Reaction to BART verdict in Oakland

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Reaction to BART verdict in Oakland

Rioting and looting broke out in Oakland, Calif., following an involuntary manslaughter verdict in Johannes Mehserle's trial on Thursday, July 8, 2010. A white former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer, Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

Police chase demonstrators who burned a garbage can near at a BART station in Oakland, Calif.

A demonstrator carries a lamp after the window was broken at Sears during a protest in Oakland, Calif.

Police hold a demonstrator during a protest in Oakland, Calif., after a guilty verdict for Johannes Mehserle, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

A protestor breaks a window at Sears store during a demonstration in Oakland, Calif., after a guilty verdict for Johannes Mehserle, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

Demonstrators break a window and take bottles displayed at a Sushi bar during a protest in Oakland, Calif., after a guilty verdict for Johannes Mehserle, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

Two demonstrators wear Oscar Grant masks during a protest in Oakland, Calif., after a guilty verdict for Johannes Mehserle, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

Oakland Police officers walk past a police car with the windshield that was broken by a demonstrator in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, July 8, 2010.

An unidentified person loots a Foot Locker store in Oakland, Calif., following an involuntary manslaughter verdict in Johannes Mehserle's trial on Thursday, July 8, 2010. A white former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer, Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

Police officers look down at a red substance that was thrown at them by protesters after hearing an involuntary manslaughter verdict in Johannes Mehserle's trial in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, July 8, 2010. A white former transit police officer, Mehserle shot and killed unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009.

Oakland Police officers hold a demonstrator in Oakland, Calif., after a guilty verdict for Johannes Mehserle, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

Police line up near a mural of Oscar Grant in Oakland, Calif., after a guilty verdict for Johannes Mehserle, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Former San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Los Angeles for shooting unarmed black man Oscar Grant on New Year's Day 2009 at a BART station in Oakland.

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Police chase demonstrators who burned a garbage can near at a BART station in Oakland, Calif.

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