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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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To: PROCON

Being as ignorant and illiterate as the “reverund” is, I wonder who fed him this ill-conceived idea?


61 posted on 04/09/2015 4:57:25 PM PDT by semaj
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To: semaj

0ba-Jarrett


62 posted on 04/09/2015 5:02:17 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: jonascord
Have you seen the video? That blue suited thug executed a running man

Have you seen all the evidence?

Your knee-jerk reaction may come back to bite you once all evidence is presented, or maybe it won't.

Here's an example of people jumping to hasty conclusions of a supposed bad cop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGtNug8gvpk

63 posted on 04/09/2015 6:03:43 PM PDT by PROCON (President Reagan, I truly miss your Patriotism, Love of Country and Leadership.)
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To: PROCON
I am so fed to the teeth with skinhead, 'roided thugs with SWAT tags on their body armor defending 'brothers-in-blue'!

The lawyer the city hired to defend this killer saw the video and quit. This badge heavy goon shot a black guy 5 times in the back, because he thought he could, and get away with it.

Hot flash: Take the hint. Bloused booted, black cargo pants military wanna-bes have used up their nice-guy credits. No one likes cops, except other cops. Whether it's thugs without a badge, or with, WE DON'T CARE IF YOU MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT!

64 posted on 04/09/2015 7:06:48 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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To: jonascord
Obviously you didn't watch the other video.

I pity you and all who think like you.

Have you had a bad experience with an LEO?

BTW, Semper Fi from an old Army guy.

65 posted on 04/09/2015 7:13:43 PM PDT by PROCON (President Reagan, I truly miss your Patriotism, Love of Country and Leadership.)
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To: PROCON
Look thru the posts. Total the votes, plus and minus. JBTs have worn out their welcome. It took me years to build this contempt, and when you consider that my father was a cop, (Hired mainly for his skill on the pistol team.), thugs had to work long and hard to wear out my respect.

Was it the cop who arrested the EMT/driver for running his siren to an accident? How about the local cop who went off the road in front of me, one night? When I got to the wreck, he was staggering drunk, stumbling around his balled up car in a cloud of fumes. Oddly the state troopers bundled him away, and the local paper never mentioned it, although they ALWAYS ran the police blotter.

If this country ever collapses, I will not be a bit surprised to see shaved headed road robbers dangling from trees in front of the local cop shops.

66 posted on 04/09/2015 11:58:12 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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“when you consider that my father was a cop,”

Calling Dr. Freud; calling Dr. Freud...


67 posted on 04/11/2015 8:01:23 PM PDT by miserare ("Reverence for life--life of all kinds--is the first principle of civilization." ~~Schweitzer)
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To: miserare
"when you consider that my father was a cop,” Calling Dr. Freud; calling Dr. Freud...

It indicates that I knew cops when they were still honest. How much does it take to bribe you?

68 posted on 04/11/2015 10:57:28 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted...)
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69 posted on 04/13/2015 11:07:15 AM PDT by EveningStar
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