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  • Officer convicted in Calif. train station killing

    07/08/2010 4:26:35 PM PDT · by Free ThinkerNY · 95 replies
    Associated Press ^ | July 8, 2010 | GREG RISLING
    LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A white former transit officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform in a 2009 encounter that set off days of rioting in the city. The jury deliberated more than six hours over two days to convict Johannes Mehserle in the killing of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot to death as he lay face-down.
  • 25 Reasons Why The Police Are Great.

    05/04/2010 5:19:02 PM PDT · by Ravnagora · 18 replies · 393+ views
    www.aleksandrarebic.com ^ | May 4, 2010 | Aleksandra Rebic
    What kind of a person would voluntarily sign up for a job that entails everything the police have to contend with?Such a person as is described in "Why the Police are Great."Thank God for people such as this.Dedicated to the men and womenof Law Enforcement who have given their livesin the line of duty.1. The Police are great because they are always ready. They are ready to handle the mundane and trivial. They are ready to handle the ordinary and common. They are ready to handle the big jobs, the tough jobs, the dangerous jobs, and the heartbreaking jobs. Every...