Rev. Sharpton urges people to take a knee Monday morning around 8 a.m. CDT ahead of Chauvin trial start

Fox9.com ^ | 3/28/2021 | FOX 9 Staff

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Before opening statements get underway in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, Reverend Al Sharpton is urging Americans and people worldwide to join in a moment of remembrance for Floyd.

Sunday, Reverend Sharpton, while speaking at a vigil for Floyd in Minneapolis, called on people to join him along with members of the Floyd family as they take a knee ahead of court on Monday.

Sharpton is planning to hold a news conference at 8 a.m. ahead of the start of court. After the news conference, and before heading into the Hennepin County Courthouse, the family is planning to take a knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds -- the same amount of time Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd during his death.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I watched a live stream of this so called prayer vigil. Until it was abruptly cut off, for unknown reasons.

There were no prayers. Just Al Sharpton being Al Sharpton. Standing at a podium with a microphone, whipping up a crowd.

I will show my support for Al Sharpton at 8 AM tomorrow by taking a dump.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I’d pay good money to see Sharpton take a knee. In the groin.

[JohnBrowdie]

if they were really serious, they’d all stop breathing and die.

I mean, if they were serious about protesting.

[MuttTheHoople]

Only slaves go to their knees.

[Mom MD]

This is Holy Week.
any knee taken should be in honor of the One who gave Himself to redeem us. Any so called “reverend” ought to know that.

[Dogbert41]

I heard the Lord warn us about wolfs in sheep’s clothing. It’s a shame so much of the American black community lost it’s way.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’d love to knee Rev. Al the Thief in the nuts on Momday around 8:00.

[Third Wheel]

Well that’s not going to go over well out here on the Left Coast because the habitually unemployed foodstamp crowd and government employees don’t get out of bed until the liquor stores open at 7am PST. That’s 9am CST.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Well, if it’s Sharpton, I urge all Americans to extend a middle digit instead.

[ThomasNast]

I have to believe there will be MASSIVE riots following this. The defense will state that the autopsy reports showed that the death had nothing to do with lung function, but with heart function. Then there will be testimony that shows thousand of people with knee on the neck DIDN’T die (which is why it is a policy). Anyway, the jury will not meet the mob’s expectations of throwing the cop into the lion’s den and there will be riots.

[immadashell]

I don’t kneel for drug addicts!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

We’re on DST here.

;-)

[bigbob]

I’ll be taking something else about that time and it will look like him.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“I have to believe there will be MASSIVE riots following this.”

It won’t matter which way it goes. Free TV’s are free TV’s.

[knarf]

[Mark17]

I have to believe there will be MASSIVE riots following this.

No doubt.

[MileHi]

What is “Reverend” about this pimp?

[RAldrich]

It’ll be interesting to see all the groveling politicians and business execs taking a knee.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Well, if “Reverend” means really big head...

[JennysCool]

There is absolutely no reason why this trial wasn’t moved out of Minneapolis. I’m sure there will be disruption after disruption.