That cop to shoothim in his back. There are more questionsthan there are answers. Jennifer this was coming. There was too muchrage in everybody and its beengoing on for years. Steven next thing i know,i picked up a brick and threw it straightthrough the window. upbeat music Protestors Chanting r it all began on a noteof prayer and mourning for 15 year old phillippannell, shot to death by policeon tuesday night. Natacha it was apeaceful vigil. Everybody just wanted tocome together and find out, like, why did this happen . Then the evening came. The crowd was getting angry. The police were pushing back. And then thats whenthe riot broke out. William the night of the riot,i was there. Very, very quickly,it just got out of control. People werethrowing rocks, broke windows inthe police building. Bryan ive gotpeople that theyre inside in fear of their life. We tore up everythingin our path. I wanted that policestation to be burned down. Thats how i felt. You know, i mean,he just killed my fr
that cop to shoothim in his back. there are more questionsthan there are answers. jennifer: this was coming. there was too muchrage in everybody and it s beengoing on for years. steven: next thing i know,i picked up a brick and threw it straightthrough the window. (upbeat music) (protestors chanting) r: it all began on a noteof prayer and mourning for 15 year old phillippannell, shot to death by policeon tuesday night. natacha: it was apeaceful vigil. everybody just wanted tocome together and find out, like, why did this happen? then the evening came. the crowd was getting angry.the police were pushing back. and then that s whenthe riot broke out. william: the night of the riot,i was there. very, very quickly,it just got out of control. people werethrowing rocks, broke windows inthe police building. bryan: i ve gotpeople that they re inside in fear of their life. we tore up everythingin our path. i wanted that policestation to be burned down. that s how i felt. you know, i me
and phillip pannell,i understand, was part of that. batron: the violators, it was just a name. you know, we wasn t a gang from the bronx, you know, what i m saying, or from staten island. we were just a bunch offriends that protected eachother. we had town rivals hackensack, englewood, you know,and they re like, we ll get into these fights andthen a cop comes break it up. but we wasn t a gang. we were just trying todefend ourselves, you know? we were alwaysoutnumbered. al: the demonizing of phillippannell, casting him as a thug. it had nothing todo with the shooting. that was not known tothe officer when he shot him. he didn t know whether hewas a choirboy or convict. mike: another thing youneed to understand about what happened in teaneck in april 1990 whenphillip was shot, was you got to turnback the clock a year to the centralpark jogger case. now, we all knowthat the central park jogger case was atravesty of justice.
police chief bryanburke insisted today that outsiders hadprecipitated the violence. bryan: there s astrong feeling that there might have beenoutside agitation. man: they came from hackensack. they came from englewood.just because they heard somethingwas going to go on and they wanted todestroy our town. it s true.we re gonna pay for this. they re not gonna pay for it. gervonn: the narrativethat you have, all these other people comingin is such a misnomer. and we see that time and timeagain to justify what happened. woman: it doesn t happen here.we are an interracial town. people moved tothis town because they want to live in this town. gervonn: people say, oh,they were just agitators. you know,people from the outside. no, the people that livedhere were angry. they were upset. the issue was not youngpeople turning over cars. charles: the issue is ayoung man that was shot in hisback. paul: from the perspectiveof the kids, they were frustratedand whether the frustration manifesteditself t
and phillip pannell,i understand, was part of that. batron: the violators, it was just a name. you know, we wasn t a gang from the bronx, you know, what i m saying, or from staten island. we were just a bunch offriends that protected eachother. we had town rivals hackensack, englewood, you know,and they re like, we ll get into these fights andthen a cop comes break it up. but we wasn t a gang. we were just trying todefend ourselves, you know? we were alwaysoutnumbered. al: the demonizing of phillippannell, casting him as a thug. it had nothing todo with the shooting. that was not known tothe officer when he shot him. he didn t know whether hewas a choirboy or convict. mike: another thing youneed to understand about what happened in teaneck in april 1990 whenphillip was shot, was you got to turnback the clock a year to the centralpark jogger case. now, we all knowthat the central park jogger case was atravesty of justice.