The BART officer who shot and killed Oscar Grant has been charged with murder:The Alameda County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday that it
has filed murder charges against a former Bay Area transit officer in
the shooting death of an unarmed black man.
District Attorney Tom Orloff said the murder charge was filed against
27-year-old Johannes Mehserle because the evidence indicates "an
unlawful killing done by an intentional act."
"At this point, what I feel the evidence indicates, is an unlawful
killing done by an intentional act and from the evidence we have
there's nothing that would mitigate that to something lower than a
murder," Orloff said at a news conference announcing the charge.
What do you think of the charge? Too harsh? Should he have gotten manslaughter? Considering the almost assured change of venue for this trial, does the DA have any luck of a conviction?
Discuss in the comments section below.
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