why there will be another sean bell
VivaPalestina
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This letter is from a cop, friend of 31 shots in sean bell case
To Whom This May Concern,
> Your coverage of the Sean Bell incident from beginning to end has been
absolutely horrible, irresponsible and criminal. Not only have you chosen to
selectively cover bits and pieces in the case, but you have also fanned the
flames of racial tensions that are undeniably alive in the City, partially
created by your irresponsible and sensational reporting.
>
>
> Sean Bell and his friends were not saints as you make them out to be. They
were the scourge of the City responsible for countless deaths, violence, and needless addictions against their own people. Their night on the town was
not an innocent get together of friends to reminisce on the old times before
he made his final commitment to his long time girlfriend. This particular
night out was a continuation of his past nights out of fights, drug use, and
talk of gunplay. You conveniently forget to mention the past convictions of
gun possession, controlled substance sales and the fact that Trent Benefield
couldn't even stay out of trouble after this incident, beating his pregnant
girlfriend bloody last year.
>
>
> On the other hand, you choose to make villains out of 3 men who have sworn
to protect the City and did so without incident or loss to life until that
fateful night. You choose to ignore the fact that none of the Cops involved
in the shooting were white, including Det. Oliver who is of Lebanese decent,
creating innuendo's that because his appearance is white, he's is so in fact
white and that racism was in play.
>
>
> Sean Bell was not unarmed that night. He was armed and he used his weapon
of choice, a 3200lb Nissan Altima that he struck down a Police Officer with
and hit an unmarked Police Van twice. This criminal was not a stranger to
the criminal justice system and I have no doubt in my mind that he had his
gut feeling that they were Cops that he was about to run over, just as we
had a gut feeling that he was up to no good.
>
>
> This was not a tragedy. You can sugarcoat this all you want, but Sean
Bells lifestyle, his choices in life, and his choices that night sealed his
fate. This is not a tragedy nor is this a unique story. If you choose to
live a life of crime, most likely you will die a violent death. The only
tragedy here is what 3 detectives had to go through for political reasons,
and yet another african American child is without a father due to his
choices in life. This is the true tragedy.
>
> As far as the prosecution is concerned, you can try and blame them all you
want. The prosecution was poor because there was no case to begin with. You
had 3 men politically indicted without regard of the Penal Law in which they
clearly did not violate. You had witnesses on the stand that changed their
story 3, 4 , and 5 times. You had witness that told stories that contained
physical impossibilities. You had witnesses that would do anything it takes
to take a cop down with them. You had witnesses that had been paid off by Al
Sharpton or given back door deals on pending cases by the DA's office to
'cooperate' and testify. You also had witnesses on the stand that got testy
and showed their propensity for violent outbursts, even in protected
environment such as a Court Room. No, the Judge did not have a hard time
reflecting on this case and coming down with a verdict. That's because there
was no case.
>
>
> So if I can build a time machine and tell my brothers what will happen if
they decide to take focus of their case and try to save a possible homicide
from happening in front of their eyes, what would the headlines say the next
day? I'll tell you:
>
>
> 'Past criminal kills family of 4 in drunken accident after Cops ignore man
going to his car in a drunken stupor, focusing on sting operation instead'
or 'Cops sitting inside club, doing sting operation, ignore talk of gunplay
as violence erupts outside , 3 dead, 1 wounded....Where were the Police?'
>
>
> Either way in the eyes of the media, we cannot win. Maybe you should look
in the mirror and you will see part of the recruitment and retention problem
the NYPD has. Next time you are the victim of a crime, why don't you call
Guzman or Benefield for help because according to you, they are the Heroes
and we are the Villains.
>
>
> If there happens to be violence, besides the ones perpetrating the
violence, I will personally hold each and every one of you 'reporters'
civilly liable if anything happens to me or my relatives for fanning the
flames of racial tension by failing to report the truth.
>
> On a further note I'd like to personally tell Gabe Pressman to go fuck
himself. Go fuck yourself Gabe.
