P.Cash Quotable: Hip Hop Weighs In on the Sean Bell Verdict…
April 28, 2008 by P.Cash
“This is just another example that the justice system in America views a black life as worthless,”
Ice Cube
“It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that shooting an innocent, unarmed man 50-plus times is an excessive use of force,”
Chamillionare
“I don’t know what implications a guilty or not guilty verdict in the Sean Bell case has on our society. I only know for certain that we need more sensitivity training as part of the police curriculum. I also believe a more intimate dialogue must be promoted between police and communities. This process could change the perception by some in the ‘hood who view the police presence as an occupying force when they could or should see them as a security force working for the people.”
Russell Simmons
“The verdict is almost as tragic as the incident. “We’ve already lost [a] life, and now we’ve got a loss of justice and loss of reciprocation for what’s happened. And it cuts you on so many levels.”
Bun-B
Reference: MTV.com
