Amadou Diallo

Paper Summary:

An in-depth discussion about the murder of Amadou Diallo, who was shot by four white police officers under suspicious circumstances. The writer claims that the true facts of the nights events were blurred due to the sensationalizing of the facts by the press. The paper addresses issues of racism in general and in particular discusses racial profiling by police officers. It also mentions other cases when police were put on trial for murder and their verdicts.

From the Paper:

"A couple of years ago, an immigrant from West Africa was shot and killed by four Caucasian police officers, at the same time he reached for his wallet. The police officers were tried, but acquitted in court on racism and murder charges. Media coverage has highlighted that this was a racial issue, while downplaying the facts and putting what they feel will make the headlines, which may have been the reason for the police department having to go through trial."

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