Gothamist: Queens Shooting: Protest Marches Held in Queens

akb

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:17:35 -0500

Lets face it the cops were dumb and thoughtless! Why didnt they just let the drive by shooting occur and let some body else get killed and this entire story would be a whole turnaround. They wouldve caught up with them sooner or later on the drug bust anyway. I wonder who would be the victims then. Dumb move by NYPD especially with the history behind Kalua's. His friends didnt make the situation much positive by shouting "Yo go get my gun". RIP sean bell Posted by akb

Bob Loblaw

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:43:22 -0500

DING DING DING DING!!!! What do have for her Johnny?

nycwoman

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:35:39 -0500

It seems that the activists are forgetting that Sean Bell nearly ran over a police officer and rammed into their undercover van twice. He was in a sleazy club known for beng a source of prostitution and drugs. He was with people who were fighting over a woman who refused to let them gang-bang her. A fight was breaking out, and someone was armed. I am not saying his shooting was justified, but the cops' response is understandable, given the circumstances. Sean Bell and his friends were certainly no angels. Sounds mean, but his widowed fiancee is probably better off without him.

Matt

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:26:26 -0500

"Today we begin a boycott of nonblack businesses, or rather white businesses, that support a white power structure..." HOW IGNORANT CAN YOU PEOPLE BE? FIVE COPS were involved in the Bell shooting. ONLY ONE WAS WHITE. You wan to do something productive? Stop acting like a bunch of uneducated monkeys and realize that this is an NYC problem, not a race issue.

Bryan

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:51:23 -0500

These people are stupid.

Ownership Check

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:02:05 -0500

Way to stick it to Old Navy ... which is owned by Gap, Inc... which is publicly traded. Chances are pretty good YOU own some in your pension and mutual funds regardless of your race!

Reality

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:36:30 -0500

#3 Don't be so dramatic. As it stands, Sean Bell's kids are not orhans. They have their mother and close family surronding them. Sadly, they will not have their father, but I would hardly call them orphans.

I am not Star Jones

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:07:54 -0500

there is no new black panther party -- just a loose collection of people who have no new ideas on how to move closer to creating true equity for all Americans so they have to bite on an idea that came out of a different time. Whenever the media reports on them and their actions -- just remember the group won't exist in the next 5-10 years but Sean Bell's children will still be orphans.

Bob Loblaw

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:14:35 -0500

Could this be anymore racist?: *"Today we begin a boycott of nonblack businesses, or rather white businesses, that support a white power structure...* Not only is it a racist statment it's also hypocritical. not paying taxes, driving cars, buying gas, buying produce, traveling, communting, not working would be just as or more effective in stopping this so called "white power structure". hey! why don't we throw in voting as well... don't vote in the next election, that'll stop those cops. nonsense! retrictions on police activity is a very bad idea. the police and federal agencies enforce the law which in turn enforces the very basis of the consitution, your constitutional rights... your civil rights. on an unrelated note: nightclubs get padlocked becuase they do not enforce illegal activity in their clubs such as drugs (mostly controlled substances). Why should my livlihood be threatened and mocked by the gangs of armed drug dealers flowing like water in your club? it shouldn't and that is why clubs get padlocked, the activity within is illegal—and so be it. it surely does not hurt the economy. many of these clubs are cash businesses and offer no real incentive to commerce. they're constantly under the watchful eye of the treasury department (secret service and irs) for tax evasion and sometimes in isolated cases, credit card fraud, money laudering and racketeering) which drains money from your pockets into the federal piggy bank for intensive investigations. it's nonsense.

kevin bracken

Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:22:03 -0500

wow, way to fuel racial tension :\ i think the thing to do is impose severe restrictions on police powers in the city of new york. for example, how is it that they can impose a ban on our constitutional rights to assemble without going through council? or why can they just go padlocking nightlife businesses, threatening people's livelihoods as part of a war on culture? don't get me wrong, the current homicide rate is nothing short of astounding and great for New York, but when cops are committing homicide, perhaps they ought to be reeled in.