61. POST 74 Why assume that this act was done out of extreme hatred of blacks. How about the victim intiated the confrontation, took aggressive action against the police and the police responded in an extreme but valid manner based upon fear o f being killed. Do you have any idea how many New york Police men are murdered every year? Do you ever consider that these men and women who wear the uniform are doing an ungodly hard job that is so often thankless. Your statement is poorly thought out and naive in its presentation. Keep having thought like the ones your having and racism will continue because you breathe life into its pathetic existence.

Posted at 11:26PM on May 7th 2008 by truth hurts

62. Why does TMZ continue to report on this media whore?

Posted at 11:38PM on May 7th 2008 by Chucky

63. I don't give a dam that they were black cops or not over use of force is evident .

Posted at 11:39PM on May 7th 2008 by Jackie

64. Some of you guys here are really ignorant. Al Sharpton is not blaming a race for this tragedy . . . . he's blaming "police officers".

Posted at 11:46PM on May 7th 2008 by 5thWardTx

65. Al Sharpton would not be involved if it was a white guy that got killed, so don't tell me it's not about race.

Posted at 11:54PM on May 7th 2008 by Ralph

66. I must say that I really dont like Al Sharpton and think he is a racist. When I first saw this report I thought they were protesting and got really violent so they were arrest. I guess I'm basing it on a stereotype since it does seem like there are a lot of black people that when they get upset, they will get violent and disorderly. Probably because I feel like some blacks think things are racist even when they arent, especially towards police officers. They will not obey the officers and instead start yelling in their face, leading them to get arrest.

But I just went and searched an article about this protest and I found out that Al Sharpton lead a somewhat silent, non violent protest, just blocking traffic. And then they just got all got arrest calmly and I have to say that I really respect that.

Posted at 12:11AM on May 8th 2008 by AMY

67. race baiting poverty pimp

Posted at 12:12AM on May 8th 2008 by Booey

68. Seriously.. the race card is tiring. "Milk is racist because more black people are lactose intollerant", "The coffee industry is racist because the coffee is a black color", "People who use the phrase "pot calling the kettle black" are racist even though Pots and kettles were once all black, so its an idiology that show the hypocracy of the pot calling the kettle something that can be in turn said about itself."

Its not always about race.

2 of the cops in this case were black. The cop that took the first shot was black.

The cop the guy tried to RUN DOWN WITH HIS CAR was black.

What gets me... do you notice Sharpton always stands up for the criminal who commits serious crimes simply because he's black?

How is that worse than a cop who Harasses an innocent man simply because he's black?

Both are grasping at opportunities because of the color of someone's skin. That means Sharpton is just as racist as anyone else.

if he wants equal rights, shouldn't he march against crimes done to his race, and BY his race? If he wants change... shouldn't he stand up for what is right, and not stand up for anyone because the color of his skin?

Isn't that racism? to only look at the color of the skin and not the deeds that have been done?

Posted at 12:28AM on May 8th 2008 by Mayu

69. You have BET, NAACP, Negro college fund, you get where i am going, so what would Al be preaching if there was a WET (White entertainment tv) NAAWP (National Association for the advancement of white people) and a white collage fund i know many white kids out there wanting a education but because of the color of their skin cannot get it.......Anyway this man has went overboard a long time ago and if a white man sneezes to hard he would swear he was saying the N word, give me a break.......

Posted at 12:29AM on May 8th 2008 by correctionsman

70. this guy is a joke and a half! He needs to worry about who does his hair more...then worry about half of the things he thinks are "important"

Posted at 12:57AM on May 8th 2008 by Mary

71. this guy is a joke and a half! He needs to worry about who does his hair more...then worry about half of the things he thinks are "important"

Posted at 1:00AM on May 8th 2008 by Mary

72. Big Mouth Al is a bigger Media Whore than Paris Hilton. He and Jessie Jackson are the biggest Racists in America. I'm sick of their whining and bitching all of the time. If they don't like it here, they should move to Africa. It's hard to believe that those two are "Preachers". Where did they and Jeremy whats-his-name go to school? Bigot University ? How old is Jessie Jackson's illegit kid now ?

Posted at 1:02AM on May 8th 2008 by G.G.

73. this man is evil..he doesnt care about black folks he cares money

Posted at 1:06AM on May 8th 2008 by leigh

74. Everyone focuses on "the shooting". Nevermind that the dumbass brought it on himself. Anytime a black person is shot, all the blacks are suddenly up in arms......like the culprit was some saint. Everyone wants to talk about how blacks are the only ones in prison. Maybe if these young wanna-be thugs weren't standing on the street corner with their asses hanging out and maybe get a job and WORK for a living, there wouldn't be so many in jail. What are the cops supposed to do? Turn a blind eye to the crime and say, "Well, we don't have enough white people in jail yet, so we can't arrest another black until the ratio is balanced". Puh...leeeeeeze ! ! !

Posted at 1:07AM on May 8th 2008 by Say What!

75.
# 14 thank you for speaking up for the black Americans on this blog. Most of these peeps here are nothing more than racist arsses.

It doesn't matter whether cops are white, Hispanic or black, they all have the same mentality and should be held accountable for their actions. There is no excuse for this kind of behaviour. Cops are now being categorized as being gun toting, drug plant in, "THUGS" !!!

After this situation, and now another cop beating three young black males in Philly. What THE F&^% is their problem, It seems to me as if they have digressed into what they were during the Rodney King era.

Posted at 1:10AM on May 8th 2008 by taniqua