Sunday, December 3, 2006

Queens Residents Are Demanding Answers

One week after the death of Sean Bell. Protesters hit the street to voice their outrage in the matter of three young men being Shoot at by undercover police officers leaving two wounded and one dead. A Queens woman in the crowd with two sons in their 20s, said relations between police and local residents were antagonistic even before the shooting. Another quote from the crowd that day was, "The police need to start seeing people as people, not animals. You don't even shoot at an animal 50 times." Malik Zulu Shabazz a black nationalist leader made comment at the protest that day. "We didn't come here to start any violence,The New York police started the violence." One thing is for sure people are waiting to see what the outcome of this case will be. It appears that if it is found that the officers were not wrong in carrying out police protocol that morning, there may be a riot at hand. Queens residents are demanding answers.

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