Jonathan Adams
One Week After the Verdict
Today marks one week since a New York state judge returned not-guilty verdicts for the three police officers charged in the shooting death of Sean Bell. That outcome has some people asking big questions about the NYPD and the sticky issue of race.
Dr. Delores Jones-Brown of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice says the U.S. Justice Department might still act on the Bell case.
“Perhaps they’ll find a civil rights violation. That may be the one thing the community is holding on to, so that they haven’t taken to the streets, the way that some people probably would like to.”
For a look at the Colorlines investigative report of New York’s fatal shootings.
Posted at 9:29 AM, May 02, 2008 in Police Brutality | Permalink | View Comments
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There isnt a civil rights violation...and the Bell family can cancel christmas on winning a law suit. Bells actions caused his death!...NoW lets focus on a bigger problem. BLACK ON BLACK CRIME!!
Posted by: kodiack | May 4, 2008 8:33 PM