Rioting in Oakland After BART Police KILL Black Male

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums listens during a news conference

He is worried as hell and he should be…..

Check out the full story here…. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_re_us/train_station_shooting;_ylt=Av8KKrV6V2xYLsiT969suVFvzwcF

Just as I hoped they would, people of the Bay Area in California took to the streets in protest.  Of course the protest turned violent and caused the damage to cars and supposedly 300 businesses (even though I haven’t seen footage of this). Now of course people may ask, why did the protest have to become violent? Well one, look at the circumstances surrounding the events. An innocent and helpless black man was shot in the fuckin BACK while laying on the ground restrained. Should that not envoke anger in people who are supposed to trust those who are to protect them and not ‘lynch’ them? Secondly,who is sent to control the protestors? Police are and if the protest is AGAINST police than they are just waiting for the one word or gesture to jack up a protestors.

Here we are less than two weeks from swearing in the first Black president and his brother, sister, uncle or cousin can still be senselessly ’lynched’ by a white man with no consequences. Quiet frankly, I hope the protest and rioting gets worse until the officer who shot Oscar Grant is arrested. Its been 7 days and counting……