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- Gabberwok, on 05/08/2008, -13/+143The only thing Sharpton really cares about is Sharpton.
- inactive, on 05/08/2008, -22/+130Sharpton is a joke.
- roosevans, on 05/08/2008, -43/+139I have always felt Rev. Al Sharpton to be a "race mongering" publicity hound and I am a black American. The death of Sean Bell was an unfortunate accident but Sean Bell and his party's none compliance with the police led to this accidental slaying, in my opinion.
- MookiBlaylock, on 05/08/2008, -8/+85Sharpton hasn't done his job until he's arrested.
- AustinMandi, on 05/08/2008, -18/+89To me, an unfortunate accident does not involve out-of-uniform officers spraying your car with 50 bullets. And I am a white American. Say whatever you will of Sharpton but I seriously doubt Mr. Bell's would-be wife is protesting for some media face time.
- proliance, on 05/08/2008, -5/+73Blocking traffic? People trying to get to work, the doctor or taking the kids to daycare somehow deserve to be punished by Al Sharpton? He's lucky he didn't get run over.
- AshamedAmerican, on 05/08/2008, -6/+44Attention Whore.
- Falldog, on 05/08/2008, -6/+43Congratulations to Sharpton for making a non-race issue into one.
- RealmDown, on 05/08/2008, -12/+48"A verdict for us is true justice and a positive step forward."
"A Verdict against us is racist conspiracy." - oldhick, on 05/08/2008, -12/+45I don't quite understand the non-compliance... From what I've read, the non-uniformed cops rushed them with guns drawn. Now I don't know where you're from, but my hick ass would freak out if I was walking out of a strip club to find a bunch of dudes with guns drawn running towards me. I think I would try to jump in my car and get the hell out of dodge!!!
- Jsmuli2, on 05/08/2008, -11/+43I hope he stays in jail. I don't care what he says anymore, how about that time he got those two jewish kids killed and walked away from it? He's so quick to be up in arms about race yet he himself has caused more harm than good.
- shyner, on 05/08/2008, -2/+32The only thing I don't like much about Sharpton, is that I can almost gaurantee that if this was the exact same situation with a white guy being shot he wouldn't be doing anything. George Bush might not care about black people, but Al Sharpton ONLY cares about black people it seems.
It's a just cause, however. So dugg! - flip2trip, on 05/08/2008, -11/+41Sharpton is a waste of oxygen.
- The_Red_Monkey, on 05/08/2008, -6/+36Most of the cops were minorities involved in the shooting. The man was heard saying let me go get my gun. I think that's enough. I am tired of the fake outrage.
Sharpton lives in a mansion, wears $5000 suits and drives around in expensive cars. Why the hell is no one outraged over that? - dinot, on 05/08/2008, -4/+33While I think that the acquittal was ***** up, I don't see how encouraging people to "shut the city down" with civil disobedience was going to change anything, other than distract from the real issue at hand while potentially ending up with many innocent people hurt, or even killed. Luckily, that didn't happen and I must commend the protesters for not acting upon it.
I really wish this guy would either shut the ***** up or at least realize that people tend to ignore you when you act like an *****. He's really not doing the civil rights movement any favors. - flip2trip, on 05/08/2008, -4/+3251?
- Falldog, on 05/08/2008, -11/+34I'm sure if you were sitting in the traffic your opinion would be different.
- Falldog, on 05/08/2008, -9/+29Sharpton has a history of inciting riots, and as a leader of an illegal protest, would be the primary person to remove.
As for reasons to ***** on him, there are a ton already. - Cognoscenti247, on 05/08/2008, -5/+24Unfortunately, the facts of the story are being ignored. These police officers (TWO OF WHICH WERE BLACK) were patrolling a crime-ridden area of town of which the strip club was a CENTRAL criminal element. They approached these four individuals. After identifying themselves as police officers; one fled the scene, the others jumped in a car and TWICE tried to RUN OVER the policemen. If they were innocent, they should have just complied.
And Al Sharpton is a disgrace....I am a black man trying to transcend the stupidity and reckless abandon of our youth (and in many cases our adults). However, this man, the democrats, welfare, etc, continue to keep us on the plantation. Why march to protect the legacy of a felon that tried to commit an act of Vehicular homicide on a police officer? I guess we still need Sharpton to mischaracterize and promote racial inequality, otherwise, we would have to take responsibility for our poor communities, education and crime statistics. Very sad. - wynja, on 05/08/2008, -35/+53I've no love for Sharpton, but this actually raised my appreciation of him greatly.
- cawpin, on 05/08/2008, -5/+22No, he's always an ass. His job is done when he wakes up each morning.
- RealmDown, on 05/08/2008, -2/+18And an unfunny one at that.
- 1337Einstein, on 05/08/2008, -13/+29An accident? How much weapons fire does there have to be before you might suspect their motives to be somewhat homicidal?
- patpl22391, on 05/08/2008, -4/+19So we punish people who are just trying to get to work, the airport, drop off/pick up their kids at school, for something they were never apart of. I have no problem with protesting, as long as it is only effecting the people he disagrees with.
