And The World Won't Wait for Justice!! (this is not a travel post, but it's important, PLEASE READ)

If you are outraged like me.. please take a minute to send a letter to Assemblymember Tom Ammiano and Senator Leland Yee encouraging the introduction of a bill to create a long-overdue civilian oversight board for the BART police dept.
Just click on the link below.
Thanks! - marin

http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/NeverAgain

On January 1, Oscar Grant -- already subdued by police and lying face down -- was shot in the back and killed by a BART police officer at the Fruitvale station.

Unfortunately, this tragedy is not a first for the BART police force, which has been accused in the past of using excessive and unnecessary force in two other shooting deaths.

Unlike most police departments around the country, BART police are not subject to a civilian oversight board, despite numerous calls for one by community leaders over the years. But BART has refused.

Assemblymember Tom Ammiano and Senator Leland Yee promised to introduce legislation requiring BART to create a civilian oversight board -- like the boards that have improved accountability and police conduct in other communities. While this is a significant step in the right direction, we must ensure that the legislature passes a strong bill.

The only way BART police will get the oversight and accountability they need is if the public demands it. The more people who sign this letter, the more likely it is that Assemblymember Ammiano and Senator Yee will be successful in getting the state legislature to create a strong civilian oversight board, and provide the kind of lasting change that the community demands.