Former S.F. Police Chief Frank Jordan Doesn't Believe Johannes Mehserle

As the Mehserle defense rests its case today, former San Francisco Police Chief Frank Jordan told SF Weekly that he's not buying Mehserle's story. "My personal opinion is, [Mehserle's story] is pretty hard to believe," Jordan tells the Weekly. "I don't see myself ever pulling out a handgun when I wanted to use a Taser. The handgun is absolute last resort. The Taser is supposed to minimize the situation so you don't kill somebody. It's an interesting alibi and I'm not sure it's one I buy into." While he doesn't think Mehserle killed Oscar Grant in cold blood -- no one suspects that's the case, save a few aggressively earnest first-year Cal students -- the former Chief presumes the infamous BART cop "was under emotional stress" and panicked. [SFW]