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According to Matier & Ross, an interoffice romance, if you will, between two BART officers might have played a part in the shooting death of Oscar Grant. M&R report:
According to the March 2 complaint, a female officer "got in the face of the young men (suspected of being in the fight) and repeatedly pointed her Taser at them, threatening to tase them in the face."One of them, Grant, got right back in her face, prompting [her romantic partner] to rush over and push him to the ground "while threatening to Taser him," the complaint says.
More words were exchanged, prompting Mehserle to come over to assist in restraining Grant, pull his gun and fire once into Grant's back.
While neither of the allegedly in-love BART officers have been identified, Grant family attorney John Burris describes their relationship as "unprofessional" and "an open secret." We're not sure how this type of drama differs from the typical ¿Quién es más macho? domino effect that goes on within police departments. It will be interesting to see how this new angle plays out in court.
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Seems like it'd be a smart thing to have a rule on, but are relationships prohibited on the BART police force? On any police force? Was there a rule or a strict guideline broken here?
The M&R article says that Grant's attorney has been "stoking the public relations fire under BART's cloth seat".
John Burris can say anything in a press release, doesn't necessarily mean it's true. I myself kind of doubt that Mehserle was half of any relationship like that, given that his wife gave birth only a day after this happened.
Hopefully this big mess gets properly sorted out in court instead of via the big settlement Grant's family is looking for.
tony pirone, on the other hand...
I think the accusation is that some other dude was bonking the girl cop, and that first he came to her defense, then Mehserle came to his defense.
Not that it makes much sense that way, either.
Not possible at all. Oscar Grant wasn't even there because he was in Calcutta, India at the time picking up where Mother Teresa left off. I saw him; he was handing out money to homeless lepers and helping elderly women cross the street.
When he was done with that, he helped rescue ten litters of absolutely adorable kittens and puppies from a burning vehicle perched at the edge of a crumbling cliff. Because you know, he's a hero to us all and a wonderful virtuous member of society.
Oops, not any more.
We are not all Oscar Grant because we are not all tough guy idiots who test the limits of what others will tolerate on a daily basis.
Oscars face makes me ill, because I reflect on what would have happened if he had complied to police orders.
He sure made a mess for everyone because he thought he was above the law!
Did I wander into sfgate.com by mistake?
oh no! opinions that are different from yours!! back into the bubble!!!!
Different opinions are allowed in the bubble, crazy opinions are not.