Published: February 17, 1999
Unarmed, Amadou Diallo, killed by four New York City Police Officers
The Citywide Coalition for Justice, an ad hoc group of organizations, activists, religious leaders and elected officials, calls on all citizens of New York, across race, class, religion, age, gender and sexual preference to join in expressing their outrage at the murder of Amadou Diallo and take action against police brutality on Monday, February 22, 4:30 to 6:30 at City Hall.
Mr. Diallo, a 22-year-old immigrant from Guinea, was killed on February 4 by four New York City Police Officers who fired a total of 41 rounds, hitting him 19 times. Mr. Diallo, a Muslim, was unarmed, had no criminal record and was not under investigation. Like so many other immigrants, he came to New York in search of a better life. Instead, what he found was death at the hands of employees of the NYPD.
The murder of Amadou Diallo is the most recent and violent instance of police brutality toward Black, Latino, and Asian citizens that spans decades. Both Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Police Commissioner Howard Safir have failed to address these systemic problems.
According to the Amnesty International Report, "United States of America: Police brutality and excessive force in the New York City Police Department" (June 1996), "In these and other cases police officers appeared to have resorted to unwarranted levels of force out of all proportion to any threat posed, in violation of their own guidelines." (P.10)
We support all organizing around the issue of police violence and ask organizations planning local actions on February 22nd to join us at City Hall at 4:30.
We call on all New York's citizens to join the on-going fight against police violence.
We call on ALL citizens of New York to join together on Monday, February 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 for a mass rally at City Hall. Enough is Enough!
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