Injustice? I don’t think one crack dealers life is worth any police officers career, even a bad career.
Let’s get real children, if Sean Bell was white, it wouldn’t be news. Only black crack dealers get good press.
Some bystanders were yelling out “kill the police.” I think we can see the problem here.
April 28th, 2008 - 12:29 pm
Was it credible……… Sean Bell and friends,as they claimed under oath,did actually think the police ,(incidentally,who had chains and badges hanging from their necks in full view, and well known ,by all to be undercover detectives) think they were being robbed or attacked by strangers ??????// Or….. did they realize they were, actually,undercover detectives and had something to hide, if not only the fact they were drunk and ready to drive???????/
If this ,likely scenerio were true……… did they break the law by using their automobile as a weapon or simply trying to escape the police and ignore their orders to halt?
Of Course!
They were,in fact, under surveilance,most likely knowingly, by Bell and his associates.
These conditions, as well as testimony inconsistancy by most of THE PROSECUTION WITNESSES, compelled our judicial system, whereby, the judge had no choice other than render not guilty decision? The accused were police who had no predisposition here, did not decide to shoot anyone when they reported to work that evening, were thought to be under attack, if only by their own weapons firing? This split second timeframe decision making leave little time for exactness and correctness.
Their actions were solely to protect each other from their worst fears, a shooting of a police officer.
Those involved, whose poor, possibly inebriated decisions, were the cause & catalyst here! Their defiance of authority was the hidden factor,wether they (Bell and crew)as well as many of the public naysayers,believe it or not!
Until this defiance of our laws is no longer widely practiced, the police, must, at all cost, protect themselves.
We all, are aware of the illegal weapons in the hands of so many who ,w/o hesitantcy, will use them on anyone, the public or police.
History reminds us time and time again of this unfortunate reality.
Those serving and protecting us most certainly want to make sure they make it home safely to their own loved ones.
To have convicted these officers would have sent shock waves throughout all police departments, whereas, a poor judicial decision here would have jeopardized the safety of police as well as the public in the future.The police would have been, so restrained,giving the bad guys a further edge ,than they already have, due to the present rules and regulations police must follow to reduce the chances of terrible incidents, such as these
Wether the police had substantial cause to fire or not,wether it was a grave error on their part or not, to bring criminal action upon thise who serve and protect is, in itself ,CRIMINAL.
Criminal too is Rev. Sharptons threats to create civil disturbances!
If anyone is injured here, he should be held fully accountable! The time is NOW for healing and understanding, not threats to our great city