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The three cops who killed Sean Bell on his wedding day in a 50-bullet barrage were cleared of all charges Friday - sparking tears inside the courtroom and anger on the streets outside.
"The defendants are not guilty of all charges," Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman declared.
Cooperman said the court "did not view the victims or the NYPD as having been on trial here.
"The burden was on the people to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Each defendant was assumed to be innocent."
Cooperman said justification was used as a defense, he had to consider the "mindset of the defendants, not the victims. What the victims did, was more important to resolve the issues at hand than what was in their minds."
-Officers who shot Sean Bell acquitted of all charges
"What the victims did, was more important to resolve the issues at hand than what was in their minds." Really? Really, bitch? What the victims did was what was important here? FuckqwefeqwFQWEGTAWRGAEW5GTRWASGV.
I called it last year, but I had hope...
"The defendants are not guilty of all charges," Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman declared.
Cooperman said the court "did not view the victims or the NYPD as having been on trial here.
"The burden was on the people to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Each defendant was assumed to be innocent."
Cooperman said justification was used as a defense, he had to consider the "mindset of the defendants, not the victims. What the victims did, was more important to resolve the issues at hand than what was in their minds."
-Officers who shot Sean Bell acquitted of all charges
"What the victims did, was more important to resolve the issues at hand than what was in their minds." Really? Really, bitch? What the victims did was what was important here? FuckqwefeqwFQWEGTAWRGAEW5GTRWASGV.
I called it last year, but I had hope...