Jurors who acquitted four white New York police officers of murder in the slaying of an unarmed black man are defending their verdict as just. But on city streets and in sermons yesterday around the city, cries for social justice were heard in the verdict’s wake, with marchers and pastors alike calling for reforms in law enforcement and a federal inquiry into the shooting death of Amadou Diallo. Meanwhile, the Reverend Al Sharpton wants a boycott of some New York City businesses in the wake of the Diallo case. Sharpton is calling on African Americans to “hold our wallets.” The boycott is aimed at companies that contribute to the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, the policemen’s union in New York which helped finance the defense for the attorneys. We’ll have more on this story in just a few minutes.