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January 1, 2009, 22-year-old oscar grant was fatally shot at point blank range by a san francisco bay area transit cop after fight broke out on the train. the incident was caught on cell phone cameras by a number of witnesses. officers who shot him said he mistakenly used hi pistol instead of taser when he saw grant reaching no for his waistband. turned out grant was unarmed. the officer was charminged with second degree murder but was charged with manslaughter and served one year in jail. protest started out peacefully but turned violent after nightfall resulting in the arrest of 80 people. t...
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