Talk:Amadou Bailo Diallo
Amadou Bailo Diallo (September 2, 1975 - February 4, 1999) a 22-year-old man from Guinea was killed by four white members of the New York City Police Department's Street Crime Unit on February 4, 1999.
1999-1975=24. Granted, his birthday was 7 months off. Still, new math? I'm not fixing it myself because I don't know if it's 1975 or "a 22-year-old" that's wrong. --Charles A. L. 20:43, Nov 12, 2003 (UTC)
Yeah! Everything I've seen on the web says he was 22, and the sites that mention his birthdate also say he was born on September 2, 1975. Was he in suspended animation for a year or something? It seems like no one bothered to do the math. I've left out the age entirely, it's implied by the dates anyway. Tualha 01:06, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
I removed this text in my last edit:
- Although he was in the country legally, his visa was set to expire in April, 1999 which led to him filing a false asylum request with INS. In the filing he claimed to be from Mauritania, and that his family were victims of "human cleansing". His parents, Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo, were actually wealthy and well-educated Guineans. Some theorize that Diallo might have fled from police due to his fear over the fraudulent filing.
I think it's not really relevant, and didn't fit in well with the rest of the article. I read on one site that it was a theory put forth by one of the defense attorneys, the reasoning being that Diallo thought the cops were INS agents and panicked, perhaps doing something that would justify the use of deadly force. All very well, but it strikes me as farfetched and not really belonging here. As for the undisputed facts about the visa and false claim, ok, they're true, but as I said, not relevant.
Opinions?
Tualha 05:24, 8 Dec 2003 (UTC)
[edit] Article Name
I moved the page from Amadou Diallo (shooting victim) to Amadou Bailo Diallo, because seems a bit biased to call Diallo a "victim" in the title. There is still a lingering controversy over whether:
- the police were wrong to shoot him (he's a "victim"), or
- he responded improperly to arrest (he's not a victim)
We can avoid applying victim to him, simply by using his middle name. --Uncle Ed 19:43, 15 Dec 2003 (UTC)
