BART purged itself of another cop (tangentially?) involved in the 2009 New Year's Day shooting of Oscar Grant. BART cop Tony Pirone, accused of being an "instigator" in the shooting, was fired this week after the April 9 protests demanded his removal. BCN (via SF Appeal) reports that John Burris, the attorney who filed a $50 million wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit against BART on behalf of Grant's family, hailed Pirone's firing as "terrific," going on to say, "It's about time" and "[b]ut for (Pirone's) conduct, Oscar Grant would not be dead." This comes on the heels of the firing of BART cop Marysol Domenici, who along with Pirone were the first to arrive at the Frutivale station on that fateful day.