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Diallo protest moves to Washington and acquitted NYPD actions
The Diallo case prompt ed protests in Washington by Muslims and civil rights advocates urging federal civil rights action against the NYPD. Lawyers for the four officers plan to press legal arguments against federal charges as the Justice Department reviews the NYPD practice patterns and the Street Crimes unit involved. President Clinton suggested race influenced the verdict while urging calm as the February 1999 shooting in the Bronx remains under national scrutiny.
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