“Until the Diallo killing put a movement in the streets so telegenic no news editor could resist it, Giuliani had proven that a mayor could dis NYC's largest ethnic group for five full years and pay no price for it.”

The wall of Jericho collapsed to that sound and so will Giuliani as a credible candidate for any future office.

“Like a New York version of the Argentinian mothers of the disappeared, the mothers and sisters of police-brutality victims have become a ubiquitous and heart-wrenching presence at protests, rallies, and teach-ins”