no legal way Mehserle should have been convicted of a greater charge. And you know, I don’t hold Mehserle’s strange conduct in the days after the shooting against him (mind you, I also don’t hold his actions as a shining example…
Mehserle Convicted of involuntary Manslaughter
This is the officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant on the BART train platform. He could be been convicted of the more serious charges of Voluntary Manslaughter or Murder. He also could have been acquitted. I didn’t follow the trial, but this seems about right to me. I certainly believe it’s much more likely that Merhserle meant to Taser…
When, in the course of human events…
Happy 4th of July! Might I recommend you conduct a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence tonight? It’s become our tradition. And a good tradition it is. And the more drunk you are, the more you’ll capture the true spirit of our Founding Father (man, those boys could drink!). It’s good to remember what a monumental and daring concept…
Tax the Rich
Why? Because they’ve got the money. And more and more of it. And the system is rigged in their favor. And it’s becoming more and more rigged. SocioBlog explains more.
Right Wing Lies (IV)
Perhaps The Onionsays it best. It often does.
Mineo gets what he deserves
Nada. Nichts. Zilch. Niks. Τίποτα! That’s what the lying Mineo gets for his $440 million B.S. lawsuit against the NYPD. Even better, he’s got to pay court fees. The jury was deadlocked (11-1, against Kern) on whether Officer Kern brutalized Mineo with a baton. From the Daily News: Jurors did find Kern liable for malicious prosecution for giving Mineo a…