NEW YORK, May 3, 2008
Sharpton Will Lead Sean Bell Protests
Planned Day Of Civil Disobedience Should End With Arrests, Sharpton Says
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Protesters reacted to the verdict in the Sean Bell case on April 25, 2008. An organized protest is scheduled in New York City on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
For the massive pray-in, Sharpton is asking protesters to gather Wednesday at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city: 125th Street and Third Avenue; 60th Street and Third Avenue; 34th Street and Park Avenue; Varick and Houston streets; One Police Plaza; and House of the Lord Church on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.
"Where we go from there is anybody's guess," Rachel Noerdlinger, Sharpton's spokeswoman, said later, adding that wherever protesters end up, "they'll be arrested praying."
Sharpton said the protesters would fan out from their meeting points, but he would not disclose their destinations.
He has promised to "close this city down" to protest the April 25 acquittals of three police detectives in the 50-shot barrage that killed the unarmed Bell on his wedding day in 2006. Two friends were wounded.
Sharpton was joined Saturday at his Harlem headquarters by Bell's fiancee, Nicole Paultre Bell, and Trent Benefield, one of the wounded men.
Paultre Bell will participate in Wednesday's protest and any other action "'til justice is done," she told several hundred people gathered at Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.
He said that the planned pray-in is only the start of whatever actions are necessary to oppose the verdict.
"It's going to be a long struggle, but the race isn't given to the swift or the strong, but to those who endure," Sharpton said.
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See all 52 CommentsYOUR RIGHT, YOU WERENT THERE AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TRIAL. AND WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD THE NEWS REPORT ANYTHING ACURATELY. SHARPTON ONLY SHOWS UP WHEN HE CAN MAKE MONEY OFF THE DEAL. HE IS WORSE THAN A MAGGOTT.
Bell and his friends may well have been swine, but they did not deserve to be gunned down and they deserve to have better advocates than this gas bag... and we deserve to have better leaders to stand up for our civil rights against a government that fancies itself our master rather than our servant as is its place in a democracy.
If he was slapped with this kind of civil penalty .. then he might rethink his call for civil disobedience.
Sharpton is a windbag that the media has given a pulpit to .. for what ever reason. He has no crdibility with most law abiding citizens.
We shall see how many join him .. he certainly is calculating as he has called for his march to begin in the afternoon ... rush hour& folks are out of work.
Pitiful!!!
People who don''t take responsibility for their own actions lots of times wind up without the ability to, once they''re dead!
Sharpton and his liberation theology krap doesn''t help American at all! He makes it worse!
Talk about the kettle calling the pot black. You are the racist. Just because you are black and the victims are black does not mean he was murdered. It was two black officers and a Mexican officer who did the shooting, no whites involved. You were not there, the judge weighed the evidence and ruled not guilty. If the judge would have been black you would still be yelling racism. It is time to get off the racism BS and face facts. If the victims had been white i doubt you would be yelling it is an injustice.
If you have all the answers then how do you fix this problem ? How is this a racial issue? If you have a legitimate statement and want to be taken seriously then get off the racial kick everytime something happens. Then people might take you serious. I am white but i have black friends. All the facts were not given here so i am niot about to second guess the police or the judge. If there was an injustice i would want it addressed regardless of what race is involved.
Way to go al! Destroy neighborhoods, burn businesses, yep, that always solves problems, doesn''t it.
To answer rodgert''s question is just asking to be called a racist. IT DOESN''T TAKE MUCH FOR THAT TO HAPPEN ANYWAY ON THESE FORUMS, JUST TELL THE TRUTH AND WATCH FOR THE BACKLASH.
And where are these candidates when a farmer is arrested for selling milk?
http://www.counterpunch.com/cohen04262008.html
What a way to lend legitimacy to your protest. Get a clown to lead the protest march. LOL.
That is if the super delegates aren''t a bunch of scaredy cats. Obama hasn''t won a state since Feb and won Guam by 7 votes. Doesn''t quite sound like the sure thing, he was prior to "Black Liberation Theology" and his bitter comments. So much for being the great uniter.
