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NEWS: COPS ACQUITTED IN SEAN BELL CASE

Friday, April 25, 2008

CROWD REACTS TO THE VERDICT

A crowd reacts to the verdict in the Sean Bell shooting case outside the Queens County Criminal Courts Building in New York Friday, April 25.

Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the killing of Sean Bell. Bell died after being bombarded with 50 bullets by the New York Police Department back in 2006.

Detectives Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora were found not guilty of charges of manslaughter, assault and reckless endangerment in the death of Sean Bell, 23, and the wounding of two of his friends. Detective Marc Cooper was acquitted of reckless endangerment.

Justice Arthur Cooperman said he found problems with the prosecution’s case. He said some prosecution witnesses contradicted themselves, and he cited prior convictions and incarcerations of witnesses.

As the judge read his decision, Nicole Paultre Bell — Sean Bell’s fiancee — ran from the courtroom crying, saying, “I’ve got to get out of here.”

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Backstory

In the early morning hours of Nov. 25, 2006, Sean Bell, a 23-year-old New York City man due to be married later that day, walked out of a Queens strip club, climbed into a gray Nissan Altima with two friends who had been celebrating with him - and died in a hail of 50 bullets fired by a group of five police officers.

The shooting shocked the city and brought back memories of the deaths in other high-profile police shootings - in particular, the death of Amadou Diallo, an African peddler killed after police fired 41 shots at him in 1999. Both men were black and both were unarmed, although in both cases the officers appeared to have believed the suspect had a gun. While the death of Mr. Bell did not prompt the same levels of rage and protest as the Diallo case, it prompted unsettling questions about the changes in police procedures adopted in recent years, and about whether black men remained unfairly singled out for aggressive police action.

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151.

JDiddy

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Blame George Bush because he hates black people.

152.

Chloe

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

This shit is ridiculous I know his family is devastated by this verdict the NYPD are the absolute worst. How the fuck can you get away with murder this just lets them know that they can do it again. 50 BULLETS? GTFOH!

153.

samech

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Thanks DAVID (#91)

154.

DH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@ # 13: In this case, it is irrelevant as to the witnesses’ statements. I read the official article on Yahoo and US Today. The Yahoo article ends verbatim “The truth emerged when the smoke cleared: There was no weapon inside Bell’s blood-splattered car.” So, witnesses don’t matter in this case.

Also, race may be the cause, but that is not the issue here either. The issue is that this gentleman was completely unarmed, and they fired 50 shots into his vehicle. It doesn’t take 50 shots to take down a wild animal. It was excessive any way you slice it. There is undeniable proof that he was unarmed. If if he was armed, 50 shots can not be explained. This is one of those days when you just want to go to sleep and forget what’s going on in the world for a while. I was having a very good day until I read about this.

I refuse to read AOL’s article on this b/c the posters on there always have something racist to say, even when the topic is not about race. AOL needs to monitor their boards better as other sites do.

@ # 25: Thanks for the info J. The trial should be very interesting.

This case is a prime example of the reason why the relationship between police enforcement and the public at large has continued to decline in the last few decades. There are some good honest cops out there, but there are still too many reckless law enforcement officers on some type of “mission”. People find it very difficult to trust law enforcement when things of this nature happen.

I am just praying for the karma train to pull up to the station and dock.

155.

Rosie

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

This is a messed up situation that has left a fiancee and a child without! For real, how can cops shoot at someone over 50 bullets and pretty much get away with it! Yo, I would hate to be them….or in Queens NY for that matter! Cuz Sh*t is going to hit the fan! That’s a damn shame!

156.

JDiddy

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Why did that cat try to run? A car is considered a deadly weapon. It was a very stupid decision on his part. We all have to liv by the decisions we make. It is unfortunate and I pray for him and his family - RIP S. Bell!

157.

Love

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

It is definately a shame. It feels like we just fell back 100 years. Is this truly the new millennium? Is this place really a place of the people? Realistically, NO, it is not, and we really do need to come together and fight for what we deserve. We ARE ALL SEAN BELL’S.

158.

silly_rabbit

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I fucking hate this world.

159.

