Mehserle: Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty

[ModestGamer]

I think he meant a phony Hawaiian birth certificate to replace his real Autrian one leaving him unable to run - and implying that's what Obama did. Ya, he's an idiot and a birther.

can;t take a joke huh ? you guys need to jerk off more or get laid.

 

[Narmer]

Don't we already have a thread for this?

 

[OCGuy]

Correct verdict.

 

[Craig234]

can;t take a joke huh ? you guys need to jerk off more or get laid.

Fence LA and drop a nuke on it. Problem solved. I wish they would do that with a few other major citys.

No, it's you.

 

[Double Trouble]

All this nonsense about army versus people etc etc is just that, nonsense. Verdicts should not depend on what people in a certain community might think of the verdict. Rioters and looted are not some organized insurgency, they are just criminals taking advantage of an event and community anger to steal and destroy. If people riot, oh well, arrest as many as possible while maintaining the safety of those not involved as much as possible.

I think the verdict probably makes sense. That's exactly what the involuntary manslaughter charge is supposed to be for, situations where you did something you should not have, ended up killing someone in the process, yet didn't ever intend to kill someone.

 

[StageLeft]

When a black is killed by cops why does so much of the black community assume it was race based? In any case, we've all seen the video and now we have a jury verdict, so it was not deliberate.

 

[ichy]

I was hoping for bigger riots. Let Oakland burn.

 

[epidemis]

Damn, my name-brother, you shame me.

 

[cumhail]

When a black is killed by cops why does so much of the black community assume it was race based? In any case, we've all seen the video and now we have a jury verdict, so it was not deliberate.

And OJ was innocent, right?

 

[hal2kilo]

You are one of the most disgusting humans I have ever witnessed on this forum.

Completely agreed. I would love to risk a call out vacation!

 

[werepossum]

All this nonsense about army versus people etc etc is just that, nonsense. Verdicts should not depend on what people in a certain community might think of the verdict. Rioters and looted are not some organized insurgency, they are just criminals taking advantage of an event and community anger to steal and destroy. If people riot, oh well, arrest as many as possible while maintaining the safety of those not involved as much as possible.

I think the verdict probably makes sense. That's exactly what the involuntary manslaughter charge is supposed to be for, situations where you did something you should not have, ended up killing someone in the process, yet didn't ever intend to kill someone.

I haven't (and won't) watch the videos, but I can't imagine voting for any less than involuntary manslaughter. When one is allowed to carry potentially lethal tools (including Tasers) one has a responsibility to be proficient in those tools. A Taser has a completely different feel and different controls than a handgun, and even a BART cop has the responsibility to know the difference before pulling the trigger. I'd have to read the law and watch the videos to guess if I would have held out for more, but involuntary manslaughter seems pretty light to me. I'm losing my tolerance for people who say "Yes I pointed the gun, and yes, I shot him/her. but I never meant to shoot." This seems to be even worse, the guy's defense is that he literally didn't know what he was holding. But admittedly I haven't watched the video.

 

[MotF Bane]

Man please, he is an outsider, he wants to be President and he knows as long as the old boys network is still intact it ain't gonna happen. Arnold would make a pact and sell you out.

Have you even read the Constitution? Apparently not.

 

[MotF Bane]

No, it's you.

You're the one who advocated bombing Texas, so you have no ground to stand on, as usual.

 

[Farang]

He got two years. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013354671_apustrainstationshooting.html

 

[waggy]

getting off easy for killing the guy.

 

[Amused]

You're the one who advocated bombing Texas, so you have no ground to stand on, as usual.

Here craig, you can fill it out for yourself...

 

[werepossum]

Here craig, you can fill it out for yourself...

I dunno, he may need some help with some of the harder parts.