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Al Sharpton Calls for Federal Police Laws After South Carolina Killing
observer.com ^ | April 8, 2015 | Jillian Jorgensen

Posted on 04/08/2015 11:36:13 AM PDT by PROCON

Rev. Al Sharpton called for national policing legislation akin to the Civil Rights Act this morning at the kickoff his National Action Network’s annual convention, just after the arrest of a white South Carolina police officer for murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man.

“There must be national policy and national law on policing,” Mr. Sharpton said. “We can’t go from state to state, we’ve got to have national law to protect people against these continued questions.”

Mr. Sharpton’s comments, coming on the heels of multiple instances of police killings of unarmed men of color around the country, were met with applause from the crowd—and from the dais, which was packed with elected officials including Mayor Bill de Blasio, Congressman Charles Rangel, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, city Comptroller Scott Stringer and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli

The convention kickoff, which featured a ribbon cutting with the lawmakers, came just hours after it was announced last night that North Charleston, S.C., police officer Michael T. Slager would be charged with murder in the death of Walter Scott—who can be seen in a widely publicized video running away from Mr. Slager, while the officer shoots into the man’s back repeatedly. The video offers a markedly different story than the one Mr. Slager first offered up: that Scott had stolen his taser and left him in fear for his life.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: alsharktongue; alsharpton; alsharton; crime; federalpolice; liberalagenda; police; schutzstaffel; sharpton; southcarolina; ss; thugs; walterscott
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Mr. Sharpton’s comments, coming on the heels of multiple instances of police killings of unarmed men of color around the country, were met with applause from the crowd.

I sure am glad the author doesn't have a bias here.

Rev Al, just go away.

1 posted on 04/08/2015 11:36:13 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON
That's what it's been about from the beginning, establishing a national police force.

Because the Gestapo never kill innocent people.

2 posted on 04/08/2015 11:37:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If obama speaks and th<uere is no one the<ire to hear it, is it still a lie?)
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To: PROCON

Carrying Obama’s totalitarian water????....


3 posted on 04/08/2015 11:37:50 AM PDT by EagleUSA (Liberalism removes the significance of everything.)
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To: PROCON

Uh, no.


4 posted on 04/08/2015 11:37:56 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: PROCON

And they shoot unarmed men who are White, Hispanic and Asian also, Al. Sadly you and the press could care less about the others


5 posted on 04/08/2015 11:38:48 AM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: PROCON

Great job CNN you Mau Mau another local shooting into a national story.


6 posted on 04/08/2015 11:39:22 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: PROCON

This will keep Sharpie, Obie, & Eric the Red busy for years.


7 posted on 04/08/2015 11:39:46 AM PDT by CMailBag
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To: PROCON

Glad the moron said it out loud. Now comes the task of explaining to the lofos why that is a bad thing.


8 posted on 04/08/2015 11:39:55 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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When your time comes AL will you also Run and Resist arrest ?


9 posted on 04/08/2015 11:40:10 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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Federal Police ...

Now, who didn’t see THAT coming?

As if they’d be “more fair”.


10 posted on 04/08/2015 11:41:33 AM PDT by Westbrook (Children do not divide your love, they multiply it)
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Aint gonna happen in South Carolina, I guarantee it
11 posted on 04/08/2015 11:41:34 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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12 posted on 04/08/2015 11:42:07 AM PDT by QT3.14 (Germanwings: Obama locked us out and is doing the same to the USA.)
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To: PROCON

I shudder to think what Sharpton’s version of such legislation would be, or Obama’s, for that matter.


13 posted on 04/08/2015 11:42:54 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: PROCON
"Multiple" meaning a couple.

One who fought an officer for his gun, charged him & another had health issues while resisting arrest.

Blacks should learn when there is an injustice, they will have White support.

While BS like 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' get zero support!

14 posted on 04/08/2015 11:42:54 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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oops he let Federal Police slip out


15 posted on 04/08/2015 11:43:05 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: PROCON

I am waiting for Rev. Al to ask for a national tax law because all these state tax laws are so hard on minorities. Not that he would pay, of course but ...


16 posted on 04/08/2015 11:43:49 AM PDT by pikachu (After Monday and Tuesday, even the calender goes W T F !)
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I don't think the cop should have shot, but still, if the guy hadn't been running from the police, he'd be alive today.

And if we get to the point where it's acceptable to run from the police, and they can't try to catch you, we're going to have some real problems.

17 posted on 04/08/2015 11:44:36 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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WTF Al? Can’t you jus die of whatever cancer is eating you?


18 posted on 04/08/2015 11:46:01 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

where’s the complete video ?


19 posted on 04/08/2015 11:46:42 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: CMailBag
...Eric the Red busy for years.

That got me wondering if this could be the cover that McConnell needs to finally cave on allowing the Loretta Lynch vote came to the floor.

I can hear it now. "We can't afford at this troubling time to not have a leader at the Department of Justice. That's why I'm now calling for a vote..."

McConnell must be getting twitchy, he hasn't caved on anything in weeks.

-PJ

20 posted on 04/08/2015 11:48:58 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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