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Criminal

Mar. 17, 2000

Diallo Case Should Serve to End Excessive Force

By Tracy K. Rice The stunning verdicts in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo reflect a gross miscarriage of justice and only serve to prove that police brutality and excessive force continue to be among the most serious, enduring and divisive civil rights violations in the United States, particularly in poor communities and communities of color. It was a sad day for New York City. It was a sad day for our nation.

By Tracy K. Rice
         The stunning verdicts in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo reflect a gross miscarriage of justice and only serve to prove that police brutality and excessive force continue to be among the most serious, enduring and divisive civil rights violations in the United States, particularly in poor communities and communities of color. It was a sad day for New York Cit...

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