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Activists call for system reforms after acquittals in Sean Bell case
The acquittal of three officers Friday in the shooting death of Sean Bell lays bare the flaws in a system desperate for reforms, civil rights activists said Sunday, calling for a special prosecutor to handle such cases.
"It is difficult, almost impossible, to prosecute on-duty police officers in police misconduct cases, especially those involving homicide allegations," said civil rights lawyer...
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