I woke up ready for a happy day only to have Gothamist alert me to the fact that yesterday marked the unfortunate anniversary of the Sean Bell shooting:

“On November 25, 2006, groom-to-be Sean Bell and his friends were leaving the Kalua nightclub in Queens when undercover police confronted them. In the ensuing confusion (the police thought the men were armed or were retrieving a gun, uncertainty over whether the police identified themselves and whether Bell and his friends thought they were being carjacked) five undercover cops fired 50 times at Bell’s car. His friends were wounded and Bell, who was to be married the next day, was killed. Earlier this morning, his family, friends, and supporters held a vigil marking the second anniversary of his death. While three police officers were found not guilty in April, Bell’s family has met with federal authorities, who may pursue a civil rights case.”

You can read TakePart’s coverage of the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict HERE and HERE and instead of focusing on the problems in society you should definitely takepart with the People’s Justice Coalition.

*photo from clofresh’s flickr stream (creative commons)