And in New York, hundreds gathered on Friday for the funeral of Sean Bell, the 23-year-old unarmed African-American man who was shot dead by the police on his wedding day. The funeral was held in the same church where Bell was supposed to have been married just a week before. The funeral was attended by many relatives who lost loved ones to police brutality. They included Amadou Diallo’s mother, Patrick Dorismond’s mother and Nicholas Heyward Jr.’s father. After the funeral, Democracy Now! interviewed one community member outside.

Woman at funeral: “I came to pay my respects. I have an only child. My son called me and said, 'Mommy, did you hear the news?' And I said, 'Not again, not again. I can't believe this.’ So I came to pay my respect, 'cause I'm tired of the killing. I’m just worried that after Amadou, it’s the same thing again, and there’s going to be no justice, no peace.”

Amy Goodman: “What is the sign you carry tonight?”

Woman: “'Justice for Sean Bell.'”