The Sean Bell shooting - TELC's Debate
Hi everybody: I made three quotes about this case.
First: ´According to BBC News the defence lawyers claimed Mr Bell's friends were liars. Mr Guzman say to one of his friends: "Yo, go get my gun." ´
Second: In my opinion, the more important fact is the next line from BBC News. ¨Mr Oliver's lawyer, James Culleton, said the prosecution case was based on the testimony of Mr Bell's friends, who both had criminal records and stood to gain from $50m lawsuits against New York Police Department.´
Third: Don´t forget, two police officer are afroamerican. Rev Sharpton said: "The issue is not about race, it's about excessive force by the police."
We can´t denied a long history of abuse in NYPD where the phrase ¨Courtesy, Respect and Professionalism¨ painted in all police vehicles, not always is acccurate with the real behavior of their uniformed members. Like Mr. Diallo shoothing. He was a Togolese immigrant shot in the Bronx in 1999. In that case four police officers, all white, were acquitted. But, in Sean Bell case is total different, we can´t forget or ignore the criminal records. However, sadness, the veredict was granted in a non-jury trial. That´s mean no is the best option in a democracy. Finally, I guess, the veredict not means ¨innocent¨ means not enough proof for a veredict of ¨guilty¨. We´ll see in the next months. Meanwhile the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced they will conduct an independent review of the Bell shooting.
Jose M.
First: ´According to BBC News the defence lawyers claimed Mr Bell's friends were liars. Mr Guzman say to one of his friends: "Yo, go get my gun." ´
Second: In my opinion, the more important fact is the next line from BBC News. ¨Mr Oliver's lawyer, James Culleton, said the prosecution case was based on the testimony of Mr Bell's friends, who both had criminal records and stood to gain from $50m lawsuits against New York Police Department.´
Third: Don´t forget, two police officer are afroamerican. Rev Sharpton said: "The issue is not about race, it's about excessive force by the police."
We can´t denied a long history of abuse in NYPD where the phrase ¨Courtesy, Respect and Professionalism¨ painted in all police vehicles, not always is acccurate with the real behavior of their uniformed members. Like Mr. Diallo shoothing. He was a Togolese immigrant shot in the Bronx in 1999. In that case four police officers, all white, were acquitted. But, in Sean Bell case is total different, we can´t forget or ignore the criminal records. However, sadness, the veredict was granted in a non-jury trial. That´s mean no is the best option in a democracy. Finally, I guess, the veredict not means ¨innocent¨ means not enough proof for a veredict of ¨guilty¨. We´ll see in the next months. Meanwhile the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District and the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced they will conduct an independent review of the Bell shooting.
Jose M.
posted by the blog at 4:09 PM
1 Comments:
Jose,
Your comments give a clear indication of the complexity of the case. The details are many and can interfere with a clear understanding of the issues involved. Like every story, there are changes depending on who is telling. In any case, fifty shots at unarmed people is wrong.
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