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Sean Bell-Type Murder Happened In The West [LinkUp]

I didn’t get a chance to fully read this, but I want to pass along this information, just in case you didn’t hear about it.

Believing they were under fire, Inglewood
police officers Sunday shot and killed a passenger in an approaching car and
wounded the driver, but no weapons were found and no one has been charged,
authorities said.

Inglewood police fatally shoot passenger, wound driver – Los Angeles Times

After The Sean Bell Verdict: Now What?

seanbellThe verdict was delivered. The media reported. And now, it’s back to the Rev. Wright and his “shocking comments”, something that I will comment on another day if I care to.

So, what do I do? I was quiet. Other than a post promoting Estelle’s first video and my thoughts on why Obama should be silent on the issue of Sean Bell, I didn’t say how I felt about this other than “I’m not surprised by the verdict.”

You know, I wanted to let it soak for a while. And I thought to myself “how can I make sure that this doesn’t get pass NYPD or the history books?” However, I’m only one guy and I’m not the greatest speaker, nor am I anywhere near the most charismatic.  So, while I thought to myself, I was assigned to go to a Meetup. Not sure what type of a meeting, but I know it was related to the very case. It wasn’t no small meetup either. Not by a long shot…

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