JDiddy

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Let’s stop teaching our children to hate white people and police officers. If someone was trying to run you down with a car outside of a sketchy spot at 3am and you were an officer of the law you would consider them armed and dangerous too. I don’t think the pig should have shot the car up like Rambo but he did have the right to defend himself as an officer of the law. The officer should lose his right to continue to serve in the police force and the unfortunate family should become millionaires for the loss of a fine young man. It’s all truly sad….but we can’t blame the entire white society for his death. The po po just killed a WHITE college student with a taser gun in Ohio last Saturday night for simply trying to state his case / defend his friend from being arrested. It happens to white people too.

160.

JUDAH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Our people are just so damn simple. I don’t know if it’s more pathetic or sad.

161.

She Speaks

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

WE need to WAKE UP. If you didn’t already know or never cared to think about it.

Here is what they think about “US”.

162.

MsShe'

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Knew this was going to happen. We as African-Americans need to wake-up and pay attention. Yes, we have made steps in the right direction, but we are still less valuable than any other race. If we don’t kill ourselves, they are going to (accidentally) do it for us.

Accidents do happen, but 50 shots. Are you kidding me. Where is the weapon he supposedly had… Crickets…..

163.

JDiddy

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

NYPD is now the LAPD!

Rodney King live free and prosper!!!!!! Just stop beating the shhhh out of all those women and stay off the smack too…..

164.

LuvsIt

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

That is absolutely…just beyond. BEYOND. No words.

165.

Nothing But Love

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

LMAOOOOO!!!!! @ #100 aka THE WIRE ADDICT

LOL *wipes tears away* your killing me over here… that was some funny ish, i know this is a serious sitaution… but damn that was sooo funny, lol

166.

JUDAH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

———-Lev 26:17

167.

Dee

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

When a black guy is on trial it’s another story isn’t it?

Was OJ Guilty?
Did you folks bitch and moan when he went free?
I doubt it.
We have a justice system and we have to believe in it or else we will be just like athirrd world Nation, Just hanging people because we don’t like the outcome of a verdicr.

168.

DH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

What people are saying regarding this gentleman’s background is irrelevant. People change, and people reform. Some of the greatest gospel singers & beloved ministers, (John P. Kee, etc.) have admitted to being involved in gang/drug activities in the past. Sean was not involved in anything illegal at the time of the shooting.

# 125: You have a right to your opinion, but prayer DOES change things. Prayer + positive action is the only reason we are all able to be on here making comments today. I disagree with most of your comments, but I do agree with the part about debt. Debt is awful. Try your best to pay for things in cash, or wait until you are able to honestly pay for it in cash.

169.

Dee

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

“Damn! Wesley gets 3 yrs for a non-violent crime, NYPD gets nothing for killing an unarmed man and injury others.”

Wesley, screwed us the United States people out of 20 MILLION dollars. What the hell are you complaining about?

Is that not a crime?

170.

VINCYGAL547

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

NOW COME NOVEMBER MY BLACK PEOPLE NEEDS TO WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 08 IS A LEAP YEAR AND A YEAR OF WEIRD OCCURRENCES..AND WE NEED TO WAKE UP..OBAMA IS THE MAN FOR THE JOB..BECAUSE US BLACK PEOPLE NEED TO STOP DEPENDING ON THE SYSTEM TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT BETTER..WE NEED TO DO IT FOR OURSELVES..REGARDLESS WHERE WE ARE..THE MORE THESE CASES OF OUR BLACK MEN BEING GUNNED DOWN OR PUT IN JAIL FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE MORE IT WILL TAKE FOR OUR PEOPLE TO OPEN UP THEIR EYES..
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE IVE BEEN FULLY OUTRAGED BY AN OCCUREENCE LIKE THIS…
IM 19 YRS OLD AND ONLY HEARD OF THE GRUESOME THINGS THE WHITE MAN HAS DONE UNTO MY PEOPLE BUT IT IS 2008 EVERYBODY..IT IS STILL GOING ON..

WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE ((TEARS IN EYES))) I FEEL FOR SEAN BELL’S FAMILY AND ALL MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO HIS FAMILY..IF THIS DOES NOT BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER THEN WHAT WILL????

171.

