BIG WINDUP IN DIALLO CASE FINAL ARGUMENTS DRAMITIC; DELIBERATIONS START TODAY SPORTS FINAL Edition 1

He used testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses to show that the vestibule where [DIALLO] was shot was well-lighted and that the unarmed vendor had reason to fear as the four plainclothes cops approached. "Amadou Diallo never stood a chance. ... Put yourself in Amadou Diallo's sho...

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Published inDaily news (New York, N.Y. : 1920)
Main Author TARA GEORGE DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER With Maki Becker and Leslie Casimir
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 23.02.2000
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Boss, Kenneth
Carroll, Sean
McMellon, Edward
Murphy, Richard
Warner, Eric
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Summary:He used testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses to show that the vestibule where [DIALLO] was shot was well-lighted and that the unarmed vendor had reason to fear as the four plainclothes cops approached. "Amadou Diallo never stood a chance. ... Put yourself in Amadou Diallo's shoes ... standing in the vestibule of his own home, unarmed ... doing nothing wrong. ... Somewhere on this night, they lost sight of Amadou Diallo's humanity, and they lost their own perspective in the process." Definition: Was the cops' behavior so wanton and reckless, and wholly with disregard to human life, that they caused Diallo to die?