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March in Crown Heights for Sean Bell

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Students and teachers marched for justice today in Crown Heights for Sean Bell, who was killed by NYPD officers in November of 2006, after the officers involved in the shooting were acquitted of all charges.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

The marches started at Medger Evers College on Bedford Avenue with some 40 participants and marched along Eastern Parkway to Utica Avenue then back to the College through Empire Boulevard. Barricades were set up in front of 770 and a handful of officers were posted in front in case anything was to happen, and nothing happened.

For the Jewish residents who stood in front of 770 and watched this was a sort of flashback to the riots of ’91 in which Blacks marched, led by Al Sharpton, and called for Jewish blood, yet this march both small in size and resolve managed to attain 200 at its peak and ended peacefully.

The participants carried signs with the numbers, corresponding to the amount of shot that were fired, and counted them aloud while marching, also saying “no justice, no peace” and “we are Sean Bell”.

The march was escorted by significant police presents with brass from the Brooklyn South Task Force and the 71st Precinct.

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17 Comments

  • Of course

    Sure, why not march through the streets of crown heights, it’s all the jews’ fault anyway, isn’t it? Seriously, go march where the guy got shot. Btw, not that I don’t empathize with that poor girl who was set to marry him, and i’m sure he was a fine young man, but is it necessary to bring this to crown heights? There were no officials present, were there?

    Sure bring it to Crown Heights, we’ll take a punch in the gut for anything.

    Al Sharpton, you want some helpful advice, try “Marching” where the late Sean Bell got shot, not some distant street with no connection. Oh, but then you would be told to leave, oh yeah that’s right. Also, you wanna instill that fear, your so famous for organically growing, in the Jewish community.

  • CBN

    Finally!
    They learn to protest and not get all violent!
    This Bell person was at a club and got all violent with cops, cops thought had gun so shot and killed him day before his wedding, or week. Not sure.

  • Just wondering

    What was supposed to be accomplished by that? Legal action or publicity? Both of those were done already…

  • We are it

    Because they know that this is the center of the universe, the source of all living things, Bais Rabbainu.

  • justice

    No justice?
    Does justice mean the outcome has to be the way you like it?
    The elected justices came to the conclusion that the cops had done the right thing. That is justice. The judge didn’t rule after 3 minutes but there was a regular case with witnesses etc. Can the relatives of a convicted murderer scream there is no justice when their beloved father/brother/son gets put way for 20 years?
    There is no way these cops can be punished for doing their job properly, making ny a safer place. Punishing them would be an injustice to them.

  • Menny

    Cool!

    All I see in the Pictures are just a black HUGE Figure. SCARY! (But the pictures are Great.

    I think that this is wrong.
    Just because a few jewish people, beat up a black, It doesn’t mean that there has to be a riot.

    Tell me.
    How come there was no jewish riot when Efraim Klein was shot?

    This is Insane!

    Someone should do something about it!.

    Good Luck!

  • to wondering

    closed fists is black power salut, not hail hitler salute

  • Molly

    first of all, why in crown heights????
    second, sharpton was arrested while protestin gon the bklyn bridge???

  • CHer

    well its good nothing happened here during the protest

    since i herd that Al Sharpton and 190 others people were arrested today in Manhattan

  • Thank You!

    Who are they protesting against??
    We also agree that there should be peace in CH and beyond.
    Now who is disturbing the peace?!

    Well, based on crimes reported on CrownHeights.info were over 150 (yes, one hundred and fifty) crimes against Jews.
    Whereas the crime rate of a Black being attacked by a white is a whopping… 1!

    Anyhow, Thanks all of you for going out there and protesting for me against yourselves… while I enjoyed my coffee

  • Bob Goldstien

    This was a god thing, don’t panic folks we are safe, but we must give up the 2 members of the patrol, or we will have marchers that here instead!