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Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:47:44 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Marxism] Oscar Grant police murder video Dear Friends, Shocking Video of Police Murder in Oakland, CA I'm sending you the video linked below, which shows the execution style murder of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old African American father of a four-year-old, by a white Oakland transit police officer on on New Year's Day. The impact of this video is making the case into the Rodney King case of the 21st century. Oscar was pushed to the ground, face down, and then shot in the back while another officer forced his head into the floor with his knee. The video was shot by a woman standing 20 feet away from the open doors of a train. Police attempted to confiscate other video's of the incident, but the train left before they could get to this person's camera. Last night, nearly 1,000 people rallied at the train station where Oscar was killed and some protesters later faced off with riot police in downtown Oakland. On Wednesday, January 14 at 4 pm, there is a rally planned at Oakland City Hall to be followed by a mass march to police headquarters. The mainstream media has played only part of this video, or other video's shot from different angles and the police are trying to claim this was an "accident." I need your help to spread this video around the world so that millions of people know what really happened. The shooting takes place at approximately 1:25 minutes into the tape. You can clearly see the officer draw his pistol, stand over Oscar, and fire directly into his back. The gun shot is clearly audible as well as the cries of fear and disbelief from many of the dozens of witnesses. The bullet entered Oscar's lower back, ricocheted off the concrete floor and then punctured his lung. After he was shot, several officers rolled him over and hand-cuffed him as he lay bleeding to death and suffocating in his own blood. Another 30 minutes went by before they finally took him to Highland Hospital, approximately 2 miles away. He died on the way. Here's the video link: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/06/18559091.php A newly formed group called "Coalition Against Police Execution" has formed and it has a rapidly growing site on Facebook. Please join the Facebook page and help us spread the word. Fore more background and up to date coverage of Oscar's murder and the movement against police brutality in Oakland, go to www.SocialistWorker.org In Solidarity, Todd Chretien www.SocialistWorker.org Oakland, CA ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/bayethe%40gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
