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Tag Archives: Oscar Grant
The Impaired Judgement of Johannes Mehserle
I opened the Oakland Tribune the other day and found a most shocking headline: ”Mehserle asks appeals court for new trial.” I swear I thought it was a typo. Mr. Mehserle, as you may recall, is the former BART officer … Continue reading
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Tagged cluelessness, George Zimmerman, Johannes Mehserle, Oscar Grant, rant, Trayvon Martin
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20 years ago: A Remembrance of the Rodney King Uprising
April 29, 1991. I was at work in Berkeley. There was no World Wide Web in those days. I checked. The Mosaic browser wouldn’t come out until the following January, over a half-year later. No, I got the news on … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Anniversary, history, Latasha Harlins, Los Angeles, Oscar Grant, Rodney King, Rodney King Uprising
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The Big Scary Black Man Narrative
March 3, 1991. Rodney King led officers on a high speed chase that ended in Simi Valley, California. When he finally surrendered, police took him out of the car, tasered him, and, as the now infamous video shows, kicked and … Continue reading