21 February 1999 - Diallo: police thinking

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 1999 : 21 February 1999
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What went through the minds of the four officers as they fired 41 bullets at Amadou Diallo? Was it something like "Why don't they issue us AK-47 assault rifles?" Or was it more along the lines of, "Why don't they arm us with rocket launchers?"


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