Ara

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@ 131 TABBY

I agree there is a time to take a low key,especially when confronted by someone with a loaded gun. Though, last time I looked being cocky was’nt against the law. So being cocky is grounds to be shot fifty times, oh I see you…….. you are one of those step and fetchin type Negros. It does’nt take fifty shots to kill anyone, that’s overkill plus Mr. Bell and his friends did not have guns, what were they shooting at, it almost sounds like it was a HIT. The policemen were WRONG.

172.

Effdat

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I TOLD YOU!!!!??! DIDNT I SAY YESTERDAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT CARES MORE ABOUT MONEY THAN HUMAN LIFE? Just yesterday i made that comment on the blog entry about Wesley Snipes getting 3 years for tax fraud!

FUCK THE COPS! THEYRE ASSHOLES! AND IT DOESNT MEAN SHIT THAT ONE OF THEM WAS BLACK. BLACK COPS ARE ASSHOLES TOO! FUCK ALLA THEM! and fuck that judge! he was in on that shit! he may as well had pulled the trigger himself! the cops knew the judge would let them go! thats why they chose not to have a jury! the jury would have put them UNDER the jail! DIRTY COPS CROOKED JUDGE NO JUSTICE! ASSHOLES

173.

conasto

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

OUTRAGE!

174.

Nothing But Love

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@ DEE

What are you talking about??

175.

cocacola72284

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Unbelievable! I’m not surprised b/c police officers are almost never convicted in situations like this. Probable cause is such a broad standard so when that is thrown in, the prosecution has to be on their A game.

It’s obvious the prosecution didn’t pull it together b/c I’m not understanding how they couldn’t argue and prove that 50 rounds WAS excessive force.

Hopefully they will go back and SUE in civil court and recoup damages for wrongful death, loss of consortium and emotional distress. Maybe even sue under Section or 1981 or 1983, civil rights statutes). No amount of money can bring her husband back but it damn sure will serve justice.

RIP Sean Bell and my immense condolences go out to the Bell family

176.

Music Junkie

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Oh my God, this is an outrage. I hope his fiancee appeals this case.

177.

Wykisha

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Look people we don’t know waht really happened.
Lets not jump to the conclusion that just because Sean was Black he was right and he was innocent.
Maybe the Judge knew more than we do.
Maybe Sean and his pals were not so innocent.
Let’s just keep calm and let this work out.
God will see that justice is done.
We can not assume that what we think happened really did happen.
As some one else said. O.J was set free, and he sure as hell was a guilty dude.
No justice was served there.
But he will get his in due time. I jsut can’t wait untill he does.

Peace

178.

MyAmbitionzasaRidah

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Sad! As a young black american it shows that we have came no further with race relations than we were 50 years ago! Rest Well Sean B. I’ll pray for your family’s strength!

179.

andrea e fobbs

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I GUESS FROM WHITE LYCHING ROPES TO BLACK TRACKING BULLETS ,NO JUSTICE ,THIS IS NOT SAFARI, THEY ARE HUNTING US DOWN LIKE ANIMALS .

180.

JDiddy

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

RIP Sean Bell……….Noone deserves to die like that even if he tried to disobey the law. The pigs should have shoot his tires out or something, especially with considerable back-up. The situation was definitely handled horribly by the NYPD officers, but dayum why did he try to run? Sad Sad Sad!

181.

Mai

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I was shocked by the outcome of this whole thing. For me, i feel like it hits too close cuz that could have been anyone’s family going thru what tha bell’s are goin thru at this very moment. I want to know what is it goin to take for the justice system to change the way they go about giving justice to grieving families.WHEN YOU SHOOT SOMEONE 31 TIMES && RELOAD THAT IS M U R D E R. Point, blank, period. This man left behind 2 beautiful little girls, a beautiful wife, a mother, a father && countless other family members. My heart goes out to them.

182.

Ara

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@ 101 TABBY

Even if they were drug dealers there is still called a thing called………due process.

183.

cocacola72284

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@179

Whether we know the full story or not, 50 shots is NEVER justified!!! Especially when the man is unarmed.

184.

pinksorbet_08

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

(OFF THE SUBJECT)….TO THE CHILD THAT POSTED COMMENTS EARLIER HOME FOR SPRING BREAK I WANT TO COMMEND OU FOR BEING AN INTELLIGENT 15 YR OLD. CONTINUE TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. AS A 33 YR OLD IT MAKES ME PROUD TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOUNG ADULTS LIKE YOU THAT ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MORE THAN JUST WATCHING VIDEOS AND HAVING THE LATEST FASHION.

