Injustice Continues
Well, I'm sure you have heard that the three officers on trial for the MURDER of Sean Bell have been given "not guilty" verdicts. Here's the verdict itself: Verdict read by Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman: BEFORE DEALING WITH THE BUSINESS AT HAND, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HONOR THE DECORUM OF THE COURT AND REMAIN QUIET AFTER THE VERDICTS ARE RENDERED. A TRIAL IS DEFINED AS A FORMAL EXAMINATION OF THE FACTS OF A CASE BY A COURT OF LAW TO DECIDE THE VALIDITY OF A CHARGE. IT IS ALSO DEFINED IN THE DICTIONARY AS A HARDSHIP. AND, IN MANY WAYS, THIS TRIAL WAS A HARDSHIP. BUT, IT WAS NOT A COMPETITION. TO OVERREACT TO THE OUTCOME WHILE YOU ARE IN THIS COURTROOM, WHETHER YOU ARE SATISFIED OR DISSATISFIED WITH THE RESULT, WOULD DETRACT FROM THE GREAT EFFORT THAT WAS EXPENDED TO ASSURE A FAIR TRIAL - - BY THE COURT PERSONNEL AND THE ATTORNEYS WHO HANDLED THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILL. BECA