Cops shot a 22 year old in the back in SF at the BART station - Beyond Tiki

H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 8:54 AM On 2009-01-08 08:28, TIKI KAIMUKI wrote: The thing that also pisses me off, are the opportunists who see this as a free ticket to get pissed and set bystanders' cars on fire all under the guise of protest. Turns out the car belonged to a journalist for the Oakland Post, a weekly African-American newspaper. The people who were out there are the same misguided hooligans that rioted after the Raiders were defeated by the Bucs in 2003. It's tough, though. So many people are consumed by anger and hopelessness. I pray cooler heads prevail. There has definitely been injustice and we need to stand up against it, but in a way that will make some positive change.

On 2009-01-08 08:28, TIKI KAIMUKI wrote:

The thing that also pisses me off, are the opportunists who see this as a free ticket to get pissed and set bystanders' cars on fire all under the guise of protest.

Turns out the car belonged to a journalist for the Oakland Post, a weekly African-American newspaper. The people who were out there are the same misguided hooligans that rioted after the Raiders were defeated by the Bucs in 2003. It's tough, though. So many people are consumed by anger and hopelessness.

I pray cooler heads prevail. There has definitely been injustice and we need to stand up against it, but in a way that will make some positive change.

Post #427821 by Haole'akamai on Thu, Jan 8, 2009 8:54 AM