185.

Mr$ Elle Mad a$ Hell

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I’m sorry if this gets deleted or whatever but FUCK THE POLICE 4 REAL.
R.I.P. ALL MURDERED POLICE VICTIMS! LETS FIGHT THE POWER PEOPLE and RESTORE POWER TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY WALKIN’ ALL OVER US YA’LL….SMDH

186.

Divinity

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Effdat; your post is surely not going to help. It will only show people how stupid you think.
If you want to be helpful, say something constructive.

I think that the post Wykisha made was right on target.

As black folks we have to use our heads at this time and be cool, do the right thing,

I FEEL FOR SEAN BELL’S FAMILY AND ALL MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM

187.

JUDAH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@DEE

You devils kill me with that O.J. and 9/11 stuff, lmao. That’ s why I laughed when I saw you people jumping out of the World Trade Center (Job 5:22, Psa 52:6,7). The Most High will bring worse calamities than that on you before he destroys this place. Caucasians never forget and that’s what I like about you people. Good for you. It’s just funny that you teach other races to “forgive and forget” and “come together” and “love” when you people have never embodied those traits. For every O.J. trial, there have been 100 Sean Bell trials and there will be 100 more. Your justice system provides justice in name only. The only justice that will be provided is when Christ comes back and puts you pink bastards back into the perpetual state of servitude and torture that you deserve for your crimes against the other races and the earth itself (Isa 14:20,21, Rev 13:9,10).

188.

Mel

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Ok, the only color this is about is money. Somebody in the case got some and somebody didn’t. I am sorry people but money rules the world. I live in Baltimore and we know here that you have got to pay to play which means unles you are bringing, or making some money then it doesn’t matter.

That is how it is with the government, white and black people and all races for that matter. We we get into a position of power things changes for us. This smells of a back story with the victim and the cops.

Money rules the world, money rules the world, that is it bottom line. Racism does exsist but it is just perpetuated by those who have a bigger agenda at hand, greed!

Look deeper into the situations, and see why people act and do the things they do.

In this world the problems have many layers and not just one.

189.

Mel

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Ok, the only color this is about is money. Somebody in the case got some and somebody didn’t. I am sorry people but money rules the world. I live in Baltimore and we know here that you have got to pay to play which means unles you are bringing, or making some money then it doesn’t matter.

That is how it is with the government, white and black people and all races for that matter. We we get into a position of power things changes for us. This smells of a back story with the victim and the cops.

Money rules the world, money rules the world, that is it bottom line. Racism does exsist but it is just perpetuated by those who have a bigger agenda at hand, greed!

Look deeper into the situations, and see why people act and do the things they do.

In this world the problems have many layers and not just one.

190.

pinksorbet_08

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

DIDDY WHY ARE YOU HATING ON OBAMA…THIS BLOG IS ABOUT SEAN BELL SO SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER DAY…

191.

Divinity

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

andrea e fobbs

Your post was SICK, and STUPID

192.

JUDAH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Only negroes that worship money run with that “it’s not a black or white thing, it’s a money thing” nonsense.

193.

DH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

This has me at work singing “His Eye Is On the Sparrow” to myself.

194.

samech

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Sorry to say, but even IRAQ has more togetherness than black people. They are fighting to get the ‘infidels’ out. POWER should really be to them.

195.

Police Officer

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

samech said:

“where is Louis Farrekan when you need him?”

I say, IN HELL I HOPE!

And JUDAH;
Don’t tyou think that there were 100’s of Black Folks killed on 9 11.
What a stupic thing you said.

196.

Police Officer

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Next time you need police assistance, I’m sure the goons in a Strip Club will be happy to assist you
Did anyonyone ever think that maybe the judge heard evidence that the anti-police media opted not to share with Joe Public

197.

URScumm

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

All the more reason OJ is a hero in my eyes. He is still the only negro to flip the United States’ unjust “justice” system to his own full advantage.

198.

Just Me

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

How firing 50 shots, with one cop RELOADING, isn’t even reckless endangerment is beyond me.
Granted, I haven’t seen all the evidence, but 50 shots? Reloading a gun? And these guys are acquitted on ALL charges?

