The lethal shooting of unarmed African immigrant Amadou Diallo by four New
York Police Department officers in February 1999 became Exhibit A evidence
that perhaps Mayor Rudy Giuliani's programs to make the city's streets
safer had gone awry. A year after the killing, the officers responsible for
Diallo's death were acquitted on all charges in an Albany state court.
Civil rights activists have protested the verdict, and now the Justice
Department may file a civil rights case against the officers. Bookmark this
page to follow Salon's full coverage of the Diallo case.
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Harlem's un-Sharpton
Rudy Giuliani finds an ally in Imam Pasha, a black Muslim leader with a pro-Giuliani, pro-police message.
By Rob Mank
(04/06/00)
What Hillary Clinton won't say
Rudy Giuliani has dramatically reduced the number of shots fired by police at civilians in New York, as well as the number of people killed by anyone there.
By David Horowitz
(04/03/00)
The making of a boogeyman
Republicans revile him, Al Sharpton's influence has never been greater.
By Jesse Drucker
(03/30/00)
He's tough, but he isn't crazy
Why does everyone want to put Rudy Giuliani on the couch when he throws a temper tantrum?
By Robert A. George
(03/30/00)
What the NYPD did right
By exercising restraint against rioters after Patrick Dorismond's funeral, the police gave Giuliani a chance to regain the moral high ground -- but will he take it?
By Stanley Crouch
(03/29/00)
Diallo is a martyr, but the cops aren't murderers
Racism didn't kill the African immigrant, but his death has forced the police and the community to reckon better with one another.
By Stanley Crouch
(03/01/00)
A tale of two killings
Did politics play a role when Rudy Giuliani demanded a federal civil rights suit against the killer of Yankel Rosenbaum, but opposes one in the Diallo case? Ya think?
By Jesse Drucker
(03/01/00)
Willful misbehavior or tragic accident?
The Justice Department would have a tough time proving police deprived Diallo of his civil rights when they shot him, one expert says.
By Daryl Lindsey
(02/29/00)
Brutal verdict
Behind the acquittal of four officers is a clear indictment of standard police procedure in Giuliani's New York.
By Bruce Shapiro
(02/26/00)
The beating goes on
Just another acquittal of police officers who killed a black man. I'm angry, but I'm not surprised.
By Jill Nelson
(02/26/00)
How will the acquittal play in the Giuliani-Clinton Senate race?
"Let's move this out of politics," the mayor says. Fat chance, when his opponent's husband gets to decide whether federal civil rights laws apply.
By Jesse Drucker
(02/26/00)
Playing politics with death
Protesting the police killing of Amadou Diallo is no way to organize a movement for social justice.
By Jim Sleeper
(02/24/00)
Pity the poor immigrant
The cast of characters in the Diallo trial -- from Rudy's NYPD to the Rev. Al Sharpton -- is priceless, so why does TV drag in Bernhard Goetz?
By Sean Elder
(02/09/00)
Is sodomy with a stick worse than death?
The outcry over Justin Volpe's abuse of Abner Louima -- compared with comparative silence about decades of police killings -- suggests assaulting someone's manhood is worse than killing him.
By Jill Nelson
(05/26/99)
The trouble with Rudy
Reaction to the killing of an African street vendor by police shows the growing protest power of the city's immigrant communities.
By Neal Pollack
(02/12/99)
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