Sean Bell was shot and killed on November 25, 2006 by two plainclothes New York Police Department detectives after leaving his bachelor party at a strip club. The case has been scrutinized publicly since Bell was unarmed at the time...
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Sean Bell was shot and killed on November 25, 2006 by two plainclothes New York Police Department detectives after leaving his bachelor party at a strip club. The case has been scrutinized publicly since Bell was unarmed at the time. Three of the five detectives involved in the shooting were arrested, and tried by a grand jury, but found not guilty on charges ranging form manslaughter to reckless endangerment on April 26, 2008.
http://bangout.ning.com/ Sean Bell Shooting Caught on Surveillance Film Early Saturday morning, five New York police officers fired 50 shots at a car carrying Sean Bell, who had just left his bachelors party on the eve of his wedding with two friends. On Monday Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the shooting of the unarmed men was "unacceptable" and "inexplicable. DN: Read More, Audio and Video Stream 50 Shots - Papoose In the late sixties, Jamil Al-Amin (a. k. a. H. Rap Brown) declared, "Violence... Read Full Story
We are sad to report that today is the second anniversary of the killing of Sean Bell. A vigil was held on the spot where Sean Bell was killed at 4 am in Jamaica Queens on his wedding day. Binside TV spoke to Sean Bell's beautiful widow Nicole Paultre Bell at the Black Girls Rock! Awards when she was given an award for her courage. The NYPD officers involved in the fatal shooting were acquited and found not guilty . Nicole Paultre Bell was featured in the Rocawear "I Will Not Lose... Read Full Story
A New York judge has called upon all representatives involved in the 2006 shooting of Sean Bell to return to court this month to settle the wrongful death suit filed by his fiancée. According to New York’s Daily News ,
U.S. Magistrate Judge Roanne Mann is requiring a rep from each person
who took part in the horrific slaying of Bell including the detectives
who were cleared of the criminal charges. The decision comes as a
response to Assistant Corporation Counsel David Hazan’s June 27th... Read Full Story
May 21, 2008 -- Seven police officers involved in the Sean Bell shooting - including three just cleared at a criminal trial - were slapped with fresh NYPD disciplinary charges yesterday.
The departmental charges are the first public admission by the NYPD that the men responsible for the 50-shot fusillade that left Bell dead on his wedding day outside a Jamaica, Queens, strip club did not follow police guidelines.
The seven cops include four officers who were never criminally charged... Read Full Story
The NYPOST reports: May 21, 2008 -- Seven police officers involved in the Sean Bell shooting - including three just cleared at a criminal trial - were slapped with fresh NYPD disciplinary charges yesterday.
The departmental charges are the first public admission by the NYPD that the men responsible for the 50-shot fusillade that left Bell dead on his wedding day outside a Jamaica, Queens, strip club did not follow police guidelines.
The seven cops include four officers who were never... Read Full Story
By Stephen Millies New York Published May 15, 2008 9:45 PM Courageous parents whose children had been killed by cops went to the Manhattan office of New York Gov. David Patterson on Mother’s Day, May 11. They demanded justice at a news conference organized by the Justice Committee and Parents Against Police Brutality. Supporters joined these parents in wearing bloodstained shirts with the names of police victims. Some brought pictures. Everyone demanded justice for Sean Bell. Parents whose... Read Full Story
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Sharpton Calls Another NYC Protest
By TOM HAYS and DAVID B. CARUSO,
AP
Posted: 2008-05-09 12:09:25
Filed Under: Top News
NEW YORK (AP) -- A day after his carefully orchestrated protests briefly blocked rush-hour traffic, the Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday promised to stage another mass protest over three police detectives' acquittals in the 50-bullet killing of an unarmed man.
The next... Read Full Story
“Today we want motorists to think about how three people were shot 50 times by officers, It’s about multiple gatherings to show real concern, so the federal government will have to deal with the public outcry and say, wow people are so upset in New York…feeling the civil rights are at risk here, that we have to look into this in a serious way,”
Civil Rights Activist and spokesperson Al Sharpton was arrested earlier today along with other protesters and demonstrators for blocking... Read Full Story
Please check out the exclusive VIBE TV footage of yesterday's protest in response to the Sean Bell verdict . On April 25, 2008 all three police officers indicted for killing Sean Bell were acquitted on all charges prompting Al Sharpton to lead a series of protests around New York City. Part 1: Click Here Part 2: Click Here Your Ad Here
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By TOM HAYS and DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writers
NEW YORK (AP) _ Hundreds of demonstrators led by the Rev. Al Sharpton clogged intersections and snarled traffic across the city to protest the acquittal of three officers involved in the shooting death of an unarmed black man on his wedding day.
Protesters said Wednesday’s ”pray-in,” which led to the arrest of 216 people, was a preview of potential future demonstrations designed to paralyze the city until federal authorities... Read Full Story
