Al Sharpton

In the aftermath of the acquittal of three NYPD detectives, Rev Al Sharpton has promised to close New York City down . At Al Sharpton's National Action Network office , the Rev. Sharpton said " We strategically know how to stop the city so people stand still and realize that you do not have the right to shoot down unarmed ,innocent civilians." Rev. Sharpton continued by saying " This city is going to deal with the blood of Sean Bell." Sean Bell was shot and killed in 2006 after leaving a Queen's strip club with some friends by the three NYPD detective's . Sean Bell's fiancé commented on the court ruling saying " April 25 , 2008 :They killed Sean all over again . That's what it felt like to us ." The three detectives waived their right to a trial by jury over concerns that the jurist would not be impartial . Also something I found interesting is the fact that Al Sharpton has not used the word racism to describe the killing . I guess it's possible that the fact that of the three detectives two are black might have something to do with this ? I wonder if had the situation been different and the victim had been white , would Al Sharpton go to such lengths to see that justice and equality are served ? I'll let you decide .