Session #106 · 1999–2001

Speech #1060005150

Amadou Diallo was shot 19 times in New York City when police mistook him for a rape suspect. In all. four white officers shot 41 times in Mr Diallos apartment That is not exactly correct. There was a doorway leading into his apartment house. Continuing to quote the letter from Congressman DANNY K. DAVIS: There have been nunerous incidents of this kind of unchecked police abuse throughout the Nation especially in African American communities. In 1997. police sodomized and beat Abner Loulma. a Haitian immigrant. while he was in police custody ii New York City. In Los Angeles. there was the police beating of Rodney King. In Chicago.
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
African American
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Victim Criminal

Speaker & context

Speaker
MAJOR OWENS
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
1999-02-23
Speech ID
1060005150
Paragraph
#2
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