Apr 25 2008
Sean Bell Case Verdict
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Today, the defendants in the Sean Bell case all got acquitted and now the black community is upset. If you don’t know already, Sean Bell was killed, on the night before his wedding, by three police officers, who were undercover. The officers tried to stop Bell from driving away, but Bell refused and drove until he hit a van. When Bell stepped out of his car, he was shot and killed.
The judge for this case ruled in favor of the three officers on trial, despite the prosecution providing around 50 witnesses. He stated that some of the witnesses contradicted themselves, and their demeanor were questionable; therefore, the prosecution couldn’t prove the officers were guilty, because there was doubt about the reliability of the witnesses.
The thing about criminal cases is that, there has to be proof without a reasonable doubt to prove the defendants are guilty. Convicting somebody because the prosecution’s story is sad, isn’t an ethical way to handle a trial. It’s really sad that he got killed the night before his wedding, but we still have to look at the facts. And frankly, the prosecution couldn’t muster enough reliable witnesses…










