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Here we go: Sources tell the Daily News that a drug dealer told the police he was shot by Sean Bell during a turf war last summer. Apparently the dealer was arrested on Sunday, and a source said, "He hoped to cut a deal somehow with this information, but so far his account seems credible."
The dealer had been shot by a rival drug dealer in Queens, but he wasn't able to identify him. But when Bell's photograph was shown after he was killed in November, the dealer says he recognized him as his shooter. It remains to be seen how credible this person is, but it's certainly a hot potato of information, given the heated emotions the Bell shooting prompts.
Police critics have been prepared for Bell's character to be dragged through the mud during the upcoming trial. A lawyer representing Bell's family, Sanford Rubenstein, said, "What relevance does it have to what happened that night? None. Does that justify what happened? Absolutely not." Still, defense lawyers think this could help paint a certain picture of Bell in potential jurors' minds. That will be some voir dire during the jury selection.
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that is complete, utter BS!!! it has absolutely no relevance to the case.
damn, are the cops desperate or what??!!!
Indeed, Jen, that is one "hot potato of information". One might even go so far as to say that that information is one hot potato. One might say that.
That's pretty dirty.
He could be satan incarnate, the fact is if the cops unlawfully opened fire then they should get the full extent of the law. Maybe next time I run into my girlfriends physically abusive ex, I can bash his brains in with a bat because he's got a 'history'.
Im laughing at how this information 'leaked' out.
"He could be satan incarnate, the fact is if the cops unlawfully opened fire then they should get the full extent of the law."
Very true.
However, if Sean Bell's criminal history corroborates the claim that he resisted police questioning, then it might be relevant after all.
this may not have relevance, but i will tell you what does:
the arrest records of the occupants of the vehicle.
since the cops will prob not testify, the occupants of the car will and the defense will dig their talons in deep.
apologies, if this is a double posting
i think that resistance to police questioning would apply only if cops identified themselves (anybody know more??) which does not appear to be the situation here.
There seems to be an important issue being overlooked, the utter lack of proper firearms training being given to our city's finest. 50 SHOTS FIRED!! That is inexcusable marksmanship. With more than 30 shots comming from one officer, he had to have fired his weapon until it was empty, removed the empty clip, taken a full clip out of his pouch, reloaded his weapon, and continued firing, all to subdue one suspect. An incompetent jackass like that has no business sharing the streets with those of us who prefer not to die from stray gunfire. A great deal of my Army career was spent training young people to handle firearms, I made the division pistol team 5 years in a row, and I have a concealed carry permit that is reciprocal almost everywhere but New York. I'm not allowed to carry a handgun in this city, but if you are a mafia hitman or you can't hit the broadside of a barn then there is a rewarding posting to the NYPD in your future. C'mon NYC, all the red states are laughing at you.
brilliant analogy, reg. seeing that the city has trained and hired you to enforce the law and all. it's also refreshing to hear that you have all the 'facts' straight for us.
Has anyone mentioned how hot of a potato this information is?
I think it's completely relevant if he shot a drug dealer. It shows his character. Sean Bell was arrested 3 times, once for ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION and twice for selling crack.
He also got drunk and wanted to gang-bang a stripper with 2 of his friends the night before his wedding. Although he was no angel he didn't deserve to be shot to death.
Or how, "given the heated emotions the bell shooting prompts", one might serve said potato? Perhaps with bacon, sour cream and lukewarm prose?
the only issue here is the poor marksmanship - if the cops had fired once, and hit their mark, and he was still dead - it would have been end of story. the mook was evading, tried to use the vehicle as a deadly weapon, and was up to no good. I feel bad for his bride to be, she lost her man and her baby's daddy, even if he was a piece of shit, and now the vultures are using her for their 'cause'. it's shameful.
And Sean Bell is black! Criminals all of them!
l0b0t if you're such an excellent marksman like you say you were and if you really did serve, you'd know as well as I do that you shoot to end the threat.
And you should also be well aware of the type of stress a shooter goes through when the adrenalin is pumped to the max and when you've got others shooting at the same person/thing/object with you.
You should also be well aware that a lot of cops rarely put in any range time other than to make quals.
On a minor note, you also oughta know the difference between a "clip" and a "magazine". After all, you were in the Army, right?
It's always easier to armchair quarterback...
But OF COURSE that asshole Bell was no innocent daisy. What kind of moron would have tried to ram police officers (or anyone for that matter) with their vehicle. The guy's a fucking low-life criminal who pulled the Race Card to try to get out of trouble. And you cretins gave him creedence, even when at least two of the cops that shot him were black themselves.
SEAN BELL IS A CRIMINAL ASSHOLE!
this is sad for me, i have a good friend who was murdered recently. the only press on him was what they found on his rather impressive record, which was an inaccurate way to judge him. knowing someone on paper and in real life is totally different- whatever someone's history is they still love and have people who love them. justice should be served, our police are supposed to protect us, not kill us, regardless of our past mistakes.
if you want to talk about THE PAST, let's talk about the legacy of slavery, segregation, disenfranchisement, and institutional racism in this country that has bred poverty and ignorance that results in young people turning to drugs and violence.
personal responsibility? no thanks, i've got the slavery card.
Sean Bell wasn't killed because of his "past mistakes." He was killed because of his LAST mistake, i.e. trying to ram his way out of the situation. Most of us would have stopped the car if we're boxed in and surrounded by people with guns. They claimed they were afraid someone was trying to rob them. Most people would just give the supposed robbers what they want. Money can be replaced, life and limb can't. Robbers or cops, if they haven't started firing, you don't give them an excuse. And actually robbers would have shot first instead of just pointing a gun at you.
Who gives a #@*! A torta grills in Brooklyn!!!!