Although we’ve seen things like this happen before, I am in shock. I was at least expecting a guilty verdict on the lesser charges. How can things like this continue to happen? Maybe I’m just naive in expecting more of the justice system.

RIP Sean Bell. Bless his family and friends.

199.

Dancer

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Some of the posts here are disgusting.
We are not animals you know, so don’t write and talk like one.

200.

JUDAH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@195

You’re damn right that blacks died on 9/11, just like black police officers get killed and black soldiers get killed in the “war on terror” and I feel no pity for any of them because they’re following the devil to their own demise. It’s not exclusively a black/white issue anymore. I mentioned that earlier. The coon element is always there and they deserve and will receive the same fate as their master. The Lord says that 2/3 (66.6%) of our people have that mark of the fourth beast on them (love of the doctrines of the caucasian) and will die with him (Zech 13:8,9, Rev 13:18).

201.

Ali

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Holyshit, 50 shots!?

202.

Bree

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I’m shocked and I am speechless.

203.

india617

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

This is really painful. The only way to be able to “deal” with this situation is to know- 1. These cops have families and universal karma has an ugly way of showing itself.
2. These cops behind the badge are Human and they have a “conscience” hopefully that will get the best of them and they will eventually reap what they have sown.
3. There is a Higher Power that they have to answer too and that Higher Power doesn’t care for skin color. Authorative positions- He cares For what is right and what is wrong.
This is alll kinds of wrong. The Police aren’t the Only OFFENDERS here- the judge, the commissioner, the mayor, jurors, the police officers peers AND the media because things like this happen all the time and they are not broadcasted to the people unless their is a “twist” or some other appeal to it. Had it been just any other night in any other circumstance in that man’s life- it would not be reported. Shit like this need to STAY in the spotlight- they need to be able to Keep the Public’s confidence In LAW ABIDING police officers. 50 Shots! Discharged from more than 1 officers gun! Are you kidding me?

204.

Mel

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

actually Tabby I agree with you to a certain degree. I think it is bad he is gone, and that force did not have to be used. I pray for his wife and children because drug dealer or not he was loved, and that is something that hurts.

But he is right we all get worked up when a case comes to light in the media and we call it unfair, but this is a everyday thing in some parts of america and yet we say and do nothing. We kill each other like it is second nature. Innocent bystanders get killed in cold blood everyday, and yet we turn the channel and dismiss it.

We need to be held accountable for our part in this and start making some changes. Things are the same right now because we are still blaming others. In anything you can never change untill yourealize that there is something that needs to be changed.

Volunteer at the local schools and talk to these kids, you would be amazed and how misguided they are. It hurts me how bad that they are so lost. There morals and all screwed up. But if you are hurt by this channel that into change.

205.

Truth

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

We come no closer because we only come together when something like this happens, when major tragedies happen like 9/11. When the dust settles back on the block we talk about one another like crabs in a bucket try and pull one another down. We see on sites like this everyday as we talk about the celebs how they look how they act…. we are not a people of unity… other races come tot his country and “live the american dream” they take full advantage of the resources the options. Most times people are trying to beat the system or try hard to make the system work for them… get upset and say nothing is going to change.. how do you expect change if you are part of the problem..

All this complaining going on about this case what have you done for your community? What have you offered to help change? It’s easy for us to complain and say some words but how will you put those words into action?

I’m sorry that young man had to lose his life, I’m sorry two children lost a father, two parents lost a son, a woman lost her husband to be. Of course no one should lose their life like that and I’m sure if there was a rewind button everyone will use it… but guess what? There is no rewind button we have to move forward change isn’t created by your anger it’s created by action. We always want to riot and they laugh at us and call us monkeys to see us destroy our own neighborhoods. We come together in the name of destruction like they give a damn that we are tearing up our community… They laugh everytime they see us on television cooning to music. You expect justice? 89% of the NYC cops don’t even live in the neighboorhoods they patrol and live outside of NY cap that with a scared ass cop in a situation with gun. what do you have? A dead black man!

The common man will receive no justice until you are deemed respectable… Sean Bell may have been judged by the company he kept it could have been 2 shots that killed him it still wouldn’t have mattered.

