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Oakland Protest Against Police Shooting

Posted on08 January 2009. Tags: ,

As I write this there are no less than 6 helicopters circling overhead in downtown Oakland. On the first day of the 10th year since Amadou Diallo was brutally gunned down by police in New York City, Oscar Grant was fatally shot in the back by a BART police officer, and the event was caught on video.

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One Response to “Oakland Protest Against Police Shooting”

  1. dave r says:
    January 9, 2009 at 2:54 pm

    video of the shooting is here:

    http://carlosmiller.com/2009/01/09/new-video-of-bart-shooting-emerges-offering-clearest-view-so-far-and-audio/

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