So the verdict in the Oscar Grant trial? To no one's surprise, Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of...Involuntary Manslaughter! Now indeed, it could be valid that Mehserle intended to get his taser instead of his gun (even a friend of Grant's testified that the officer claimed he was intending to use his taser beforehand). With that being said, a couple of things still stand out. From the article itself:

"Prosecutors in Los Angeles have not won a murder conviction in a police shooting case since 1983."

In addition, as I had mentioned earlier, there were ZERO Black jurors. Last I checked, there are more than ZERO Blacks in Los Angeles County (quite a few, in fact).

Now I know that laws vary based on jurisdiction, but this guy's going to get similar time as Plaxico Burress (granted, Plax did plead guilty). At least Mehserle apologized, so everything's ok, right?

There's always the lifetime of guilt he'll have, but...getting off reasonably easy for killing a Black guy: a tragic reason why...America is Racist!