this morning as i got dressed, i heard the Sean Bell verdict on the televisions. Who's Sean Bell? Just another INNOCENT black man slain, the night before his wedding. 50 bullets. no weapon. no drugs. not even a speeding ticket. just a black man in his car with his two friends, celebrating his soon to be wedding with the mother of his two daughters. just another black man. when i heard they awarded Bell's estate 3.5 million, to his friend who was shot 11 times, 3 million and to the other friend who was shot 3 times, $900,000. Yes. 3 black men were shot, one assassinated while the other two left most of their life in that bullet ridden car.
when i heard the verdict, i was happy for all them considering they should never have to work again after such a traumatic and barbaric display by none other than NYPD. but then i thought about it , they probably won't ever work again, they probably won't ever feel comfortable going out to a bar again or going to the mall or playing basketball in their neighborhood. they'll never be the same again. for the two that were lucky or blessed enough to survive, physically they still have injuries and complications from the massacre but emotionally, i can only imagine what kind of effect being that close to death can have on someone. and for Bell who unfortunately lost his life - not too many people can survive 50 gunshot wounds, even with the 3.5 million dolloars, there is no closure to his fiance, his family and most of all his children.
no amount of money will ease the hole of him not being there. no amount of money can fill 50 holes especially.
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