Mehserle Resigns

Protests erupted on the streets of Oakland Wednesday night after a young man killed by a subway police officer was laid to rest, CNN reported. Twenty two-year-old Oscar Grant was shot and killed on New Year's Day in a crowded BART train station by 27-year-old Officer Johannes Mehserle. Mehserle is accused of shooting Grant while he was lying face-down on the station platform. Grant's death prompted demonstrators to take to the streets Wednesday night, and more than 100 people were arrested by police, according to KCBS-TV. Officer Mehserle reportedly resigned from his post, which has hampered the police department's internal investigation because he can no longer be compelled to provide a statement to the department's investigators, KCBS reported. Some protesters carried signs reading "Jail Killer Cops," while others (including some shown in the YouTube video below) angrily confronted Mayor Ron Dellums. Some demonstrators chanted "No justice, no peace, f*** the police!" and "Pigs go home!"source Read more...Binside TV, Jan 2009