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In 1997 Lemrick Nelson Jr. was sent to court for the killing of Yankel Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum has hit and killed a black boy in Crown Heights Brooklyn, a riot then broke out and Rosenbaum was attacked. This riot was clearly racist due to the fact the that the riot screamed “Theres a Jew! Get the Jew!” Lemrick Nelson was accuses of being part of this riot and was sent to court. He was found with a knife in his pocket, covered in blood. Although it seems Lemrick should have been guilty, he was found innocent. The courts decision in the case is completely wrong. Most of the evidence po