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What do you think of the verdict and what do you believe happened with the shooting?
The officer who shot Oscar Grant was a member of the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Police. BART police mainly give out parking tickets and dislodge sleeping homeless people from trains. Ironically, they are the highest paid police force in CA (which gives one a good idea why public transit is so expensive - overpaid, underskilled union employees).
BART police are not Municipal Police. Mehserle was ill trained and qualified for a confrontational situation. My opinion, he's a poor schlub who made a capital mistake. I doubt he meant to shoot Oscar Grant. Only an idiot would intentionally shoot a downed suspect in front of a large hostile group carrying cellphones with cameras.
It's a tragedy. Manslaughter is a proper conviction. Mehserle will spend years in jail; his life is pretty much ruined. Justice has been served - anything more to torment this man and his family is just revenge. Holder opening up an investigation is not going to help the people of Oakland heal from this situation. It will keep the wound open and encourage the vengeful aspect.