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Opinion: The Mehserle Jury Got It Right

(July 9) -- The death of Oscar Grant seems clear cut. Lying face-down on a BART train platform in Oakland, he was shot in the back by a uniformed security officer and killed. Thursday, the trial of the shooter, Johannes Mehserle, concluded. The verdict: guilty -- of involuntary manslaughter. The result: protests in the...

Clash Between BART Officer and Suspect Caught on Tape

(Nov. 23) - The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, which has been under fire since a transit officer was videotaped killing an unarmed passenger early this year, faces renewed controversy from a video that shows a man crashing into a plate glass window as he was being arrested. The officer had removed the man from a train...

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Oscar Grant's Killer Asks Court To Overturn Manslaughter Conviction

A former California transit officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform in 2009 urged an appeals court Wednesday to overturn his involuntary manslaughter conviction, saying that letting it stand would place police under an increased threat of prosecution for making mistakes.

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WATCH: Tragic BART Shooting Heading To The Silver Screen

According to the Hollywood Reporter , Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actress from last year's Blockbuster film, "The Help", is allegedly in negotiation to star in "Fruitvale", an upcoming film about the shooting of Oscar Grant.

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05/09/12 Oscar Grant's Killer Asks Court To Overturn... Source: The Huffington Post - Local A former California transit officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on an Oakland train platform in 2009 urged an appeals court Wednesday to overturn his involuntary manslaughter conviction, saying that letting it stand would place police under an increased threat of prosecution for making mistakes.
04/17/12 WATCH: Tragic BART Shooting Heading To The Silver... Source: The Huffington Post - Local According to the Hollywood Reporter , Octavia Spencer, the Oscar-winning actress from last year's Blockbuster film, "The Help", is allegedly in negotiation to star in "Fruitvale", an upcoming film about the shooting of Oscar Grant.