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Friday, April 25, 2008

THE VERDICT IS IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!!!!!!!!!! The police officers in the Sean Bell shooting have been acquitted. The judge did as expected, preserved the status quo of the NYPD. Do I believe this was the proper verdict? Not really... Yet, one has to take into account that the police will state they can not do their job effectively if they are in fear of prosecution. "Careless, not reckless" was the term the judge used along with his disbelief of prosecution witnesses including the victims. So, again as in previous high-profile shootings that ended in the death of unarmed people of color no one will be held accountable. I guess people of color are still paying for OJ. People of color unfortunately are reliving what has been going on for decades. We die and no one pays. Lately, the cities tend to throw money at the situations. The criminal aspect will be removed and there will be a "quiet" settlement of a civil nature. The more things change, the more things stay the same. So, I guess we have to wait and see what will happen. I will be back following post-verdict interviews.

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