by Highline | Jul 3, 2010 |
On New Year’s Day 2009 the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Police in Oakland, CA summarily executed made a mistake and accidentally shot Oscar Grant while he was laying face down on the ground during his arrest. The trial for the police officer who blasted his brains out came to a close yesterday.
I predict that the officer will be found not-guilty of everything… and this is why: “Mehserle, 28, testified last week that he shot Grant after he mistakenly drew his handgun instead of an electric Taser gun on his belt.” (article here) I predict that the prosecution was unable to prove criminal intent on the officer’s part. I also predict some racially charged riots in the greater San Fransisco, CA area to follow.
The actual footage of the murder mistake is below. Your predictions?
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by Highline | Jul 3, 2010 |
““I had several folks call and e-mail me saying they were very upset with (the posters),” Izbicki said. “They’re upset about the image of the dog behind bars. It’s not so much that they have to pay their fines. It’s just the dog behind bars. People don’t mind being reminded of stuff; that’s done all the time. But the graphic was kind of upsetting.””
How about the countless human beings that the state puts behind similar caging bars for trivial acts… like owing a small amount of money. Human, dog, doesn’t matter to the state… they’re all treated the same. It is sad that the public at large doesn’t want to even know about the cruelty that the state uses. Knowing evokes emotion. It’s easier to be comfortably numb and not pay attention.
The story “Residents want to impound signs” is here.
I want to impound the ability of government people to steal your things and loved ones.
by Highline | Jul 2, 2010 |
… because they often make shit up.
News coming out today in Fort Lauderdale, FL, the day AFTER our friends Adam and Pete were arrested for filming the police, reports that an officer was caught outright lying on a police arrest report… and has resigned.
“The police report, written by Overcash, charged Hamilton with resisting arrest and disorderly intoxication, although the video never shows the suspect struggling and he doesn’t appear to be drunk.”
When you’re dealing with someone with the ability to lie, get away with it, and ruin your life… what options do you have to protect yourself other than filming?
Only the bad cops don’t want to be filmed. The good ones have nothing to fear. Remember this every time you hear someone defend the corrupt act of arresting someone for filming a public official… in public.
by Highline | Jul 1, 2010 |
Before reading this.
(definition of antiemetic)
by Highline | Jun 30, 2010 |
Today John Lynch signed a bill which is intended to reduce the prison population by 18%. Was this law enacted to stop caging human beings like animals who commit various victimless acts? No, we could only wish the government would be so compassionate.
The law was drafted, argued for, and enacted because it stands a chance of saving the state up to $11,000,000 over a five year period. Caging humans like a stray dog costs money, you know. The state prison population has increased %31 and the corrections budget has doubed from $52 million to $104 million over the last ten years..
Although I wish the motivations for this change were for reasons that I (and many of you) wish they were for, I am happy to report that it appears less human beings will be ending up caged like animals in our one-day-freer-state.
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