Posted on 12/05/2014 4:09:22 PM PST by maggief
The family of the man who was shot to death in Brooklyn by the NYPD wants Al Sharpton to mind his own business and stay away from the upcoming wake and funeral.
Akai Gurley was gunned down in a Brooklyn housing project stairwell, and the cop who shot him shockingly texted his union rep before calling 911.
Sharpton has gone on the attack, holding a news conference condemning the cop.
But Gurley's aunt, Hertenceia Peterson -- who is speaking for his mom -- tells TMZ, "Al Sharpton came in, put his name on the situation, but has not even made one single call to the parents to Akai." Peterson says all Sharpton sees "is money and political gain."
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
Facing down the greedy arrogant..spotlight hungry Sharpton...doesnt happen that often.
My best to the family.
It gives me hope when black folks start to recognize Sharpton for the parasite he is.
Wellll, the Rev. Al is now one of Barry H.O.’s advisers.....so there...humph.....
Nice try, Akai, but you’ll have to get a restraining to keep that weasel out of camera range.
The ignorant a$$ is rather transparent.
This is the way Sharpton operates in his race hustling. If he shows up anyway, everyone should hold on to their wallets.
If dumass Sharpton can call himself reverend, so can I.
The most reverend graybeard58.
It do have a nice ring to it, don’t you think so, reverend maggief?
This is despicable behavior.
Amen!
Sharpton is a barometer. Black people who reject him are invariably those with self-respect. Those who jump into the deceitful pit with him are lost.
Sounds like the race card has hit the limit, Al?
Ted Kennedyesque, wouldn’t you say?
The only people that take Sharpton seriously are dolts in the media business and Barry.
It is. But it is odd that the cop would need to phone 911 - don’t they have radios on them and are almost always in contact with dispatch? Maybe there is more in the article (didn’t read it!) - but that seems odd to have to phone it in.
I read that his daughter said that she thought it was police brutality but not racially motivated.
I read that his daughter said that she thought it was police brutality but not racially motivated.
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