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Post by Cat shit stinks on Dec 9, 2005 17:24:25 GMT -5
December 08 2005- A federal jury Friday found that the city police department did not violate the civil rights of a black officer shot to death by two white colleagues who mistook him for a suspect.
Sgt. Cornel Young Jr., 29, was off duty and in plain clothes in 2000 when he was killed outside a diner as ran to respond to a fight.
The shooting sparked charges of racism in the police department.
The verdict came after a monthlong trial that centered on whether the department properly trained Officer Michael Solitro, one of the officers who shot Young. Solitro had been on the force for eight days, and Young's mother claimed the department did not adequately train him to recognize off-duty or plainclothes officers.
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Post by WaTcHeR on Dec 10, 2005 21:26:39 GMT -5
That's sad.
I'm sure both were good cops.
Racism? Don't know, maybe? A rookie cop who might have reacted a little fast, maybe.
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