January 13

You've probably heard about the Oscar Grant situation the past couple weeks. I know, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with the photo above. In fact, why even bring up such a controversial subject in the midst of a post starting with a picture of a disproportionate dog leaping from a bridge filled with snow? The short answer: Because it's my blog and I can do what I want. To make matters even more confusing, I'm currently listening to Damien Rice's "Lonelily." Nothing makes sense right now. And that's the point; The shooting; The picture; This blog, it doesn't make sense. Sometimes it's for the worse; Sometimes the better. As goes life.

Hahaha. No, seriously though, I had no idea where that was going. It does piss me off though when I read a report from the San Francisco Chronicle stating:

"Officials have not said whether the officer intended to shoot Grant. One source familiar with the investigation said BART is looking into a number of things, including whether the officer had meant to fire his Taser stun gun rather than his firearm."

REALLY!? It's bad enough that this kid - who, may I remind you, was also UNARMED - was shot (and killed) while the police officers had him restrained, face down on the ground (to which they hand-cuffed him AFTER they shot him). To even suggest that the officer - who pulled the weapon from his holster, stood above Oscar, aimed then fired - realized at that moment that it wasn't a Taser he was wielding, but a loaded Glock, is downright ludicrous and, frankly, should be insulting to any well-minded human being. Something's not right about this whole thing (OBVIOUSLY); Yet I have a feeling it's never going to be fully resolved. Especially after this (from the San Francisco Chronicle):

"The BART police officer [Johannes Mehserle] who shot an unarmed man to death on a station platform early on New Year's Day quit the force Wednesday...Mehserle's resignation means he does not have to answer questions about the shooting from BART internal affairs investigators."

So, basically, it seems Johannes Mehserle not only got away with murder; but because he resigned, his defense "would continue to be paid for by a statewide fund for police officers."

Looking at everything that's been happening recently, I really do feel lucky to be in my current situation surrounded by so many amazing people.

Much love and R.I.P. Oscar Grant,
B