Pulse Of The People The Diallo Verdict

by Naeem Jones
Photos by Basil Washington

Harlem, Feb 25- After three days of deliberations the jury members of the Amadou Diallo trial, found the police officerds not-guilty of all charges. Here are just some of the people who wanted to express their views.

 

Name: Moctar

Age: 31

Occupation: Textile Importer

Residence: Harlem

How do you feel about the Amadou Diallo Verdict?

"I really can't talk because I am very angry. Right now I am closing my store early to go to the Bronx."


Name: Sayeed Samad

Age: 59

Occupation: Department Of Health

Residence: Harlem

How do you feel about the Amadu Diallo Verdict?

"Right now I can't really speculate on the verdict, but right now my feelings are not going to be hurt because this verdict makes sense to me because the overall sense of America."

 


Name: Ace Frazier

Age: 31

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Residence: Queens

How do you feel about the Amadu Diallo Verdict?

"It is an injustice what they did to this young man and his family. When we as adults are teaching our young people not to break the rules, and you see Police Officers are breaking the rules. We should all be out somewhere to protest for Diallo starting now."

 


Name: Earl Morris

Age: ???

Occupation: Recreation Coordinator

Residence: Harlem

How do you feel about the Amadou Diallo Verdict?

"Totally unjust but I don't think it was something that we didn't know that was going to happen. The sign was when they moved the trial to Albany. That basically told you what the verdict was going to be. The trial was a political formality just to satisfy the conscience of the Bronx residents. It was a political move. It was one that Giuliani couldn't afford to lose because he is running for the senate. So by moving the trial upstate, he took it off his watch and put it in the hands of the upstate people who he knew were going to be in his favor and that is what he did."


Name: Neil Cole

Age: 68

Occupation: ???

Residence: Harlem

How do you feel about the Amadou Diallo Verdict?

"I am just disappointed because I am just hearing it for the first time, and don't know how Police Officers can shoot 41 bullets and walk."

 

 

 


Name: Jahmecca

Age: 23

Occupation: Security Monitor

Residence: Brooklyn

How do you feel about the Amadou Diallo Verdict?

"It was ridiculous, it just showed us how they treat Black people differently."

 

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