Remember Sean Bell, the man that was gunned down by police officers after leaving his own bachelor party?
Well a street in Queens will named after him. Sean Bell was shot 50 times by NYPD back in 2006 and he was one of the most remembered incidents that ever went down in NYC. It is a major accomplishment that the city is recognizing the events surrounding his death and are partially accepting fault by honoring him with a street but it isn’t without controversy.
The City Council yesterday approved renaming a Queens street after police-slaying victim Sean Bell, but several legislators said he wasn’t worthy of an honor often bestowed on cops killed in the line of duty.
With the council’s vote yesterday, three blocks of Liverpool Street in Queens, where Bell was shot and killed by cops on his wedding day, will be co-named Sean Bell Way.
“A City Council that places a man who nearly ran over police officers in the same category as heroes who risk their lives for us all every day needs to no longer have the authority to do street renamings,” fumed Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R-SI), who voted early in the meeting and left in protest.
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