Protest against the police shooting unarmed man turns violent in Oakland [UPDATE 1/10/09]

There is no justice, Just US!

Pareo Nullus

Go American youth. I wish this uprising would happen in every city at the exact time. Brainless droids can get away with executing innocents on camera this world is dsigusting.

Now how did I know with out even looking it was a black man. Nobody ever protests white people getting shot. Well, unless they're gay.

Ok this is stupid...

I know someone was basically murdered by the police... but do you really think that by smashing the windows of local businesses and lighting innocent peoples cars on fire you are going to gain support?

A peaceful protest that stays peaceful garners much more support compared to a bunch of morons running around breaking shit...

Tell you what... if that was my car or my business window I would have shot your sorry asses...

Yes the cops were in the wrong... but what these people did was almost as bad. I was behind them until this shit...

Riots!! Huh! That should teach those cops a lesson. Next time they think about shooting an innocent person they'll say
"nah I better not, remember that riot last time". (lmao)

From what I saw from the footage, and of course that doesn't compare to actual eyewitness testimony, it appears that the violence that people are complaining about only came AFTER the police made their presence known.

You have a large but - at that point - peaceful protest about a police murder and a squad car shows up in the middle of it? That's like having Rush Limbaugh show up in the middle of a NOW rally. That's either a clear intimidation tactic or the actions of a bunch of dumbasses with badges (or both).

And you'll notice that the destruction of property - the car fires and the window-smashing - doesn't take place until AFTER the police order the crowd to disperse from the original protest.

So I'm just wondering... what would have happened if the police simply let the protesters have their peaceful protest? No intimidation tactics, no show of force, no "you will disperse in thirty minutes or we will send in our jackbooted goons". It's in the middle of the night, it's not interfering with normal business operations... what would have happened if the protesters simply... protested?

Something to think about.

You don't really think people are just going to put up with their fellow citizens being executed by the pigs with guns do you? I think it is time for all freedom loving people to take a bus trip down to Oakland.

it's a sick sad world. however it is what you make of it. you get what you put in so let's make the most of it.

Peaceful protest don't work, but I agree they shouldn't be destroying other peoples property

People are upset, and they should be. Acts such as this are reprehensible. I know, I realize it was Black Americans and the sad truth is that we have accepted such acts of violence against minorities in America, but I'm glad people are getting pissed about this continuing cycle of police brutality against people of color in our country. I hope no one is seriously injured, but I'm glad people are no laying down about on the left coast.

this gives me faith in humanity. to NOT be enraged of the abuse of power that cops typically display on the public is inhuman.

fuck the police.

fighting violence with violence in the name of peace never makes sense.

some day i will have a stand off with the enforcers for a justified cause... i hope.

I completely understand being upset and angry with the people involved (as I am), but being violent in the name of peace and justice is just absurd! The crowd was there initially to protest peacefully, but the police showed up in full riot gear ready to whip the crowd into a frenzy.

I understand their anger and frustration about the situation, but they should of had a peaceful protest...no justice no peace!

I live here. This is very sad that this had to come to more violence. People I know went to school with this guy. He was very young with an infant and engaged. The officer who shot him resigned, but that is not enough.

What should be the punishment for shooting someone who was already detained in cuffs?

I'm not surprised in the least, but I think violence is too extreme a measure to resort to. Violence begets violence I guess.

Apart of me understands this. I am completely against violence but there is a breaking point. Malcolm X said:

"I think there are plenty of good people in America, but there are also plenty of bad people in America and the bad ones are the ones who seem to have all the power and be in these positions to block things that you and I need. Because this is the situation, you and I have to preserve the right to do what is necessary to bring an end to that situation, and it doesn't mean that I advocate violence, but at the same time I am not against using violence in self-defense. I don't even call it violence when it's self-defense, I call it intelligence."

It's time to defend ourselves.

This is real anger.
Sooner or later the authorities have to answer to Improper training, improper actions, improper use of credentials, improper use of a firearm.
The public has had enough!
the police are there to serve & protect. Nowadays the police think they are the rulers of society.
The personal views of a police officer should never interfere with their work.
They're just a bunch of "big-headed" Megalomaniacs!
The Bad cops give all the good cops a bad name.
Something needs to be done NOW!

i dont understand why these protests dont happen more often...it seems to me that these sort of injustices are commited all too frequently and the public just accepts them. kudos for the people in oakland for making sure that they wouldnt be ignored

What where they expecting ?
The police shoot cold blood a 22 year old kid in front
of his friends and many other civilians.
And I haven't even hear a public apology nor from the man that pull the trigger or the Police Department.

Not that that would fix it, but I beat it'll make the whole situation less horrible.

burn some banks, burn the israelli embasy. burn gas sucking suv's and burn big corporate mcdonalds.

something needs to be done and the 'peaceful protest' isnt getting us anywhere, or any media coverage. destroying property is alright, just dont hurt anyone.

I don't condone violence but they should protest until this Policeman is inprisoned for life. Police are becomming more and more like gestapo and need to be reigned in by the Federal Government if necessary. Maybe we should take thier guns away until they can trained how to use a weapon and act responsible. Police must be held accountable in all cases. Thank God for Video Cameras all over the place. It is a double edeged sword that cuts both ways. Killing of defenseless people is punishable by life in prison. Holding a person dwon and shooting him in the back, this is the most cowardly and brutal and sickening act todate and goes to new levels of brutality that most convicted killers would not even think of comitting. Prison for life is the only answer.

