Nicole Paultre-Bell (pictured above with her daughter and Sean Bell’s parents) spoke to the public over the weekend about her reaction to the verdict:
“The justice system let me down,” Paultre Bell said, her voice strong, her message clear. “They killed Sean all over again. That’s what it felt like to us.” [ read more ]
Many people in NYC took to the streets and held protests and marches in Sean Bell’s memory after a Judge acquitted three police officers in his shooting death last Friday (photos after the cut).
The NY Daily news is reporting that the Bell family as well as Sean’s friend Joseph Guzman, who testified about being shot by police the night Bell was killed, are being harassed by random people. The Bell family even received a call the day of the verdict by someone who laughed and hung up. It was traced back to the Sergeants Benevolent Association, a NY police union…
Who cares what race they were, their actions were dictated by stereotypes and racist pre concived notions. Their all the same color BLUE
@JUDAH 71
I agree with you. I, too, believe that we must restore order in their own communities before addressing the white community from a position of power. It seems the louder we scream,”NO JUSTICE,NO PEACE” it only gets worse. Racism will forever exist. But we must also remember that God is in control and that our only hope is Him.
What we really must be concerned about is where we will spend eternity.
He won’t rest until justice is served. god bless the families and keep the faith.
@122 I’m sorry but if we haven’t “restore order in our communities” by now, what makes you think we going to now? …………………………… This is a terrible tragedy, my love goes out to the Bell family. That just sick. How in the world you call yorselevs cops and you’re calling the victims family just laughing. That’s just disgusting! Hopefully those three cops are going to get what they deserve(Losing their jobs) Did anyone see how nasty that one cop looked during the press conference? He’d looked like he could careless about the situation. SMH. Stay strong Bell family.
there will never be justice in this country for Black folks.
That’s a damn shame.
vengance is NOT ours, it’s the LORDS, regardless of how many sleepless nights, how many tears are cried, how many black men are gunned down…POLICE can’t protect us…we can only be protected by the LORD…we all know that he said he will never leave nor forsaken us…it is time for us to put our trust in HIM…my heart goes out to each family, including the officers, eventhough they weren’t condemned on EARTH…GOD has a plan for each one of them…R.I.P. Sean Bell…my deepest sympathy to his family and friends…may the LORD be with you all…
i want to thank you for keeping updates on the Sean Belll case. it makes me want to read your blog more often
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I couldn’t have said it better myself!! The cops said they heard Sean and them say they were going to get a gun from their car AND they ran into the police car after being told to get out of the car, BUT that doesn’t warrant 50 shots!!! WTF!? Tires are the first thing you’d shoot out, or maybe even a couple shots around the steering wheel to try and hit a hand or arm, but to just open fire AND then reload your gun and do it again!?!? SO BLANTANT!!! I don’t know if it was racially motivated, but they intended to kill someone, if not all of them… that CAN’T be denied!! I’m in awe of the verdict, but then again, the justice system is going to protect their own!!
I thought the LAPD was bad, but DAMN, I’m glad I live here instead of NYC!!
Wow!The pic with the NYPD/ KKK really shocked me but on the other hand it’s soo true
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that’s it..im moving out of this damn nasty ass country that allows shit like this to happen. at least in my little island i know im respected by my own people and dont have to be trodden down by racist bastards. My deepest condolences to the Bell family..may God bless you all
The reality of the situation is, the verdict was unjust. It’s not even an issue of race. It’s an issue of right and wrong. An innocent human life is not to be wasted or violently taken away the way Sean Bell’s was. My heart aches for that family. Not only did they lose a husband, a father, a son, a brother, we lost an innocent soul. Despite what his race is, no one and I do mean no one deserves to die the way he did. Sad to say, tragedies like this happen on a daily basis. This system we live in will never be fair and just as long as man rules it. God is the only one who can bring this ridiculous system we live in to an end and rule this world in a right and just way. That’s where my faith lies, and I hope that’s where Sean Bell’s family faith lies as well. They’re in my prayers.
SEAN BELL WAS DRUG DEALING SCUMBAG THAT PEOPLE DIDNT KNOW
SEAN BELL WAS NOT A SAINT THAT YALL MAKING HIM OUT TO BE………. HE WAS ABOUT TO ARRESTED ON A SEARCH WARRANT THE NEXT DAY ……… HE SOLD DRUGS IN HIS OWN COMMUNITY……. HE SHOULD OF STOPPED THE CAR WHEN THEY TOLD THEM TOO
Looking back on everything I think that the verdict was very unfair. The police failed to identify who they were..so what would be your initial reaction if someone ran up on you with a gun? No bad deed is gone unpunished. I dont feel that the cops were racist.. i feel that they just got too excited for some action. I feel like black men is a target everytime a black suspect comes into play. This breaks my heart to know how our justice system truly works. And about how the cops called laughing..thats how you know they think that its all a joke.