------------------------- Via Workers World News Service Reprinted from the Feb. 15, 2001 issue of Workers World newspaper ------------------------- BRONX, N.Y.: HUNDREDS HONOR AMADOU DIALLO Feb. 4 marked the second anniversary of the brutal killing of African immigrant worker Amadou Diallo at the hands of the New York Police Department's notorious Street Crimes Unit. Hundreds of people gathered outside his Bronx, N.Y., home for a vigil and demonstration. The unarmed Diallo died in a hail of 41 bullets while standing in the vestibule of his apartment building. Police later claimed that they mistook Diallo's wallet for a gun. Last year the four killer cops were acquitted of all charges after their trial was moved to mostly-white Albany. Adding insult to injury, federal investigators declined to pursue civil-rights violation charges against the cops. But those gathered here vowed never to forget Diallo. The crusade to stop killer cops and police brutality in New York and nationwide will continue, they said. --Workers World New York bureau - END - (Copyleft Workers World Service: Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this document, but changing it is not allowed. For more information contact Workers World, 55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011; via e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For subscription info send message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.workers.org) ------------------ This message is sent to you by Workers World News Service. To subscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