Sweet. Violent protests. That really solves things. Its more childish than anything. At least attack a relevant building.... but McDonalds? Are you serious? WTF? McDonalds, that random dude's car, had nothing to do with this.

Way to exploit an excuse to be angry, Oakland... Great job fighting the police state, really works when you give them a great excuse to kick your ass. I have to say I hope these morons get their dues.

REPOSTING :

Many will think I am crazy, but I think what is happening in Greece will be America's future. Americans are losing their homes in great numbers, jobs are scarce and unemployment is getting higher each month. All of this and the cost of Gas is down yet the prices that were increased during the high Gas prices are still in place. College students are finding it harder and harder to cover their costs to complete their education and the future for those that are able to complete their educations looks bleak.
The Bailout has sold our children and our children's children into virtual tax slavery. Further the monies that are being interjected into America's economy only strengthens the non-caring elite, that in fact have done their all to bring us to this very situation. Corporate America has outsourced us to the point where America is no longer a viable producer in the world market. What jobs are available are mostly in the service sector which basically is making hamburgers or cleaning the elite's toilets and even jobs in the public sector are decreasing as the economy continues to slow.

The rioting in Greece began Dec 6 2008 yet it is still ongoing and if you research the reason that it continues to this day you'll find that the Greeks are in much the same boat as America. Fear not though “Posse Comitatus “ will be in place by the time Americans get really reactive and FEMA has been handed over to Homeland Security now and they have so called “warehouses” in waiting should there be a need to house large numbers of detainees.

Very grim. It's sad that we're going to see more of this in the coming days. I don't think we're equipped for whats happening right now. We have managed fill up the history books with that amount of things have gone. Stay tuned....theres gonna be more.

A peaceful protest that escalates into physical form directed at the accused I can understand. But destroying your neighborhood? an excuse to engage in violence. Most of those cops leave there job and drive the same highways into the same neighborhood onto the same street as most of the protestors. Cops similar like us are ass high in debt with lifestyle they can't afford with kids that probably hate them. Now before everyone starts the cyber beat down on me. That cop should be charged with manslaughter. Your badge does not put you over me.
But shit people. There is rioting in the streets because a human was killed in Greece and Cali? But we idle forward and allow a $700Billion Bailout to pass, massive lay-offs, foreclosures the Patriot Act?

A human being shot dead by a cop I guess take less personal effort to understand.

Man first thing you guys have to understand is they riot in Oakland all the time, , after raider games after Obama got elected and pretty much every Friday when the sideshows are poppin.The word hyphy came from oakland for a reason, At 12:00 for new years I heard guns multiple shots from automatic weapons and just the normal buckshot’s. Oakland is nuts guys this is just giving these people a reason to get pumped up and there might be more shootings stemming from this as well....... THE BAY LIFE IS CRAZY 510!!!!!!!!

LMAO If this was a white guy that got killed by a black cop you would hear maybe a 1 min pluin on the news and maybe a small news clip in the newspaper and then never again hear about it.. They say WHITES are EVIL, Violent, & Racist watch the video what do these black people look like their doing? We america let this happen and its only going to get worse...Sorry to say but the JEWS again helping to make us have hate for one another showing this crap all the time but they never show the black on white crimes..because there afraid we will awake and change things back to noramal..Riots like this are retarted..protest is good but this is just like that R. King issue in LA...then the OJ Simpson trial him being black getting off for murder..these are just examples of what the JEW whats us to see and helps promote HATE among whites and blacks...they never show what they do wrong at all!!!!! Look at GAZA

They should have just shot the BART cop on site, demonstrated that we will absolutely not tolerate such actions. I do believe sadly, this is the type of protesting that will be necessary to prove a point. Especially if you have ever dealt with law enforcement.

The only way we will EVER solve anything in this country is through peaceful massive civil disobedience.

Violence never solves anything.

Learn from the real revolutionaries like Ghandi and Martin Luther King. Instead of rioting, why dont we all coordinate and refuse to pay our taxes. Thats where these people get their money...

hang them cops by the street lights!

this could probably have been easily avoided if only they would have taken the killer under custody. people don't like injustice. makes them mad.

Quick, police, protect your own, it's not like you work for us anymore.

They don't even acknowledge anything wrong with shooting unarmed men in the back.

They just hit demonstraters with clubs and smile.

Oh please.. seems any reason some can find to vandalize things is reason enough. Doing so will not prevent it from happening again.

A PEACEFUL protest would have much more influence then radical uprising and vandalism.

Violence begets violence begets violence. The cycle MUST stop somewhere.

Who didn't see this coming?

There's always a breaking point. Is this it?

i live a couple blocks from there. there were helicopters flying overhead. i assumed they were police choppers, but i suppose they were probably the media.

i've been wanting to smash those mcdonald's windows for a long time...

I hope people stay and stay and stay and stay and regroup as many times as it takes to proof the Police they will have no tolerance here.

Had a feeling this was gonna go down...

Athens, Oakland?

It's not hard to imagine that we will see more of this in the coming days.

Mad world :-(