San Francisco police assassinate restrained man

[bcholmes]

Jesus.

On New Year’s morning, the San Francisco BART police — yes, transit cops — dragged a bunch of young men off a train, including Oscar Grant. An officer then proceeded to execute Grant of them with a gunshot through the back, while he was restrained and lying face-down on the ground.

Video at the link.

Edit: the cop has resigned.

Comments

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Police deal with "maintaining the public order" which isn't the same as "upholding the law" - doesn't matter what their guidelines and charters say, and all police are the same. And most of the time it's the police who decide what that is. I wish I could say otherwise but my experience says otherwise.

There was no possible excuse for killing a restrained person like that.