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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday, June 1st, Johannes Mehserle, the murderer of Oscar Grant, 
 will go before Judge Perry for the first time since his sentencing in 
 November 2010. The purpose of the hearing is to assess whether Mehserle can 
 be paroled and to appeal some parts of his original conviction. \n\nIt is 
 possible that Mehserle could be released on this day, though he may be 
 released later in June. In conjunction with protests outside the courthouse 
 in LA, the Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant will hold a press 
 conference outside the Fruitvale BART station to protest Mehserle's 
 impending release.\n\nOAKLAND COMMUNITY RESPONDS TO POSSIBLE RELEASE OF 
 JOHANNES MEHSERLE\n \n \n(Oakland, CA) \n \nOn Wednesday, June 1st, 
 Johannes Mehserle, the former BART officer convicted of involuntary 
 manslaughter in the murder of unarmed Oscar Grant III, will go before Judge 
 Perry for the first time since his sentencing on November 5, 2010.  The 
 purpose of the hearing is to both assess whether Mehserle has served enough 
 of his two year sentence to be paroled and to appeal several aspects of his 
 original conviction.  The community of Oakland will respond accordingly: 
 With Outrage.\n \n“As far as we are concerned, Mehserle is a murderer,” 
 said Rachel Jackson of the New Years Movement.  “In the state of 
 California, you can get more time for a DUI than he has served for the cold 
 blooded murder of Oscar Grant.  It is unacceptable and shameful.”\n \nOn 
 Wednesday, June 1st, The Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant (CJOG) will 
 hold a press conference at 3:00 pm outside of Grant Station (Fruitvale 
 BART).  The purpose will be both to denounce the release of Mehserle back 
 on to the streets after serving only 1/3 of a too lenient sentence and to 
 begin to mobilize the Oakland community for an organized response to 
 Mehserle’s release on the day he walks out of Los Angeles County Jail.\n 
 \n“From the verdict to the sentencing, the system has continuously tried 
 to withhold the information of the exact date in an effort to dilute the 
 community response,” said Cat Brooks, co-chair of the ONYX Organizing 
 Committee. “And each time they have failed.  Just as we have on every 
 important marker of this historic event, we will organize, mobilize and 
 respond to the injustice of this racist system. And we will do it on the 
 day he walks out of jail.”\n \nAdditionally, members of the CJOG will 
 receive community members at both Grant Station AND at 14th and Broadway 
 and will engage attendees in several outreach activities; including handing 
 out hundreds of flyers BOTH on BART and throughout Oakland neighborhoods to 
 inform and engage the whole of Oakland. Media and camera crews are invited 
 and encouraged to join these activists as they make their way on the BART 
 train and on foot to spread the word of Mehserle’s upcoming release and 
 the community’s planned response.\n \n“What we have found is that a lot 
 of people don’t know he is getting out so soon”, said Kim Rorbach of 
 the CJOG.  “But once they find out, they are angry.  Each turn of events 
 in this case is like being repeatedly slapped in the face.  He didn’t 
 even really go to prison.  He has sat comfortably in the Los Angeles County 
 Jail being treated like a king.  It’s disgusting.” \n \n \n \n 
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SUMMARY:Press Conference for release of Johannes Mehserle
LOCATION:Fruitvale BART station
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/05/29/18680683.php
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