Posted by cmp271 at 07:17 PM : May 04, 2008
Oh, this situation is still in it''s infancy! What you people are witnessing here is the beginning of Domestic Terrorism in this country as it has never been seen before. Sharpton and Jackson are TRYING as hard as they can to "fire-up" the Black population of this nation and nudge them towards violence and terrorism. We are but a few steps away from experiencing a full-blown revolution and any BS from the Black Community will surely lead to a race-war and that is exactly what Sharpton wants!
Posted by ranger1948 at 09:51 PM : May 04, 2008
No, I don''t think that is it. Don''t start with all the Conspiracy Theories ... we have enough of those and less than 2% of them are actual.
Yes we have enough conspiracy theopries, however to m,any of them are true. I am hoping our elected officials will finally do something before we end up at no return and have a revolution. That is why i urge everyone to right their senattors and tll them to get off their ases and do their jobs now.
I think everyone knows a reporter writes a story to sell, not necesarily the way it happened. I will not second guess a policeman when i was not there to know the circumstances, nor will i second guess a judge who has the actual facts to the case.
Well thats the thing too isnt it? Every good American wants to believe that the police are out there doing the right thing. We depend on them to protect our daily way of life. I personally believe that 99.99% of them are officers because they want to do good things. I just think in this situation 50 shots from these officers on an unarmed person, regardles of color is excessive.
Since i wasn''t ther i cannopt say what happened. If the driver continued to rev his engine in an attempt to hit the officer an d fllee i can see the oficer firing continuously. I would hope that when the judge saw the evidence of what happened he would make his ruling on fact rather than on race.
Well Ranger, since the officers that killed Mr. Bell are agents of law enforcement, that makes them an arm of the government. (looks like a duck)
The judges that acquitted the officers are also agents of the judiciary. (walks like a duck)
Therefore your logic has merit. (probably is a duck)
However the true motive may be rooted in generations of brainwashing that have made both sides believe that a "Black" man''s life is worth very little.
As for your more recent post, had the victim been "White" with the same officers involved, statistics strongly suggest that they would probably be in some serious trouble.
Posted by rodgert at 11:18 AM : May 04, 2008
Because, either they are unemployed, employed by Sharpton or their employers are afraid of the negative publicity they would receive if they docked a days pay.
HOW. WE THE PEOPLE DONT WORK OR DO ANYTHING FOR A FEW WEEKS, SEE HOW FAST THEY START DOING SOMETHING FOR AMERICANS, WHEN NO MONEY IS GOING ONTO THE GOVERNEMNT FOR A FEW WEEKS, SEE NO FOOD BEING DRIVEN TO STORES, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WE AS AMERICANS CAN TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK.. SO AMERICANS BETTER WAKE UP AND LETS START A COMPLETE BOY-COTT OF WORK..THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF ALL DO IT.
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Posted by cornbiker at 06:12 PM : May 05, 2008
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let me see..an average law enforcement issued hand gun carries about 15 1 rounds..the tension was uneasy..it was dark..the victim gave a perception that he is armed..and about to commit an ''arse kicking''..AND THE COP WANTS TO GO HOME ALIVE and still do thier job..
WHAT DO YOU THINK??
I am all for your idea, i am retired, letsd do it.
Posted by cornbiker
he is the reason racism is still around. and yes i am black. and yes, i am ashamed of him and what he stands for.
people like sharpton has taken MLK''s dream and twisted in a sick way to make the black community suffer for his own popularity and financial gain. the ignorant thing is that doors are open, education is there, oportunity is knowcking, and people like sharpton fuel the fire of hatred in the minds of my black community.
my direct grandfather joined the revolutionary war to gain his freedom. my black forefathers fought for freedom, and they fought in vein.
and yes, i have done a lot to try to change how people view the black community and i have done quite well. i have an education, i teach my children not to be a slave to the government or to drugs. i stress education and staying clean with the law, morally, drugs, alcohol, you name it.
it starts with me, the parent. it starts with wanting to better yourself so idiots like sharpton do not have a reason to fuel a hatred march.
there is no ''wrong place at the wrong time'' thought when it comes to illegal matters, such as excess drinking, drugs, partying, prostitution, etc. if you know, and you will know, get the helllll out. that is the sure fire way to stay alive and stay out of jail.
it is goes with taunting the police as well.
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