don't believe everything you read in the article. some of the stuff may have been inflated, and a lot of specific details may have been left out to make it sound much more appealing. keep in mind, articles are biased and need to help gain readership, thus profiteer.
at any rate, Oakland isn't the safest place on Earth. certainly not the worse, but flat out, not a safe place compared to other cities around the United States.
it's important to know that the SFgate as well as other major news chains cannot cover every single story concerning deaths resulted from police officers or security forces across the country.
every day, police officers start with either a homicide or rape case, and their day ends with a murder or armed robbery response, in many-many cities.
and people are freaking out about someone dying from a cop?
shows the media runs people's lives, namely, the Op.