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...what has brokered the reservation's transformation. As I read one of the panels, the whitest man I have ever seen, complete with massive gut, Boston accent and wife in tow, passes in front of me, headed for the slot machine. He looks around nervously and surreptitiously removes his wallet from his back pocket. He opens it and takes out a $1 bill, which he repeatedly attempts to feed into the machine. Looking back at his wife, he seems highly disappointed. "Helen, there's something wrong with it. Maybe it's not turned...
Last Friday, four New York City police officers were acquitted of second-degree murder charges in the shooting of Diallo, a West African immigrant. Diallo was struck by 19 bullets while standing in the vestibule of his Bronx apartment. Officers mistook a wallet that Diallo had held...
Bright led the demonstrators in chants of "Police tactics 101/It's a wallet, not a gun." They later counted in unison from one to 41--the number of shots that the four officers fired at Diallo...
...have our share of wallet larcenies," says HUPD spokesperson Peggy A. McNamara...
What happened next has been disputed in court. Both the prosecutors and the defense agreed that Diallo reached for his wallet. The officers said they thought he was reaching for a gun. They opened fire, discharging 41 bullets in total...