Protest leaders hurry to disavow NYPD slayings

Washington Post/MSN ^ | 12/21/2014 | Staff

[HomerBohn]

( The Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of Eric Garner stressed their support of nonviolent protests following the deadly shootings of two New York City police officers. )

The ambush killing of two New York police officers Saturday has forced a burgeoning protest movement over police use of lethal force to address accusations that it bears some responsibility for violence carried out in the name of that cause.

Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were fatally shot Saturday as they sat in their patrol car in a Brooklyn neighborhood. The suspect, 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, is thought to have posted threats against police on social media before shooting his ­ex-girlfriend in Baltimore and then traveling to New York to target the officers. He killed himself soon after attacking the officers.

The officers’ deaths were condemned by local, state and national officials; the families of the victims of police killings this year; and many of the civil rights leaders and groups that have been the most vocal in the ongoing national Black Lives Matter protests.

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Rev. Al Sharpton was quick to condemn the killings, too, and has noted in previous interviews that he vets speakers at any march he holds to sift out any advocate for violence.

“From the beginning, we have stressed that this is a pursuit of justice to make the system work fairly for everyone,” Sharpton said Saturday, adding that he and the Garner family have received threats in the hours since the New York officers were killed. “This is not about trying to take things into our own hands. That does not solve the problem of police brutality.”

[servo1969]

“As always, should you or any of your I.M. Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.”

[diogenes ghost]

"Black people see Sharpton seen as a leader are to be pitied."

Say what???

[HomerBohn]

"Black people see Sharpton seen as a leader are to be pitied."

You know what that I mean to type:

Black people who see Sharpton as a leader are to be pitied.

You see, my super-human brain works much faster than my arthritic phalanges.

[grobdriver]

“What do we want?”
“Dead cops!”
“When do we want it?”
“Now!”

Oh... not really...

[jttpwalsh]

Sharpton fanned the flames

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Good list, don’t forget to include this gem from 1991:

http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/flashback-sharptons-role-crown-heights-riots

Thanks.

[bray]

They were astroturf, that is their job.