Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Officers In Sean Bell Case May Be Fired

Could the officers, in the Sean Bell case, who were found not guilty by a juror face the possibility of losing their jobs. Well, that depends on what further action the police department takes:

On Tuesday, additional charges were filed accusing the three detectives and one other shooter who wasn't charged in the criminal case with firing outside of police guidelines. Isnora, who followed the men and fired first, also was charged with ''taking enforcement action while acting in an undercover capacity while other non-undercover officers were available.

In addition, the department accused a lieutenant of failing to properly plan the undercover operation, and two more detectives of failing to properly process the crime scene.

The officers are to be tried by an administrative judge, with private attorneys defending the officers. The trial commissioner makes recommendations to police Commissioner Ray Kelly, who has final say. It is unclear when proceedings would begin.


Do you think the officers should be fired?

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