Comments on: Rodney King 2.0: Unarmed Man Killed, Video on YouTube

By: Oakland on Watch as Trial of BART Shooting, Caught On Video, Reaches Verdict | Newsroom News

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:04:08 +0000

[...] Angeles County jury has ruled today that the January 2009 death of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot on camera at a Oakland BART station by Rapid Transit Officer Johannes Mehserle, was an act of involuntary [...]

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Oakland on Watch as Trial of BART Shooting, Caught On Video, Reaches Verdict — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:20:59 +0000

By: Liz Shannon Miller

Liz Shannon Miller — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:43:00 +0000

Hey, Rafi, I think you might be splitting hairs a little there (the video did cause the public outrage over the incident, though you are right in saying that the riots only happened once the cops were acquitted). But I'm glad you like the post, if not the headline. :)

By: rafi

rafi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:30:58 +0000

Also, this is a good post that I'm not going to share unless it's to offer some criticism on my blog because the headline really sucks.

By: rafi

rafi — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:24:23 +0000

"In 1992, the blunt footage of Rodney King being beaten by five LAPD officers triggered riots"

That's incorrect. The riots started over a year later when the police officers from the video were acquitted.

How old are you people anyway? :-)