2006-06-23 05:32:15 · 2 answers · asked by Toyre_826 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
They shot him because he was reaching for his ID in his pocket to prove to them that he wasn't who they thought he was, and the cops shot him 40 something times...
2006-06-23 05:35:49 · update #1
Amadou Bailo Diallo (September 2, 1975 – February 4, 1999), was a 23 year-old Guinean living in New York City who was killed under controversial circumstances by four police officers in the NYPD's Street Crime Unit, at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The killing prompted outrage both within and outside New York when information emerged indicating that Diallo was unarmed at the time and did not threaten the officers. The killing was viewed by many as police brutality stemming from a culture of racial profiling.
2006-06-25 15:50:14 · answer #1 · answered by mike g 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That was Amadou Diallo ... in NYC quite some time ago ....
the police are still "disharging their weapons" quite a bit these days ...
2006-06-23 12:37:13 · answer #2 · answered by LizTalks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