Comments on: Truth of Sean Bell Shooting

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:22:56 +0000

Another note… I hate this Hate Crime bullsh**. Anyone that classifies a crime as a hate crime due to race is racist themselves. I feel we are all the same when we get down to the center of things, so any crime against another person I feel is a hate crime.
HATE CRIME=CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

By: Kelvin

Kelvin — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:17:07 +0000

One question to all of you who beleive that Bell was a criminal and “got what he deserved”. Do you think the police knew his previous history before they fired those shots? So how is this even a valid arguement for what happened? This could have happened to anyone that reacted badly to a situation.

By: RealityCheck

RealityCheck — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 22:10:34 +0000

Right… so let me get this right, they are black and killing them is fine as long as the people who kill them are black.

As a black person I find your post very very offensive. Don’t you know at the big house the master had blacks who supervised the slaves, following your logic that is fine.

So 40 shots is fine because they are bad people (read black youths), how many times would you shoot a black for shoplifting, maybe just a couple times.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:32:13 +0000

@Noah – Insulted? Really? No one’s skin can be that thin. It was self-serving commentary to be sure, but I hardly assumed I’d insult anyone on the other side of the argument. haha. Just kind of ribbing you a bit, which has proved quite easy. But final word – let’s not over think this. 40 shots is too many. As I’ve said, and as everyone will eventually conclude, the actions were excessive. Despite you ultra impressive diversion tactics, and jaw dropping vocabulary, you have not convinced me that the cop didn’t panic. It’s obvious.

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:58:18 +0000

@Boris: Yes, I can be argumentative if I am passionate about something. But, if you insult someone by calling yourself the “cooler head,” expect them to respond. Otherwise, that is pretentious. Turning it personal makes your argument seem much less cerebral. And, you are incorrect to think that I am the only one person in the world who isn’t assuming guilt. Read the papers, watch a talk show, listen to non-politicians… This is just an uncomfortable topic that many chose not to respond to, which is understandable.

@Helen: Yes, that is a good point and made me stop and think, but I am not saying that the fact that a guy died is questionable. I am saying that the amount of shots fired is questionable. I believe Mr. Bell took his life in his own hands when he accelerated his car toward a cop, and then when he tried again to hit him a second time. It seems to me that not too many are blaming the cops for shooting at all, it is the sheer volume of fires, which is the part that I believe is questionable.

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:49:25 +0000

Fishy? At least questionable? Is that how callus we are – a man dies and its “questionable”?

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:44:28 +0000

@Noah: Sounds like you’re the arguing type. The reason why the public minus Noah is so unanimous on this is because it’s so obvious to everyone. There is no circumstance in which this was not excessive.

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:21:36 +0000

@Boris: Generally, the people who indict without a trial and assume guilt are not considered “cooler heads.” The police, as far as I have read, have not condemned the officers (save for paid leave until it is resolved, which is S.O.P.), nor has a court, so basically it is the public who is shocked at the volume of shots that were fired who assume this is an open-and-shut case. Yes, one officer fired a shitload of bullets, and it is AT LEAST questionable and at most criminal, but none of us know enough to assume anything.

@Savonne: According to Michael Oliver, he reloaded because he thought his magazine jammed…. Sounds fishy, but when one is hearing shots all around them and is scared for their life, some confusion is understandable.

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 22:07:09 +0000

@Noah – Sorry, didn’t mean to assume anything, I thought cooler heads had prevailed. Would you still say that you “loathe to assume fault”?

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:38:20 +0000

Can anyone cite an article they have read where the cops said they were sorry or admitted making a mistake? As far as I knew, there was some gag order on the case. I would love to read what they said! This is all I can find: http://www.nysun.com/article/46492 @Boris: Who said that everyone has "come around?"