An Oakland transit cop struggling to handcuff a 22-year-old man, stood up over the suspect and fired a single shot into his back while fellow officers watched.

That what's seen in a short video taken on New Year's by a train passenger who caught the arrest-turned-execution on film. Source

The shooting death of Oscar Grant did not have to happen. Even if the police were busting him for being involved in a fight on the train. Unarmed, he pleaded with cops not to harm him or not to taser him, according to a friend who witnessed the shooting. The officer shot anyway. He was a young father and husband.

The family of the victim (see second video below) is suing the transit police for $25 million. ...