On AlterNet: sean bell

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sean bell"

White Cop Indicted for Tasering an African American Man to Death

Steven D., Booman Tribune. August 15, 2008.

Will the officer be punished justly for tasering a man to death? Probably not, still we should, I suppose, be happy he was indicted at all.

State Violence in Immigration Raids, Sean Bell Case May Build Black-Latino Unity

Roberto Lovato, Of America. May 21, 2008.

The black and latino communities face a common threat in the shooting of Sean Bell and the ICE raids against immigrants.

Sharpton, 216 New Yorkers Arrested in City-Wide Protests of Bell Shooting

Roberto Lovato, Of América. May 8, 2008.

Acts of civil disobedience continue in New York after police officers were exonerated in the shooting of Sean Bell.

50 Shots: The Sean Bell Demonstrations

Max Blumenthal, Brave New Films. May 2, 2008.

Fall out from the Sean Bell verdict in Queens.

Legislators Say Sean Bell Shooting Case not Closed

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. April 27, 2008.

They want to take it to the feds.

Verdict in Bell Shooting Is No Big Surprise

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, deleted. April 25, 2008.

Nailing cops for bad shootings has always been virtually impossible. The Bell case was no exception.

Cops Acquitted in 50-Bullet Killing of Unarmed Black Man on His Wedding Day

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 25, 2008.

New York City police officers get away with murder. Again.

Indicting NYC Cops Is One Thing, Convicting Them Is Another

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, New America Media. March 19, 2007.

The attorney for the NYC police officer accused of killing Sean Bell believes his client will be acquitted. This is not typical attorney bluster; the odds are that he is right.