206.

JUDAH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@196

The “anti-police” media, lmao? Where do you live?

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Salma

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

This here ain’t right at all. The man wasnt armed nor was he or his friends dangerous to the cops. I dont understand how these people can get away with murder and Wisley Sniper can be locked up for tax. I know it’s different issue but lets look at it this way. I hate to play racial card agaisnt this mutherfuckers bt i am so pissed off right now. Ok lets see how many white people have done crimes. There is Paris Hilton,Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan,Mischa Barton, Mel Gibson..the list goes on and all these people who were driving under the influence of alcohol. This shit is a crime because you could kill someone and yourself too but what do they get? A pat on the back and 24 hours of jail time. There is waaay more white people who are celebrities getting away with every shit that they do, but wait until when they get to a black ass. They will lock your ass in jail. My question is why all these white people gettin so little time in jail or send their asses in rehab but when black person do something they send your ass in jail for good time?

Now lets see we have Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, Mystkal(sp?), and the list goes on of black celebrities who done serve their time for some issues that they arent even there to be beggin with. Now lemme start with Snipes. Ok i know some of yall hate him for one reason or the other. But lets see how many white/hispanic celebrities that didnt pay their taxes. Did any of them receive any amount of jail time? I dont think so. But we have to ask our selves why is Snipes receiving jail time of 3 years and fine of $5 million for tax and others dont? I understand that when you do a crime you have to do the time but these Judges and Prosecutors have to play a fair card.

Now its Sean Bell’s case.Why are those cops free when they shot an innocent man wit 50 bullets. 50 MUTHERFUCKING BULLETS Yall and they get no time in jail? That is a fucking crime and there should not be any excuse for them fucking people. They murdered someone who was innocent to begin with. They took someone’s son, someone’s father and neverless someone’s fiance. That man was going to wife up someone. He was someone’s fiance. He was at his party going home. But as soon as those cops came through these people done lost it and shot an innocent man. Now i am not a judge nor a lawyer but i know when a fair deal is played and this one isnt FAIR to begin with. We have murderes cops who are free to go back on the street and we have a man who lost his life and left people with sadness that will never go away.

Our society needs to realize that no metter what colour your, you have to get the time you deserve. I dont understand why these white people get so little time in jail and all these black people get enough amount of time in JAIL. Like i said i am not gon play a race card here but this is some fucking bullshyt you cant tell me those cops are innocent for fucking killing a man with 50 bullets. You dont need to study law to get it right. Our colour will always be the pointing finger at as long as we live. Imma give yall an example of a crime happened in Canada on Boxing day

First i am agaisnt crime and i dislike crimes, i wish this world was safe for all of us. Now in canada, after Xmas day there is a boxing day shyt. A white girl was shot to death. And nobody knew who the shooter was. My heart really went out for their family because i never lost someone in a crime bt i lost so many people and i know how it feels to lose the ones you love. But the real shyt was, we have so many black kids getting killed and these cops always telling the media we have no lead nor witness. Now this girl’s case they had no lead nor a witness but their asses worked it off and focused on this girl’s killer so badly. They really paid attention to this case like it was the only first murder case. Now they found the person who did it and who knows what happened now but my reason of giving you guys this example is that. Why they were so interested on finding this girl’s killer and everytime when a black kid is gunned down nothing happens. All we hear is “POLICE HAVE MADE NO ARREST TO THE SHOOTING”. why cant it be ” WE’RE WORKING VERY SERIOUS ON THIS CASE AND WE PROMISE TO FIND THE SHOOTER”? Did they focus on that case cuz she was a white girl that had been gunned down?. Why do white people have to get the special treatment thru everything? It pains me to see that we always have to be stabbed in the back.

We need a fair deal one way or the other. My sisters and brothers, lets get out of the streets, lets go back to school and finish our education. We need more black lawyers and Judges. I am sick and tired of this law they have for us. THESE COPS NEEDS TO BE IN JAIL. And I am praying that justice will be served in either way or the other in the name of GOD these cops will get what’s coming to them. A killer shouldn’t be walking in the streets PERIOD.

REST IN PEACE SEAN BELL AND JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED one day.

REST IN PEACE JANE.

