Oscar Grant

RIP homie....

How can a jury sentence someone of involuntary manslaughter for shooting another person dead who was in handcuffs? Where in that verdict is justified?

This is a mere reflection of the historical prejudice and injustice towards African Americans in America. ESPECIALLY involving actions from the police department...white police officers at that.

No, this not anything new. Does that mean its time to stop fighting and spreading knowledge and put more of our focus on the NBA?

I DO GET, however, that we all don't want to be angry and enraged by such racist events, because it is engraved and embedded, branded, in American history.

So why not pay attention to the good things? right? I somewhat agree with that perspective of things......BUT these issues of racial tensions are not dead, and MUST be addressed.

We have voices and I understand we can use them however we please to, but lend a hand to serving the greater community...

I guess some people will finally realize when it actually happens to THEM and when it's right in their faces.

Like a friend of mine said, we are capitalists...and don't care about things that do no directly affect us..which is evidently true. However, I learned that it's not just about me... If it wasn't for other people I wouldn't be where I am today.. so we all need to refrain from being self-centered and look at the greater cause.