Keep Bailing

With the upcoming release of Johannes Mehserle on Monday from an LA County Jail, Mayor Jean Quan is confident that the city is fully prepared to handle any protests that will follow.

 Johannes Mehserle, a former BART police officer, was sentenced to two years after he shot and killed Oscar Grant, an unarmed train passenger, in 2009. A judge ordered that Mehserle be released from jail on Monday after serving less than half of his two-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter.

Quan said in a written statement: “Although we expect Read more »

A BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Police Officer, who’s name has not been released, was injured by shards of falling glass Saturday at the West Oakland BART station. The laceration injury to his head and face occured during the arrest of 37-year-old, Michael Joseph Gibson, a San Leandro man who was claimed to have been shouting at other riders – and the entire incident was caught on tape.

The video, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows the officer entering the train and grabbing Gibson. He then lead him to the opposite side of the platform. The YouTube video, which was titled to suggest the officer forced Gibson’s head into the glass, actually appeared to show Gibson throwing his right arm forward right before the glass shattered.

Gibson, who’s had a history of mental problems was also injured in the arrest and taken to a hospital. He was later transported to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on battery and Read more »