208.

the floacist

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I don’t mean to be petty, but out of respect for Sean Bell and the Bell family, Concrete Loop I wouldn’t have made any new posts after this one.

209.

DH

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Did Webster’s change the definition of guilty this morning?

210.

west

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

this is some messed up shit…how can you be a judge and let some killers go free…that stupid a** judge..and to see that white muthafucking cop leaving out the courts with a slight smile…i’m reading every news blog just wanting it be a MISTAKE …”say it aint so LORD” IS WHAT I’M THINKING… i dont’t even know BELL but it hurt me so badly when i heard those killers got off…its a dame shame..

211.

whatsgoingon

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@59 Why would a God of love give life, then take it away by using evil cops to viciously gun down and ferociously kill this beautful young man BECAUSE IT WAS HIS TIME? What sense does that make? It doesnt, blame the right people- the PIG evil cops.

These PIGS have killed yet another innocent black man for nothing They are wicked, corrupt and lower than dog dung. They probably were jealous that these guys were having a good time. Whatever the case, it will NEVER be right to kill someone just because of the lie they came up with to cover themselves - “we thought he had a weapon”.

@59, I wonder if this vicious crime happened to your husband, brother, cousin, friend, etc.. if you would still feel like, “Oh well, It was his time”.

WICKED COPS STOP THE KILLING, STOP KILLING OUR MEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. Even after all this protest people, these cops are still gonna gun down our men until God step in. Sad but true. :(

212.

chillain villain

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

this is a tragedy, for sure. especially that someone died.

i don’t care what his rap sheet was, what he was doing at the time as long as it was legal.

i didn’t read all the comments, but has ANYONE read what the judge wrote? i think the judge said that the car was surrounded by police and he attempted to back out and hit a police van and almost ran over a police officer.

that is assault with deadly force or something. if someone had attempted to run one of my friends over, i would try to shoot them, too.

plus, 3 cops shot, so if each clip had 15 rounds, that’s 45 shots. you don’t know if the shot once it hits the car is going to keep going straight.

i feel bad for this whole situation but if the guy tried to get away, then this would be the outcome.

213.

smitty

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I would like to say that despite these three men being deemed innocent in the new york court of law. The judge, and whoever else corrupted this case all have to answer to GOD’S court of law.

MAY HE HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOULS!

My prayers go out to the bell family.

214.

msrook

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

NO WORDS……………

215.

blackisbeautiful

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

This was sad. I think the Police officers abused their authority and got away with it. We will never receive justice. How the hell can you shoot someone 50 times because you thought he has a gun? That I can’t grasp.

216.

Have Not Thought of a New User Name

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

Mick Vick is in jail behind a dog! and tree police officers shoot an unarmed man 50 times and the get no jail time? A dog is worth more than a black man in this country smh.

217.

chillain villain

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

can someone look and find out if the murdered individual was in a car and driving towards police officers?

if i drive towards police officers, i’d expect to get shot at. and the closer i was to hitting them, the more bullets i would expect.

218.

TeTe(didnt feel like loggin in)

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

im so fucking pissed off..this is some FUCKING BULLSHIT!this brought tears to my eyes,i remember when this first happened and i just knew they were going to ROT IN JAIL…but these racist motherfuckers got away with it….

somebody already mentioned this but HOW THE HELL THEY GIVE MICHAEL VICK TIME FOR SOME BULLSHIT ASS DOGS?im pissed

219.

KELLY

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

It is awful what happened. With society as it is today where every corner has a shooting at least once a week it seems, these officers and others are bound to react to someone reaching for their pocket. I can’t see how it can be “racist” when two of the officers are themselves black. It was certainly a bad area they were in. I surely don’t think it was intentional to just shoot a black man when like I said they were themselves black.

It seems to me that racism is kept alive by the black race. after all they have NAACP, Ms. black america, black FOP, and on and on and on. Yet let a white person try that…..oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo noooooooooooooooo! come on give it up. This is 2008 and everyone has an equal chance to do and be whatever they want to do or be. If as much effort was put forth to become something as it is to preserve racism we’d all be better off.

220.

Bree

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

@ #209
That is how I felt. When I read that they were acquitted, I thought I had the meaning of the word all wrong all along. So I opened the dictionary to look. I am not trying to be funny. I am dead serious!

