Grant's Family Angry Over Manslaughter Verdict

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""We as a family have been slapped in the face by a system that has denied us true justice," Grant's uncle Cephus Johnson said at a news conference in front of the Los Angeles courthouse where the trial was held.

Johnson said the family does not blame the jury for the verdict, but rather the system. He also said that he hoped supporters would express their First Amendment rights in a nonviolent way.

Grant's mother, Wanda Johnson, also spoke briefly at the news conference.

"My son was murdered, he was murdered, he was murdered," she said emphatically. "And the law has not held the officer accountable the way that he should be held accountable." "

California transit cop verdict sparks looting

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" "This city is not the wild, wild West," Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts told a televised news conference. "This city will not tolerate this activity.""
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Note: ...but what we WILL tolerate is police shooting people in the back! I'm sorry but the cops get away with murder all the time. Even if this was just a horrible accident - police shootings have become so commonplace that they no longer get the benefit of the doubt - hence the riots. Obviously the public is aware that justice - once again - has not been served.