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Old 05-01-2008
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Re: NYPD officers acquitted of all charges in shooting of Sean Bell

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Originally Posted by EricOKC View Post
You're not questioning the actions of the officers, but rather lamenting the fact that they didn't find (or "find") a gun in the car, correct?
No.
In answer to the claim that "getting into a vehicle that may have a gun in it I would equate that to a threat"
I said
"It's too bad no gun was found. Anybody can claim they thought there was a gun after the shooting is over. It doesn't mean there was a reasonable suspicion - reasonable enough to justify firing 50 unanswered shots."

I am questioning the claim that there was a threat which justified the firing of 50 unanswered shots.
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