I am at home

modb1rd · July 2010

because my building was evacuated again. Remember a year and a half ago when a cop killed a young black man on BART and there was all that rioting in the bay area. Well the verdict in the trial has been reached and will be read in 10 minutes or so. My company made me leave 2 hours ago.

noisy_penguin · July 2010

Wow dude. That's nuts.

modb1rd · July 2010

It's crazy. Everyone is so prepared for rioting that it is almost an invitation for it.

lmydogally · July 2010

I'm watching it now.

CaliopeSpidrman · July 2010

Freaky, but I guess it's good you got to go home early just in case. Whenever something like this is going to happen and may cause rioting, I fully support the government pumping lithium or prozac into the water supply to mellow people out.

modb1rd · July 2010

I am so disappointed in the verdict. I really felt he should have gotten voluntary manslaughter as the LIGHTEST result.

lmydogally · July 2010

deffinately disapointing

salimoo · July 2010

That verdict seems a little "Well, we don't want to say guilty, but we also don't want more riots, so let's throw the po' black folks a bone."

_Fenton · July 2010

I don't know, I don't think involuntary manslaughter is throwing a bone. There is simply no way he could actually be not guilty. When you have video of an execution style shooting, it's hard to give benefit of the doubt to the guy. Even if the cop did think he had a taser, another cop had his knee on the back of the kid's head. And how does a cop not know the feel of his gun? It's not like there was an active brawl going on and he could argue that he was panicking. The situation was under control for the most part. It's just fvcking terrible.

prettypinkypeonies · July 2010

people that riot are f'ing morons.

you're unhappy w/the verdict. life is not fair. we get it. . How about acting like civilized human beings, instead of looting stores and causing mayhem and destruction.

We're upset with the violence! soe we're going to go out and cause more violence! makes a ton of sense.

FallinAgain · July 2010

_Fenton:
I don't know, I don't think involuntary manslaughter is throwing a bone. There is simply no way he could actually be not guilty. When you have video of an execution style shooting, it's hard to give benefit of the doubt to the guy. Even if the cop did think he had a taser, another cop had his knee on the back of the kid's head. And how does a cop not know the feel of his gun? It's not like there was an active brawl going on and he could argue that he was panicking. The situation was under control for the most part. It's just fvcking terrible.

I have a hard time understanding the need to even tase the guy, but the idea that he can't tell the difference between the taser and his gun is absurd. He's a trained police officer. That's a hell of a mistake.

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