Oscar Grant: Seattle protests this latest outrageous miscarriage of justice.

Concerned community members from Seattle and Olympia took to the streets of Seattle, WA outraged over the verdict of "involuntary manslaughter" in the murder of Oscar Grant by Oakland Police officer Johannes Mehserle.

Many of you may be familiar of the case of the black teenager who was punched by a seattle officer for jaywalking. If not, a little background: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/421842_cop16.html

This comes on the heels of another video taped outrage at the hands of an SPD officer, this time with a Mexican "suspect":
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/420113_protest16.html

However, [some of] the people are fighting back: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011323989_monfort12m.html

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