Black white American traffic police shot lead only convicted of manslaughter and riot
a white traffic police shot and killed a black raised by local people protest. 8 Court ruled that police officers guilty of manslaughter. The families of victims and some people protested that the court conviction was too light.
shot video circulated on the Internet
shooting star named 约翰尼斯梅 Seiler, now 28 years old, who was Oakland, a traffic police. January 1, 2009, Messele and black men, Oscar Grant, a subway station in Oakland conflict Messele Grant shot back, which caused the death.
Messele said he received a report at that time, saying the incident in the subway station, the scene after the scuffle with Grant. Grant put his hand he saw the bag of imports, fearing the other possession of weapons, which intended to use stun guns to subdue, but accidentally pulled out a point 40 caliber pistol, and withheld the trigger.
the incident was at least five witnesses filmed from different angles. Video on the Internet public, local people raised strong protests, violence surge. Some protesters destroyed shops, light cars, clashed with police. Police arrested 100 protesters. The Associated Press reported that more than one-third of the people of Auckland City as black.
jury is a fault
the prosecution that the time of the incident, Messele "totally out of control" is subjective to the Grant shot intentionally, as it was considered resisting arrest Grant . The prosecution thus to two murder prosecutions Messele.
defense lawyers 迈克尔莱因斯 is that the shooting was an accident, Messele not intentionally shot and killed Grant. He said evidence, Messele against a colleague before shooting, said: "Tony, I could not catch him, I intend to use the stun gun."
California, Alameda County District Judge Nance * O'Malley said in a statement, the jury did not agree with the prosecution view that the shooting was not murder. Jury that Messele will not kill, but there is gross negligence, criminal liability, the final decision Messele guilty of manslaughter.
the conviction means that Messele will Huoxing 2 years to 4 years. Court is scheduled on August 6 announced the sentencing result.
mass protest over conviction light
convictions read out, Grant's mother, Wanda Johnson, he kept shouting: "My son was murdered! Law does not allow the police to the responsibility for their actions. "
Grant 约翰伯里斯 family attorney, said Grant family's decision" extremely disappointing. "
number of protesters gathered near the Town Hall in Oakland, expressed dissatisfaction on the decision. "This guy's sentence than those who cook the books by people who do short, this incredible," 41-year-old lawyer 芭芭拉普兰 Tikrit, said, "I do not think this is an accident."
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement, called on the people of California to remain calm, not to vent their dissatisfaction with the form of violence.
Reuters reported that night, about 1,000 people gathered in the streets of Auckland city, to hold peaceful protests. A huge banner read: "Auckland said, the guilty."
AP reporter Liu Yinan
