Saturday, April 26, 2008

Rev. Al Sharpton vows to 'close the city down' after cops' acquittal in Bell trial

They waited for hours, singing spirituals, praying and chanting for justice, but in a flash, the crowd gathered outside a Queens courthouse Friday erupted in anger and grief.

Men cursed and shouted. Women wailed and covered their faces. "Oh, no! No!" they yelled, as word spread that three police officers had been cleared of all charges in the 50-bullet shooting that took Sean Bell's life on his wedding day in 2006.

To some, the acquittal seemed like more proof that blacks can't get a fair shake in the criminal justice system.


Appears that the two black cops who were accused and exonerated got a fair shake; Or don't they count?

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