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one incident of manslaughter by one of their officers If you're referring to Oscar Grant[0], the verdict was involuntary manslaughter, but I thought it was cle
by masonic 8y ago
one incident of manslaughter by one of their officers
If you're referring to Oscar Grant[0], the verdict was involuntary manslaughter, but I thought it was clearly murder (with, perhaps, questionable sanity) -- Grant was fully subdued and not resisting when he was shot.
Ironically, the sentence of IM plus the gun enhancement meant more prison time than Voluntary Manslaughter alone would have.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Oscar_Grant#Closing_arguments_and_verdict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Oscar_Grant#Closin...
- mc32 8y agoObviously they need better training --they should not accidentally shoot people/suspects under control. They could make more use of K9 units to neutralize suspects as well --much as they do in Germany. We should demand more from their security forces as well as from the public both.