Tehran’s Green Protests, Oakland’s Black Protests………….
“Hundreds of protesters have taken to streets in the US city of Oakland to oppose a court ruling on a white police officer's killing of an unarmed African-American. The protest turned violent on Thursday night, with the demonstrators throwing rocks and bottles at police. At least 50 people have been arrested for fighting with the police. Former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of "involuntary manslaughter" of Oscar J. Grant III, on New Year's Day of 2009. The conviction usually carries a maximum four-year sentence. But some in Oakland expected a tougher penalty for the former police officer, on the grounds that he committed hate crime….....” Pres TV
Thus spoke Iranian media on the violent protests in Oakland, making it sound like the American version of the “Green” protests of this past year. No mention of the Black Panthers (nor the Carolina Panthers, most of whom are black), Huey Newton (killed in Oakland but not by police), Bobby Seal, or others.
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