Al Sharpton Versus The Cops
After the aquittal of the three NYPD officers who killed groom-to-be Sean Bean in a barage of 50 bullets, Rev. Al Sharpton vowed to "shut New York City down" in protest. The civil rights figure is following through with that promise with a protest planned to disrupt this weekend's MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium. Sharpton is demanding that New York state pass new laws to curb police misconduct.
"It's the time the whole world will be looking at New York," said Sharpton. "It would be very dramatic."
The package of new laws would reform the Civilian Complaint Review Board, require drug testing when cops fire their guns and ban arrest quotas, according to a 28-page report. Sharpton insisted that he is not against the police and the new laws are designed to support law enforcement, reports Eurweb.
"I believe this is a pro-police legislative package," he said. "It will remove a cloud of suspicion for the majority of police that are not engaged in misconduct and not engaged in brutality."
Sharpton also noted that Bell was a budding baseball star before he was killed in the shooting that also injured two of his friends just hours before his wedding day.
"Sean Bell may have been an All Star if he hadn't been killed," Sharpton said.
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