41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots 41 shots
And we'll take that ride 'Cross this bloody river
To the other side
41 shots
Cut trought the night
You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule
Praying for his life
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin
41 shots
Lena gets her son ready for school
She says "On these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you
Promise you'll always be polite,
That you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it in your heart, is it in your eyes
It ain't no secret
41 shots
And we'll take that ride
'Cross this bloody river
To the other side
41 shots
Got my boots caked in this mud
We're baptized in these waters and each other's blood
Is it a gun, is it a knife
Is it a wallet, this is your life
It ain't no secret
It ain't no secret
No secret my friend
You can get killed just for living
In your American skin
41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ... 41 shots ...
41 shots
Taking that road crossing this river of blood
To get to the other side 41 shots
Spezzano night
're kneeling over his body at home praying for his life
It 's a gun , is a knife
E 'portfolio, this is your life There's no secret
There's no secret No secret my friend
You can get killed just because you're living in your American skin
41 shots Lena prepares her son to school
says, "Going down the street, Charles
You have to learn that there are rules
If a cop stops you
Promise you'll always be polite, not run away What
never promise my mother that you keep your hands in sight"
It 's a gun, a knife is
E' portfolio, this is your life There's no secret
There's no secret No secret my friend
You can get killed just because you're alive In your American skin
It 's a gun, a knife is
' s in your heart, in your eyes It's no secret
41 shots
Taking that road crossing this river of blood to reach the other side
41 shots
now I have his boots caked with this mud
We were baptized in these waters and in the blood other
It 's a gun, a knife is
E' portfolio, this is your life There's no secret
There's no secret No secret, my friend My
You can get killed just because you're living in your American skin
February 4 Amadou Bailo Diallo 1999, Liberian student of twenty-three, was killed in controversial circumstances by four police officers of NYPD Directions Crimes Unit.
The accident occurred at the 1157 Wheeler Avenue in a section of the Bronx. In a routine search of a rapist that could match the appearance of Diallo, the four police officers Edward McMellon, Sean Carroll, Kenneth Boss and Richard Murphy Diallo demanded to be recognized. Diallo put his hands in his pocket and the police, thinking about the draw of a gun, fired. Exploded 41 shots, hitting Diallo 9 times. The scandal that hit the department was born from the fact that Diallo had no gun on him, only the portfolio, it can be assumed, Diallo wanted to pull out to show their documents. In addition, the incredible amount of shots fired at the cops were accused of U.S. brutality, racism and ease of use of weapons was further aggravated by the investigations it was discovered that the policeman did not explode Edward McMellon a shot, thereby increasing the average shots fired by the other three colleagues. Diallo's death brought to light several issues related to uncontrolled immigration, had quit in April 2002 the unit Directions Crimes and the department had to compensate the families with three million dollars (for a demand equal to eighty million dollars). The campaign for the election of the Mayor of New York in 2005 was hard fought on the facts that occurred in Diallo: Fernando Ferrer, candidate for the constituency of the Bronx spoke of the tragic accident completely exonerate the actions of four police officers, who also did, after many trials and appeals, found innocent 25 February 2000 on charges of second-degree murder and dangerous behavior.
(source: Wikipedia)
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