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标 题: 纽约州议员WILLIAM COLTON对梁彼得案审声明
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纽约州议员WILLIAM COLTON对梁彼得案审声明
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ASSEMBLYMAN WILLIAM COLTON
155 KINGS HIGHWAY BROOKLYN NY 11223
718 236 1598
February 11 2016
PRESS CONTACT:
Kenny Zheng 347 268-2031
STATEMENT OF ASSEMBLYMAN WILLIAM COLTON ON THE CONVICTION OF PETER LIANG
While I was not a witness to the events leading to the tragic death of Akai
Gurley, and therefore, I cannot criticize the jurors in their determination,
yet I remain greatly concerned that Police Officer Peter Liang has been
made a scapegoat for the failings of many others in government which are a
much more real cause to this tragic death.
The death of Akai Gurley in the Pink House is a tragedy for all involved:
for the family of Akai Gurley who lost a loved one, for the family of Peter
Liang who have suffered the public anguish following this tragic accident
and for the families of all NYC Police Officers and the families of all
victims of criminal acts who stand to lose many more loved ones if law and
order and public safety is not preserved, No words can undo the suffering
for all these families.
Everyone should be looking for justice to be done. But I remain disturbed
that the prosecuting attorney made a closing argument to the jury implying
that this shooting was deliberate and that Police Officer Liang pointed his
gun at the victim- when none of the facts raised in the trial supported such
an argument. This was a highly prejudicial and inflammatory argument, which
should not have been allowed in a case where there was no evidence that the
gun was pointed at the victim or intentionally discharged. It is undisputed
that the bullet was discharged into a wall and not at where Akai Gurlety
was located and that it only tragically hit Mr. Gurley after bouncing off
the wall. All evidence shows that Police Officer Liang was not even aware
that anyone was hit until sometime after the gun was discharged. This
closing statement was so prejudicial and inflammatory that it may have
clouded the facts of the case for the jury and it may well be a valid basis
for an appeal of the determination.
Indeed there are many in government whose failings are much more a cause for
the tragic death of Akai Gurley, yet none of them were considered for
indictment. These include the New York Housing City Authority whose reckless
neglect allowed the stairways of the Pink Houses to remain dark and
dangerous for its residents, staff and police officers for months, It
includes the irresponsible rhetoric of public officials which fanned an anti
police climate. And it includes the inadequate training and the assigning
of two rookie police officers together in a dangerous, darkened stairway for
which they were never properly prepared.
For the sake of the well being of all the families of our great city, I hope
and pray that true justice, and not revenge rising from anger over many
past wrongs, will be achieved for all of our families. We can never
remove past injustices by creating new injustices.
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