Acquittal in Wedding Day Shooting Sparks NYC Protests

Staff / Truthdig Apr 27, 2008 Vowing that "this city is going to deal with the blood of Sean Bell," the Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of New Yorkers in a march through Harlem to protest this week's acquittal of three police officers involved in the 2006 shooting that claimed the 23-year-old Bell's life and injured two friends on his wedding day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NYPD Engaging in ‘Proactive’ Protester Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2006 The N.Y. Times examines internal police reports in which NYPD commanders discuss their use of "proactive arrests," covert surveillance and psychological tactics at antiwar rallies in 2002. The country that wages preemptive war now has a city police force making "proactive" arrests. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )