Fight the Power!!

January 7th & 8th; In the Bay Area, tensions are high in regards to the murder of the young African American man, Oscar Grant, by a rapid transit police officer on New Year's day.

In response to the wrongful shooting of Oscar Grant, riots broke out on the streets of Oakland yesterday and protests were at full force in Oakland and San Francisco today. Grant was un-armed and was not resisting arrest when he was shot in the back and killed. WTF!! At one point the trigger happy officer Johannes Mehserle, who recently resigned, said that his intention was to taser Grant. Wrong! It was all caught on cell phone video cams & bart surveillance cameras. Thank technology!! A young innocent man is now dead! Grant's family is going to fight this murder until Mehserle is behind bars! They have filed a $25 million wrongful death claim and are demanding that prosecutors charge Mehserle with man slaughter. Justice prevail!

Hundreds of protestors on the streets in Oakland and SF are creating a buzz and making a ruckus. ElectriCity and tension are thick! Feels like Los Angeles during the riots of 1992, but this officer is going to have his ass handed to him without all the court drama. Witnesses and evidence are solid. YES!!

To read more on this story check the link:

www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/us/09oakland.html?_r=1