To Whom This May Concern,
> Your coverage of the Sean Bell incident from beginning to end has been
absolutely horrible, irresponsible and criminal. Not only have you chosen to
selectively cover bits and pieces in the case, but you have also fanned the
flames of racial tensions that are undeniably alive in the City, partially
created by your irresponsible and sensational reporting.
>
>
> Sean Bell and his friends were not saints as you make them out to be. They
were the scourge of the City responsible for countless deaths, violence, and needless addictions against their own people. Their night on the town was
not an innocent get together of friends to reminisce on the old times before
he made his final commitment to his long time girlfriend. This particular
night out was a continuation of his past nights out of fights, drug use, and
talk of gunplay. You conveniently forget to mention the past convictions of
gun possession, controlled substance sales and the fact that Trent Benefield
couldn't even stay out of trouble after this incident, beating his pregnant
girlfriend bloody last year.
>
>
> On the other hand, you choose to make villains out of 3 men who have sworn
to protect the City and did so without incident or loss to life until that
fateful night. You choose to ignore the fact that none of the Cops involved
in the shooting were white, including Det. Oliver who is of Lebanese decent,
creating innuendo's that because his appearance is white, he's is so in fact
white and that racism was in play.
>
>
> Sean Bell was not unarmed that night. He was armed and he used his weapon
of choice, a 3200lb Nissan Altima that he struck down a Police Officer with
and hit an unmarked Police Van twice. This criminal was not a stranger to
the criminal justice system and I have no doubt in my mind that he had his
gut feeling that they were Cops that he was about to run over, just as we
had a gut feeling that he was up to no good.
>
>
> This was not a tragedy. You can sugarcoat this all you want, but Sean
Bells lifestyle, his choices in life, and his choices that night sealed his
fate. This is not a tragedy nor is this a unique story. If you choose to
live a life of crime, most likely you will die a violent death. The only
tragedy here is what 3 detectives had to go through for political reasons,
and yet another african American child is without a father due to his
choices in life. This is the true tragedy.
>
> As far as the prosecution is concerned, you can try and blame them all you
want. The prosecution was poor because there was no case to begin with. You
had 3 men politically indicted without regard of the Penal Law in which they
clearly did not violate. You had witnesses on the stand that changed their
story 3, 4 , and 5 times. You had witness that told stories that contained
physical impossibilities. You had witnesses that would do anything it takes
to take a cop down with them. You had witnesses that had been paid off by Al
Sharpton or given back door deals on pending cases by the DA's office to
'cooperate' and testify. You also had witnesses on the stand that got testy
and showed their propensity for violent outbursts, even in protected
environment such as a Court Room. No, the Judge did not have a hard time
reflecting on this case and coming down with a verdict. That's because there
was no case.
>
>
> So if I can build a time machine and tell my brothers what will happen if
they decide to take focus of their case and try to save a possible homicide
from happening in front of their eyes, what would the headlines say the next
day? I'll tell you:
>
>
> 'Past criminal kills family of 4 in drunken accident after Cops ignore man
going to his car in a drunken stupor, focusing on sting operation instead'
or 'Cops sitting inside club, doing sting operation, ignore talk of gunplay
as violence erupts outside , 3 dead, 1 wounded....Where were the Police?'
>
>
> Either way in the eyes of the media, we cannot win. Maybe you should look
in the mirror and you will see part of the recruitment and retention problem
the NYPD has. Next time you are the victim of a crime, why don't you call
Guzman or Benefield for help because according to you, they are the Heroes
and we are the Villains.
>
>
> If there happens to be violence, besides the ones perpetrating the
violence, I will personally hold each and every one of you 'reporters'
civilly liable if anything happens to me or my relatives for fanning the
flames of racial tension by failing to report the truth.
>
> On a further note I'd like to personally tell Gabe Pressman to go fuck
himself. Go fuck yourself Gabe.
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