Sean Bell's Killers (NYC Cops) Walk

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

This incident is an outrage and the acquittal is ridiculous.

I can't imagine finding out the man that you love was killed the eve before your wedding. Words can't express.

EXACTLY!!!

They had NO reason to shoot him, but then 50 times!!! WTF! Yeah they might bne free, and AKA_Monet refered to the sleepless nights they may or may not have. Wesley Snipes is going to jail for 3 years for some damn tax evasion, but they killed a man who did NOTHING. Justice....

[macallan25]

Reading Al Sharpton being described as a "champion" of anything makes me throw up in my mouth a little.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Reading Al Sharpton being described as a "champion" of anything makes me throw up in my mouth a little.

That's personal.

I'm not a fan of Sharpton's style but I won't deny that his voice gets heard FOR A REASON.

[NappyBison]

I must admit, I wasn't too surprised when I heard the judge's ruling Aside from the fact that he claims the prosecution hurt themselves with the evidence they presented, I don't see how that justifies letting these officers off. From my understanding, Bell didn't ID himself in a "timely manner" and the story continues from there. I just hope this case doesn't get flip-flopped around in civil court, but I know it probably will

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by NappyBison

I must admit, I wasn't too surprised when I heard the judge's ruling Aside from the fact that he claims the prosecution hurt themselves with the evidence they presented, I don't see how that justifies letting these officers off. From my understanding, Bell didn't ID himself in a "timely manner" and the story continues from there. I just hope this case doesn't get flip-flopped around in civil court, but I know it probably will

well unfortunately...he was drunk

[NappyBison]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

well unfortunately...he was drunk

This is true...but what man doesn't have a few drinks at his bachelor party? I know it had to be obvious that Bell wasn't sober enough to respond as quickly as the officers wanted him too. I guess what I'm trying to determine, is what was the trigger that sent bullets flying???

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That's personal.

I'm not a fan of Sharpton's style but I won't deny that his voice gets heard FOR A REASON.

yes........often for comedic purposes.

haha.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by macallan25

yes........often for comedic purposes.

haha.

No.

But I laugh at most things and most people. Laughter doesn't mean that something more substantive is not happening.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

That's personal.

I'm not a fan of Sharpton's style but I won't deny that his voice gets heard FOR A REASON.

Yes, because accusations of racism are extremely stigmatizing, and he is prone to making them.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Yes, because accusations of racism are extremely stigmatizing, and he is prone to making them.

Yay!

[NappyBison]

At any rate police brutality is something that needs to be addressed by the appropriate persons and since it fails to be corrected you've got angry and ignorant individuals who choose to take the law into their own hands. I'm not condoning people running around and enforcing the whole "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept, but I can't blame these individuals for feeling the way they do.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by NappyBison

At any rate police brutality is something that needs to be addressed by the appropriate persons and since it fails to be corrected you've got angry and ignorant individuals who choose to take the law into their own hands. I'm not condoning people running around and enforcing the whole "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" concept, but I can't blame these individuals for feeling the way they do.

Do you condemn or condone people for excusing what they did by accusing someone of brutality?

Or perhaps person trying to deflect responsibilities and thus their own actions or deeds.

[NappyBison]

Originally Posted by jon1856

Do you condemn or condone people for excusing what they did by accusing someone of brutality?

Or perhaps perhaps trying to deflect responsibilities and thus their own actions or deeds.

I'm not going to condone people for accusing someone of brutality due to their specific reasons on why something is considered brutality. You've got many African-Americans who've decided that this shooting was racially charged and those who do not. I can't say that I agree with AA's who believe this shooting was about race because two of the officers involved were AA.

[DArtist]

Originally Posted by NappyBison

I'm not going to condone people for accusing someone of brutality due to their specific reasons on why something is considered brutality. You've got many African-Americans who've decided that this shooting was racially charged and those who do not. I can't say that I agree with AA's who believe this shooting was about race because two of the officers involved were AA.

Race is definately the case. It seems that the norm is to be wary of AA, and draw first and let IA sort it out later. Police officers are trained to deal in specific situations that the average individual on the street would not have the reactionary time to handle. I can only wonder how many times this can repeat until people start reacting in a violent way.

[NappyBison]

Originally Posted by DArtist

Race is definately the case. It seems that the norm is to be wary of AA, and draw first and let IA sort it out later. Police officers are trained to deal in specific situations that the average individual on the street would not have the reactionary time to handle. I can only wonder how many times this can repeat until people start reacting in a violent way.

My point exactly.

You can't expect ppl to stand idlely and keep allowing stuff like this to take place. *sigh* I can't help but think that had Bell been a few shades lighter he'd probably still be alive.