
EMAIL: Nik, I thought I loved you before. But now I’m even more sure of it.
This morning/afternoon (I had a late night, up thinking) I woke up, eventually checked Thedirty, and on the front page, I saw the article about Oscar Grant. I found out this news last night from my brother in Santa Barbara. We both grew up in Oakland, before moving away for school (I’m your biggest Chico State fan, by the way, I doubt you’d ever come up here; but if you did, you know who to call) and were subject to many, many situations we would not have been, had we lived in a nicer area. But both my brother and I knew Oscar. He was my manager at KFC, and he was an amazing person. He wasn’t a thug, he wasn’t a criminal, he was a father doing whatever it took to support his daughter and stand by her. He had a dopey grin that was infectious, and he had a beautiful soul. My heart cringes knowing he will never be able to kiss his daughter before bed, to know that he will never flash that goofy smile, and he will never crack another joke.
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The Streets will definitely deal with this. Not sure what kind of message the cops were trying to send here, but it was the wrong one.- nik
Also See: The Bart Has Dirty Cops Too
**EMAIL UPDATE: The protesting has started and riots have begun. Police are trying to diffuse the situation, and this is not making national news? OVER 500 PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING AT THE POLICE STATION, AND Officer Johannes Mehserle supposedly did RESIGN today, VIA KTUV and should be facing charges of murder. He is trying to get out of Manslaughter charges.
Good work DIRTY ARMY!- nik