Three New York City Police Department detectives were acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Sean Bell, 23, by a judge Friday morning. Bell was killed the morning of his wedding day on November 25, 2006. Two friends, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, were also wounded in a hail of 50 bullets outside of the Kalua Club in Queens.
Detective Marc Cooper was acquitted of reckless endangerment. Detectives Michael Oliver and Gescard Isnora were found not guilty of charges of manslaughter, assault, and reckless endangerment. Justice Arthur Cooperman issued his verdict in the bench trial.
On Wednesday, the Reverend Al Sharpton, accompanied by Bell’s fiancée, Nicole Paultre Bell, asked city residents and supporters of the victims to be calm no matter the verdict. Paultre Bell, Guzman, and Benefield have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in federal court that has been stayed pending the outcome of the criminal trial.
April 25, 2008 @ 9:57 am
NYC Detectives Acquitted in Sean Bell Slaying
Fiancee runs from courtroom as verdicts are read
Article tags: Al Sharpton, Nicole Pautre Bell, Sean Bell
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chitwnmami06 says:
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IT WAS WRONG DEY SHOULDNT A GOT AWAY WIT DAT FO REAL DATS SAYIN ITS OK FO COPS TO GET AWAY WITH KINLLIN OTHA BLACKS KNOWIN DAT ITS ALREADY A PROBLEM WIT COPS BEATIN ON BLACKS MAYNE DIS MESS CRAZY DAT MAN SHOULDNT HAVE DIED
May 29, 2008 at 3:33 pm
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Thatchick5_6 says:
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I feel that the verdict wasn"t right . They took a men from his wife and his kids. Thats F*** Up!
May 1, 2008 at 9:32 am
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laDy_rEdBonE says:
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ZODIAC...OR WH0EVER THE HELL U R...U NEED 2 K00L 0UT WIT THAT NEGATIVE ASS VIBE AND DEM RACES ASS COMMENTZ...SHID WH0MEVER THNKZ THAT JUSTICE SHUD HAVE BEEN SERVD AND TH0ZE COPS SHUD HAVE BEEN PUNISHED, THEY GOT C0MM0N DAMN SENSE...I DNT GIV A FUCK IF IT WERE DAMN ASIANZ WHO COMMITED THE CRIME WR0NG IZ WR0NG...IM N0T RACEZ AT ALL~ I LUV ALL PEOPLE , U NEED 2 GET Y0 MUFUCKN MIND RITE...ON CHICAGO U D0NT WANNA G0 THERE....IF U G0N CUM, CUM C0RRECT...AND I AGREE THAT BCKUZ THE MAN WUZ BLACK~AND THEY WERE WHITE...JUSTICE WUZNT FAIRLY SERVED....N0W WUT????
April 30, 2008 at 11:18 am
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Blackmag says:
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This is the one of the most crazy things i have ever heard. How is that a BLACK man can get killed by the cops not only did they kill him but the empty their clips reloaded and empyt them again and they get off...Like Jada said WHY? I bet if that was a white man that got killed by the cops the damn president himself will be there. It's just not right and his family lost a love one and they get no justice..Thats just F**KED UP
April 30, 2008 at 9:51 am
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SuarezWifey8 says:
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this is just the most wrong thing ever i believe strongely that all three of those police officers and how ever else was involved should be brought to justice damn it you just dont do that to someone and get away with it. my heart goes out to that whole family i really hope something is done
April 28, 2008 at 9:21 am
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zodiac says:
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@MACCTRAIN
First it was 2 blacks who played a role in shooting this guy.
Second after reading your post about Wesley's tax issues you feel blacks should get away with more because they're black.
Third - who really cares about this guy, Blacks kill each other all the time and don't make this much noise about it. But if a police or non-black they make it a big issue.
Why do they do this?
Who cares about you being tired of it...
April 28, 2008 at 7:47 am
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missthing36 says:
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new they would get off the hook. all you got to do to kill ppl is become a cop and it's legal to murder.
April 26, 2008 at 5:07 pm
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MACCTRAIN says:
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THAT IS IT I AM TIRED OF THI BULLSHIT!!!!!I MEAN PEOPLE JUST GET AWAY WITH STUFF BECAUSE OF THEIR JOB TITLE OR RACE SEE LET ME TAKE YOU BACK A LITTLE REMEMBER THAT BLACK OFFICER IN SAN BERNADINO WHO SHOT THAT MEXICAN OFF DUTY ARMY OFFICER HELL THE COURTS GAVE HIM TIME TOOK HIS BADGE AND ALL BUT THESE WHITE COPS GET TO DO WHAT THEY WANT THIS IS BULLSHIT....I SAY IT ONECE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN WE NEED TO STOP ASSUMING PEOPLE ARE A CERTAIN WAY BEFORE WE GET TO KNOW THEM AND THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE BLACK,MEX,HISP/OTHER......
April 25, 2008 at 10:33 pm