Manhattan Strip Clubs: Sean Bell’s Family Wants Cops Kicked Off The Force
A day after federal investigators announced that there is “insufficient evidence” to pursue a civil rights case against the officers who shot and killed Sean Bell, relatives of the 23-year-old said they are after the officers’ badges. “Myself and my family are going to do everything possible to see that these police officers are fired,” said Bell’s fiancee, Nicole Paultre-Bell. “There is a history of black men being killed by police officers, and something needs to be done … We’re hoping to eventually meet with President Obama, and that he’ll do something, because this is a national problem.”
Following the acquittal of three officers involved in the 50-shot barrage that claimed Bell’s life outside a Queens strip club on the day of his wedding, the victim’s friends and family pushed for a federal civil rights trial. But according to Bell’s father, William, prosecutors felt they “were limited by statutes and evidence.” He told the Daily News: “My son’s dead, and they can’t do anything about it. He can’t even rest in peace.”
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