221.

Viviane

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

I’m sad. But remember this, even though justice has not been given by humans, it will be seen to by God.

PostScript: HAVINAFIT it is not possible for the black male to go instinct. that in my opinion is extreme nonsense since there are millions of black male populating this earth. In Africa, here in the States, in Europe and so on and so forth.

222.

boomby .

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

yess i was sooo pissed when i saw this on tru tv this morning ..ugh

223.

KDUBB

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

POLICE NEED TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE!! THE LAW IS DESIGNED TO SAVE THE WHITES! THE BLACK OFFICERS WHO SHOT FIRST ARE A PRIME EXAMPLE OF BLACKS FEELING A NEED TO BE EXCEPTED BY THE WHITE MAN! NO ONE LIKE TO HEAR THAT PHRASE BUT IT TRUE AS HELL! LOOK, YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A WHITE OFFICER BEATING OR SHOOTING A WHITE MAN OR FEMALE BY ACCIDENT! THEY ARE SO PASSIVE AND LEANIENT ON THEIR PEOPLE BUT BLACKS ARE LIKE STUPID HOUSE NIGGAZ TRYING TO BE EXCEPTED. YOU GUYS WILL NEVER BE EXCEPTED FULLY. I HOPE THIS HAUNTS THEM FOREVER. IT WAS SO UNCALLED FOR, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A GUN-HOE TRIGGA HAPPY DETECTIVE WHO THINKS THEIR ABOVE THE LAW! IT WAS OVER KILL FOR NO REASON!! NO WEAPONS FOUND SO LIKE ALWAYS, ALL THE WHITES COME TOGETHER TO HANG THE NIGGAZ! NO MATTER HOW MANY THINGS THEY DIG UP ON MR. BELL HE WAS UNARMED! HE COULDN’T DRIVE THE CAR AND HOLD A GUN! THIS IS A GOT DAMN SHAME AND THE BLACKS BETTER WAKE THE HELL UP AND START HAVING EACH OTHER BACKS LIKE THE WHITES HAVE EACH OTHERS BACK! STOP GOING AGAINST YOUR PEOPLE TO GAIN THE RESPECT OF THESE RACIST WHITES WHO WANT TO SEE US KILL EACH OTHER OFF! THIS INCIDENT SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED NOT TO MENTION THE COPS GETTING AQUITTED FOR THEIR WRECKLESS BEHAVIOR! TRUST AND BELIEVE IF THOSE WERE WHITE BOYS AND ONE GOT SHOT A FEW HOURS BEFORE HIS MARRIAGE, THE WHITES WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT SO UNLAWFUL AND THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND THOSE BLACK HOUSE NIGGA COPS GUILTY, THEY WOULD HAVE TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THEM AND LET THEM GET HUNG! DON’T YOU UNCLE TOM ASS NIGGAZ GET IT, THEY WILL NEVER EXCEPT A NIGGA! I AM SO ASHAMED OF THOSE BLACK OFFICERS. THEY WERE WRONG, IT WAS OVER KILL AND NO WEAPONS WAS FOUND WHAT THE HECK DOES IT TAKE FOR A BLACK MAN TO GET JUSTICE. COME ON, BLACK PEOPLE YALL BETTER GET IT TOGETHER AND START SUPPORTING EACH OTHER AND STOP PULLING EACH OTHER DOWN. STOP BEING SO HATEFUL AND LARSONHEARTED, WANNA BE’S! LEARN HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF AND YOUR PEOPLE! I’M SO ASHAMED AT HOW THE BLACKS IN THE WORLD HAVE TURNED OUT TO BE! MARTIN LUTHER KING WOULD BE SO DISAPPOINTED IN HIS PEOPLE!

224.

ashley is 2 cool

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

that just shows how the legal system is how you shot somebody 50 f***ing times and not be guilty thats just messed up

225.

boomby .

Friday, April 25, 2008 /

ans someone made a GREAT point wesley gets 3 yrs for taxes and ish. but dese niggas dont get ne thing …wth !? justice was NOT served !!!! i cant believe this . in the 90’s ma cousin got shot 15 times by cops [for no reason]..he didnt die but hes paralyzed and the cops were not found guilty either

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