There isnt quite a word...or maybe im not just not as eloquent as I previously thought. But seeing the NY Times headline, 2 Year Sentence, speaks volumes. That is the amount of time, minus the 146 days served that former BART officer, Johannes Mehserle, will receive for executing and yes that is the verbage I will use, an unarmed Oscar Grant on an Oakland train platform. So he will be out in a year's time. One single year. New Years Eve 2009 a man's life was taken by the carelessness of an officer, whether careless because he meant to pull his "taser "(bullsh..sneeze) or just because he didn't care. It was reported that Grant said after being shot, 'You shot me! I have a 4 year old daughter". He died seven hours later. From a single shot to the back as he was laying face down. Countless videos and images were uploaded to various social sites, sent in to local news stations and of course countless was seized as 'evidence' by the BART officers. Being black in America, or any country for that matter, this scenario isn't new nor surprising. But one would hope that in 2010 we would have reached a new place. One not so scary. So you mean to tell me, justice for the the life of a human being is two years, while Michael Vick got a steeper sentence for his dog-fighting ring and Plaxico Burrus for shooting his own damn self. Ok, America. Thanks.
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