U.S.: Oscar Grant death: Oakland gets unruly after yesterday’s sentencing
- 1,000+ number of letters the judge received recommending a harsh sentence for BART officer Johannes Mehserle
- 152 people arrested in Oakland last night in the wake of the light sentence for Mehserle source
- » Why was the sentence so light? Well, a few things. First, Superior Court Judge Robert Perry felt that the cop had “tons of remorse” for his actions, and that lots of evidence suggested Oscar Grant’s killing was accidental. “I did the best I could with this case,” Perry said yesterday. “My decisions today will not be well-received by many people. I’m sorry for that.”