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Title: 3 NYPD detectives acquitted in 50-shot killing
Source:
AP
URL Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=4722986
Published: Apr 25, 2008
Author: AP
Post Date: 2008-04-25 12:43:41 by Jethro Tull
Keywords: None
Views: 186
Comments: 12
3 NYPD detectives acquitted in 50-shot killing New York police detectives acquitted in 50-shot killing of man on his wedding day By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK Apr 25, 2008 (AP) Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed groom-to-be on his wedding day, a case that put the NYPD at the center of another dispute involving allegations of excessive firepower. Scores of police officers surrounded the courthouse to guard against potential chaos, and as news of the verdict spread, many in the crowd began weeping. Others were enraged, swearing and screaming "Murderers! Murderers!" or "KKK!"
Poster Comment: Hide the matches and plasma TVs......
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#4. To: Jethro Tull, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)
Isnora followed Bell to his car and backup officers told Bell to stop as he and his two friends tried to drive away, the officers said. Bell bumped Isnora with the car and rammed an unmarked police van. Guzman then made some type of sudden move that convinced Isnora he had a gun. The cops started shooting and amid all the noise and shattering glass, believed they were facing gunfire themselves. When the firing stopped, there was no firearm to recover from the blood-splattered car. Benefield and Guzman, Bell's companions, testified that the shooting erupted out of nowhere. On the stand, Guzman called Isnora a "dude" and described him "shooting like he's crazy, like he's out of his mind." Benefield and Guzman denied that the police identified themselves or issued any orders to them before they began firing. Bell supporters challenged the judge's decision. abcnews.go.com/US/Story?id=4725206&page=2 In San Diego, a man from out of state backed into a police car accidentally as he pulled away from the curb and was shot dead.
I know we disagree on this topic, but......once upon a time this wouldn't have happened. Enter diversity, and a lowering of standards, and presto, a rainbow quilt of armed misfits.
When this story first broke my first thought was these guy need some serious range time
#8. To: robnoel, robin, all (#6)
When I did that stuff we had a .38 cal and it would have taken the average cop
I knew about 3 hours to get off 50 rounds. Think Tootie and Muldoon :)
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestSome of the officers involved claimed that they heard Bell talking about a gun during a dust-up with a stranger as the club closed around 4 a.m. Isnora called for backup, telling his supervisors the situation was "getting hot."
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