On Feb. 25, four NYPD officers were acquitted in the shooting of Amadou Diallo, a West African immigrant who died a year ago when he was shot 19 times after police mistook his wallet for a gun. What do you think of this controversial acquittal?

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  If Diallo was so innocent, why was he taking his wallet out of his pocket? Huh? Huh? Answer me that.

  Michell Ness
  Machinist

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  What were those cops supposed to do? Draw their guns without firing and repeat their verbal warning?

  Irene Pollack
  Homemaker

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  You have to understand, there's no time to reflect when you have to make a split-second decision whether to fire 41 times.

  Tina Botte
  Psychologist

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  People are so misinformed about this case that they're missing the most important point: Amadou Diallo will never kill again.

  Richard Lefkowitz
  Orthodontist

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  This is symptomatic of a much larger societal problem: the growing reliance of U.S. wallet manufacturers on gun-shaped designs.

  Marcus Torrance
  Systems Analyst

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  Give those cops a break. It's not like they sodomized the guy with a mop handle or anything.

  Mel Soonachian
  Maintenance Worker