More on the Oscar Grant murder

It looks like a second officer is being investigated by the District Attorney for “allegedly using excessive force”.

My guess, to start off, is that Mehserle (the officer who has been charged with second-degree murder for shooting a restrained man in the back) will face the brunt of the legal punishment, and this second unnamed officer will plead to lesser charges (that allow him to stay on the force) in exchange for testimony in Mehserle’s trial. That’ll probably mean that this jerk gets to keep his job on the force. Naturally.

I can’t help shaking the feeling that everyone involved would have been off the hook for any problems if Grant had just had an ounce of weed in his pocket. We all know how that would’ve been spun: Officer Forced to Shoot Drug Dealer. Does it matter that he was being held down by another officer? No, because drug dealers deserve it.

My right eye’s already twitching. Not a good way to start my week.