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Professor of Law Randall L. Kennedy urged crowd members to make sure that Diallo's death was not in vain...
...Diallo was shot 19 times last year by four New York City police officers while standing in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment. Last month, the officers--who said they mistook a wallet Diallo was holding for a gun--were acquitted of second degree murder charges in connection with the death...
Several speakers said that the Diallo shooting was related to deeper issues in American society, such as racism and abuse of police power...
...Diallo] was caught in the crossfire of a deeper American sickness, the sickness of racism," said Taylor, who is a student at the Kennedy School of Government...
Several speakers criticized New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's strict anti-crime policies, partly blaming them for Diallo's death...