The officers involved in the shooting death of unarmed New Yorker Sean Bell were acquitted of manslaughter.
The acquittal resulted in a major protest in New York.
Now, the New York City Police Department has moved to discipline the officers in the case. In addition to the three officers directly involved in the shooting, five others were cited, including the lieutenant supervising the undercover operation in which the officers were involved.
We'll bring you more on this in the coming days.
ALSO: During a conversation about whether New York police officers racially profiled people during stop-and-frisk searches, we talked briefly about the case of a freelance reporter for the New York Post who was stopped by police and subsequently filed a profiling lawsuit against the NYPD. The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is shepherding the suit.
Now, an update: the Post has severed their relationship with the reporter, Leonardo Blair.
The NYCLU (part of the ACLU) also produced a video specifically about the case.
Be assured there will be more news to come on both these fronts.
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