California communities continue to look for solutions to police brutality, one year after killing

Mon, 01/04/2010 - 13:26
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New Years day marked the one-year anniversary of the police killing of Oscar Grant in Oakland, California.  The murder trial of Johannes Mehserle, the transit police officer who killed Grant, is set to begin later this year in Los Angeles.  The shooting of Grant was one of many incidents of apparent police misconduct in 2009, as a result, the issue of police accountability is receiving increased attention. More than 100 cities and counties have gained some sort of civilian oversight of their police department. Public scrutiny is increasing, in part because of more frequent use of tasers, and because more incidents of police brutality are being recorded on cell phone cameras.  But many communities still say they're unable to find any semblance of justice. FSRN’s Andrew Stelzer has more.

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