SFist: Bart Officer Back in Court

periqueblend

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:56:04 -0800

Really? No mention of Sfist's initial reaction to this whole fiasco, as being just some sort of fatal misunderstanding between a cop and innocent? Nothing? huh.

sfdely

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:05:03 -0800

Why are Cindy's tears "crocodile tears?" She's one of the most genuine people I've met. Give her a chance.

manys

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:04:30 -0800

Anything less than what OJ has endured will be a travesty.

Brandon

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:57:41 -0800

Don't you mean "disgraced ex-cop"?

RobInSF

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:20:04 -0800

That only solves the Mehrsele portion of the issue. BART is systemically flawed when it comes to their internal police force. I cannot count how many times I've seen 3 BART cops at the Coliseum Station standing around together downstairs while there are roaming gangs on the platform harassing passengers and travelers (great first impression for those just arriving into OAK trying to get to SF). As with any systemic issues, they need to do a house cleaning, create policies with teeth and then enforce them. Same thing goes for MUNI, SFPD, Oakland PD and any other governmental agency that has stuck its head in the sand instead of facing the ills that face it and addressing them head on. BART has plenty of 6 figure smart people who are paid to address these issues. It's time they earned their fat paychecks and step up or step aside and let people like me fix it for them. Willingness is 99% of the problem here. BART senior management has to have the will to change what needs to be changed or nothing will be done.

travin

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:01:45 -0800

That's a pretty reasonable assessment. But how about we move away from concentrating on the circus of foregone conclusions. What about O. Grant's family, their grief, their settlement? What about Bart's police force? What will satisfy this community?

RobInSF

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:45:32 -0800

He was in uniform at the time. He was responding to a call of a disturbance at the time. I've said it before, I'll say it again. Once the circus atmosphere, moral indignation and chest pounding subside he will be found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, gun license revoked, 3 yr suspended sentence and maybe a few months in jail for window dressing. If he's already sitting in jail he will get time served and move his family far away from here and spend the rest of his life in therapy.

wsanders

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:36:42 -0800

Somos todos bored shitless with all this hysteria.

manys

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:21:47 -0800

You misspelled "intentionally sabotaged."