Crowd forces way into Oakland store amid protests

Associated Press ^ | July 8, 2010

[Free ThinkerNY]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland police say people have broken into an athletic store near the city's downtown as hundreds of people protest the verdict in the case of a former transit officer.

Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Thursday in Los Angeles in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform.

[ChiMark]

Thugocracy escalated by Zer0.

[bboop]

Get offended — riot and cause mayhem. Let’s see, where have I observed that MO before?

[ChiMark]

Thugocracy escalated by Zer0.

[bboop]

Get offended — riot and cause mayhem. Let’s see, where have I observed that MO before? That’s real civilization for you.

[bboop]

Get offended — riot and cause mayhem. Let’s see, where have I observed that MO before? That’s real civilization for you.

[NoLibZone]

History always repeats.

[jacquej]

How bad will the civil disorder go tonight? Mayor Dellums is yakking on the KRON feed right now.

[TornadoAlley3]

Let them touch those things for once.

[martinidon]

They are not looting those stores. They are entitled to the merchandise because obama promised them they would not have to pay for anything in the future!

[cquiggy]

You know what their leader says. Never let a good crisis go to waste. Get you some new tennis shoes.

[NoLibZone]

[Crim]

might be a long night...it’s only 9pm out there...

[HiTech RedNeck]

I’m just curious about this athletic store, are its employees and clientele mostly Afro-American? Why don’t race-relation enraged blacks quit trashing their own neighborhoods and go trash some remote white suburb? Nah, that would be closer to being logical.

[CaptainK]

It’s Christmas in July

[CounterCounterCulture]

These are being reported as being described as the anarchists types. The typical thugs that look for events such as this to stir up crap.

I’d love to see those who seek justice for Oscar Grant to pop a cap in these anarchists’ asses for using their cause for these means.

[MotorCityBuck]

LOL! I was hoping The Heineken Guy would make an appearance.

[max americana]

Why is everyone so shocked? This happens every week in Oakland.

[Bullish]

NO brains=NO peace

[HiTech RedNeck]

That’s Looter Guy to you, bub

[CounterCounterCulture]

Note: I’ve seen a number of white people who were arrested, not sure if they’re the white-guilt Obama types or the anarchist-commie types.

[randog]

Getting dressed up for a night on the town? Next stop: liquor stores.

[Lonely Bull]

I’m just curious about this athletic store, are its employees and clientele mostly Afro-American? Why don’t race-relation enraged blacks quit trashing their own neighborhoods and go trash some remote white suburb? Nah, that would be closer to being logical.

I wouldn't be surprised if lots of these are white anarchists who wouldn't dare to walk around East Oakland at night--or for that matter during the day either.

[Tagurit]

I remember, after they trashed Watts over the King beating trial, all their whining about not having anywhere to shop.
Watch them do the same here. Smash windows, loot, burn down stores, then complain about the condition of their neighborhood.

[lonestar]

Law of the jungle!

[editor-surveyor]

Its going to be cold in Oakland tonight (47 deg); they’ll all go home to stay comfey.
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[CounterCounterCulture]

Yeah, these white anarchist pukes are only “brave” in large crowds where they can disappear into.

[MotorCityBuck]

LOL

[LostInBayport]

Let them touch those things for once.

Mais oui! The immortal words of heartstrong and brainweak Celine. I wish that interviewer had asked her if the masses could visit her Malibu home and touch some things.

[editor-surveyor]

The area of the “protest” was 14th and Broadway, which is mostly middle class shopping. (close to civic center)

[jacquej]

Let’s hope you are right!

Anyone know what the “Rules of Engagement” might be? Will there be medals given for restraint?

[old school]

That photo will, forever, remain a “classic!”

[TornadoAlley3]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kron-4-news

[editor-surveyor]

“Why is everyone so shocked? This happens every week in Oakland.”

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Yes, but at 73rd and Macarthur, not 14th and Broadway.
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[old school]

Well...not “every” week.

[editor-surveyor]

Most of the initial crowd seemed to be white union members.
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[HiTech RedNeck]

The AP article is a bit oversimplified. All the jury would need to see would be a reasonable doubt for it to be able to properly acquit Mehserle of anything worse than involuntary manslaughter. That means a non-negligible likelihood that it was as he claimed, an “oops that was supposed to be a Taser” moment, even if that was the less probable explanation in the jury’s mind. If, a big if, they understood their duty clearly.

Now that the Taser mistake meme has been let out of the bottle, however, will it be difficult to put back in? Will we start seeing a rash of new “Taser mistakes” all over the country along with much blue winking and nodding?

[max americana]

I meant..after every raiders loss.

[bgill]

"My son was murdered! He was murdered! He was murdered," said Grant's mother

And of course, the logical solution is to break into a Foot Locker store and steal shoes.

[UCANSEE2]

I wouldn't be surprised if lots of these are white anarchists who wouldn't dare to walk around East Oakland at night--or for that matter during the day either.

Most of the people that have been arrested and are in line to be loaded into vans or a bus are the anarchists, and they are white.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Now let’s be fair to Grant’s mother: SHE never called for anybody to break into a Foot Locker and steal shoes. If white anarchists are the spark in this, may deep shame be upon them. If there is anyone lower than a black rabble rouser, it is a white anarchist who tries to rabble rouse blacks.

[Nam Vet]

Why don’t race-relation enraged blacks quit trashing their own neighborhoods and go trash some remote white suburb?

They tried that in the Korean markets of South L.A. and were met with a wall of lead! So much for THAT plan. heh heh

Nam Vet

[TaraP]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=7534679

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[HiTech RedNeck]

Yellow Power

[freekitty]

This gives them the right to break into a store? An athletic store are the key words here. Another excuse to steal?

[tcrlaf]

Oakland’s (And other cities) Radical Afro-Centrists are the Ku Klux Klan of the 21st Century.

[txhurl]

Is that where we get that idiotic MacArthur park is melting in the dark cake track from ? her name escapes me now.

[Mark]

The U.S. Justice Department released a statement Thursday saying, "The Justice Department has been closely monitoring the state's investigation and prosecution. The Civil Rights Division, the U.S. Attorney's Office, and the FBI have an open investigation into the fatal shooting and, at the conclusion of the state prosecution, will conduct an independent review of the facts and circumstances to determine whether the evidence warrants federal prosecution."

Double Jeopardy, but the FEDS look to political statements.

[tcrlaf]

Anarchists, my ass...

[CounterCounterCulture]

Donna Summer. But her’s was a cover. Naw, I doubt it was based on Oakland’s MacArthur Park.