- inactive, on 05/08/2008, -1/+15I don't like Al Sharpton and his ilk at all. Hopefully, when Obama is President we will be hearing less about this fellow. Or perhaps I am wrong.
Even if this is a just cause, Al Sharpton being involved in it diminishes it because of his checkered credibility. - Misinformant, on 05/08/2008, -2/+16Think reverend Al would give a damn if it was a Sean Rodriguez or a Sean Kawasaki?
- m0rtified, on 05/08/2008, -7/+20***** you Al
- dext3r, on 05/08/2008, -5/+18Sharpton is racist as hell. Thats why I ***** on him.
- raynar, on 05/08/2008, -1/+14If it was whitey that had been shot by blacky, he wouldnt give a *****.
- TheGuruStud, on 05/08/2008, -4/+16He's in it for himself. Sharpton is an ***** like Jackson.
- TopherT, on 05/08/2008, -7/+19The idea of an illegal protest makes me sick to my stomach. When the system is broken all protests that matter are illegal protests.
- LowROI, on 05/08/2008, -0/+12Well technically you have to digg up something that's belowgroundsurface. amidoinitrite?
- magicalhobo, on 05/08/2008, -3/+15Don't tase my fro!
- CabesMojo, on 05/08/2008, -1/+12I love how these articles always leave out the facts that all three of these men were convicted felons for drug trafficking and various other armed crimes, that the cops had overheard one of the men mention his gun, that they were driving drunk, and that they repeatedly rammed a police van. Oh lets play the race card some more for this poor victim...........
- ObamaWins08, on 05/08/2008, -2/+13Well, at least he is summarizing it instead of going into a full wind-bag approach
- raoulduke87, on 05/08/2008, -0/+11No. He didn't apologize for the Tawana Brawley incident either.
- Nathan187, on 05/08/2008, -0/+11Hey dude. You can't say bad things about Al or Tom Joyner and the rest of the self righteous crew will go after you. Ooops...wait...I'm black. I guess I can't say that either. By the way...did Al Sharpton apologize to those Duke players?
- yaygrr, on 05/08/2008, -3/+13this is a perfect example of why so-called 'black leaders' shouldn't play the race card with every issue -- now he has a built-in base of people who will disagree with him whether it's a just cause or not...
- kreatre2007, on 05/08/2008, -0/+9Great points! I'm definitely outraged. It's people like Sharpton who keep the racial battles alive. He does this because this is how he makes a living. He has no interest in achieving racial equality. It would mean he no longer has a purpose. Jesse Jackson is just as bad. Most people in this country (myself included) don't give a damn what race or religion someone is but, Sharpton, Jackson, the Rev. Wright, etc. keep bringing race into the public's attention. I am sick and tired of hearing about how bad blacks have been treated. Slavery was ended 145 years ago. There is no one left alive who experienced it. Congress and the courts have addressed racial inequities several times. It's time for everyone to stand on their own merit and stop expecting the government or someone else to make them successful. If things were left up to people like Al Sharpton, we would never be allowed to move on and live in harmony. There will always be bigots and there will always be times when someone is treated unfairly because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc. That's just human nature sometimes -- to fear or hate something different. That will never change but, in this day we have reached a point where blacks, whites, hispanics, women, etc. have equal opportunities.
- sealbeater, on 05/08/2008, -9/+18Considering that these cops almost certainly didn't flash their badges, it's not improbable to think that perhaps Bell and friends were trying to speed off because they thought they were being carjacked or something of a similar nature. You really need a clue.
- grobinson, on 05/08/2008, -3/+12I don't necessarily agree that race has anything to do with this case, but the bottom line is an unarmed man was shot 50 times!
And I'm glad somebody * decided to show the city and the nation that an incident like that can not be tolerated.
* although Al Sharpton is flawed and has cried wolf many times - raoulduke87, on 05/08/2008, -5/+14An accident is when your gun discharges and unintentionally kills someone, not when you stop to reload...thrice.
- Pake, on 05/08/2008, -9/+18How fast does a guy have to try to run you over at until his motives become somewhat homicidal? To think, he'd still be alive if he didn't try to run them over.
- monkeyrun, on 05/08/2008, -3/+12I like how even Obama doesn't want to be associated with him.
- inactive, on 05/08/2008, -12/+21He's a trouble making *****. He makes money out of stirring up racial hatred and destroying lives.
He should be flogged to within an inch of his life. - sparkleton, on 05/08/2008, -3/+12Not that I agree wtih the amount fired, but cops are specficially trained to empty their entire gun clips instead of firing 1-2 bullets.
When cops shoot, they shoot to kill and the policy of emptying clips increases their chance of survival by removing judgment and also serves as a protection against lawsuits that might claim ".. more than ___ bullets fired is excessive force." - twinklyJesus, on 05/08/2008, -1/+9Je$$ie Jack$on?
- Falldog, on 05/08/2008, -3/+11I plan to block traffic for any judicial decisions I disagree with.
- twinklyJesus, on 05/08/2008, -0/+8No, the right thing was to berate those white students charged with raping the girl, and then not apologize when it turned out she was scamming for a payoff and lied about the whole thing.
- frepnog, on 05/08/2008, -1/+9Niko can take care of this little "problem".
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