Anger as policeman escapes murder conviction

A white former transport policeman was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting an unarmed black man on a station platform in an encounter that sparked days of rioting in Oakland, California.

Prosecutors had wanted Johannes Mehserle convicted of murdering 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was shot as he lay face-down. Mehserle said he meant to stun Mr Grant with a Taser, but drew his handgun by mistake.