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  • May 2008

    • Groom-Slaying Cops Face Disciplinary Hearings

      Reuters  |  May 21, 08 10:27 AM CDT

      Groom-Slaying Cops Face Disciplinary Hearings

      (Newser) - The New York cops who were acquitted last month after firing more than 50 bullets at an unarmed man on his wedding day will face police department disciplinary action, Reuters reports. Seven officers are on the hot seat, including the three who were cleared of criminal charges last month, and will now face internal charges mirroring those, an NYPD spokesman said yesterday. Also being called to task are one other shooter, two crime scene detectives, and their commanding officer. More »

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      New York City  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • racial tension  • Sean Bell

    • NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fiancée at Protests

      New York Post  |  May 7, 08 6:01 PM CDT

      NYPD Arrests Sharpton, Bell's Fiancée at Protests

      (Newser) - New York City police arrested the Rev. Al Sharpton and the fiancée and mother of Sean Bell today during protests over the April 25 acquittal of three officers who shot Bell to death in a 50-bullet barrage. Hundreds blocked traffic at the Brooklyn Bridge and other city hot spots, the New York Post reports. Dozens were arrested, including two of Bell's friends who survived the 2006 shooting. More »

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      New York City  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • racial tension  • Sean Bell

  • April 2008

    • Fiancée: 'They Killed Sean All Over Again'

      Associated Press  |  Apr 26, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Fiancée: 'They Killed Sean All Over Again'

      (Newser) - Sean Bell’s fiancé spoke out today, condemning the court for acquitting the men who shot her husband. “The justice system let me down,” Nicole Paultre Bell said. “April 25, 2008: They killed Sean all over again.” In her first public comments since yesterday’s verdict, Paultre Bell vowed to fight for another decision in the case, while Al Sharpton threatened to “shut the city down.” More »

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      race relations  • Al Sharpton  • police brutality  • Sean Bell

    • After Bell Shooting, NYPD Awaits Its Own Verdict

      New York Times  |  Apr 26, 08 11:39 AM CDT

      After Bell Shooting, NYPD Awaits Its Own Verdict

      (Newser) - A New York judge yesterday cleared the detectives who fatally shot Sean Bell, but the NYPD is awaiting its own verdict, after the case provoked charges of shoddy undercover police work. The shooting “revealed significant deficiencies in supervision, tactical planning, communications and management accountability,” said the Queens district attorney. The case’s chief prosecutor added, “This was a slipshod operation.” More »

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      New York  • police  • trial  • civil rights  • Al Sharpton  • NYPD  • police brutality  • verdict  • Sean Bell

    • Sharpton: Bell Verdict 'Abortion of Justice'

      CNN  |  Apr 25, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Sharpton: Bell Verdict 'Abortion of Justice'

      (Newser) - Rev. Al Sharpton blasted today's acquittal of three NYPD officers who killed an unarmed man in a 50-slug fusillade in 2006, CNN reports. "Justice didn't miscarry," Sharpton said. "This was an abortion of justice. Justice was aborted." Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged citizens to respect the “authority” of the court; meanwhile, the Justice Department is considering civil-rights charges, Reuters reports. More »

    • Cops Acquitted in NYC Groom Shooting

      New York Times  |  Apr 25, 08 8:47 AM CDT

      Cops Acquitted in NYC Groom Shooting

      (Newser) - A judge today acquitted three detectives who killed an unarmed New York City man in a hail of 50 bullets hours before his wedding in November 2006, the New York Times reports. The judge cited problems with witnesses' testimony in the killing of Sean Bell and a lack of sufficient evidence. Roughly 150 Bell supporters had gathered inside and outside the courtroom, including fiancée Nicole Paultre-Bell, who ran from the courtroom when the verdict was read, and the Rev. Al Sharpton. More »

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      trial  • race relations  • police brutality  • verdict  • Sean Bell

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