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...begins a wild expedition that involves shark attacks (both real and fake), betrayal (guess who winds up getting the girl), murder and sex (not necessarily in that order). On the island, the trio discovers a community of travelers who coexist peacefully with a number of gun-toting drug farmers; paradise bordered by the leafy green of illegal substances. The pristine, natural setting of the beach is a direct contrast to the evil culture of intolerance that develops within the commune of travelers, a community on the fringes of society that enforces their own set of laws...
Shrrie Elliot, one of Diallo's neighbors, was walking home past Diallo's apartment on the night of the shooting and says she saw the four plainclothes officers climb out of their car, guns drawn, and surround Diallo's entryway. Defense lawyers had hoped that Elliot, an unwilling witness, would provide a key piece of information and leave it at that. She obliged to a certain extent, saying she heard someone yell "Gun!" before the shooting began. That cry, the defense team contends, is evidence the police saw Diallo as a threat and were justified in firing on the unarmed...
...Elliot's testimony continued, however, it became clear she wasn't doing the defense much good; she insists she couldn't tell who hollered "Gun!" and conceded on cross-examination that it could have been Diallo, despite previous declarations that it was one of the officers. Elliot also testified the officers shot at Diallo long after he'd fallen down, contradicting comments she made a year ago on WNBC, when she told an interviewer she "couldn't believe how long [Diallo] stayed up." Elliot, now considered a hostile witness by the defense, will face cross-examination next week...
...apparent inconsistencies may eventually nullify the legal effect of her testimony, it's hard to overestimate the emotional impact her tearful testimony may have on jurors, says White. "Up to this point, the testimony had been pretty dry." And although Elliot is admittedly unclear as to who yelled "Gun!" it may not matter in the long run. " There are two questions at the heart of this case," says White. "Did the police officers warn Diallo before they started shooting him, and did they keep shooting him after he'd gone down?" Even assuming the police did shout out before spraying...
...balanced budget - came in 1996. This year the Republicans have two problems: First, they've got this popular president with an ambitious agenda, and they don't want to be a do-nothing Congress; second, a lot of his issues, such as the Patient's Bill of Rights and gun control, are very popular with the public...