We rang in the '09 with a few episodes of police brutality that resulted in the death of two young men and the injury of another.
Oscar Grant,22 - Oakland, CA
Killed on New Year's Day when a BART police officer shot him in the back in the midst of an arrest on the train while he was handcuffed. The day of his funeral, a riot broke out in Oakland where disgruntled citizens confronted police officers.
Robbie Tolan,23 - Houston, TX
New Year's Eve
Shot on his driveway in front of his mother by police officers who accused him of stealing a car that was the family's. Currently hospitalized, his once flourishing baseball career might only be a dream.
Adolph Grimes,22 - New Orleans, LA
New Year's Eve
Shot and killed a couple feet from his grandmother's home 14 times by police officers, including 12 times in the back. The FBI is currently looking into what happened as the police force refuses to speak, only saying that Grimes fired first and they shot back in self-defense. His family refuses to
What do you think about these events and what does this mean for police accountability? Also were the riots in Oakland justified?
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