Sharpton expected to preach, attend shooting vigil in SC

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By BRUCE SMITH and PHILLIP LUCAS

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to appear Sunday in North Charleston and attend a vigil for Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after he fled a traffic stop.

Sharpton is expected to preach at Charity Missionary Baptist Church before attending a vigil near the scene of the shooting.

Scott was shot April 4 and former officer Michael Slager initially said he fired after a tussle over his department-issued Taser. Dramatic witness video showed that Slager fired eight times as Scott ran away. Slager was fired and has been charged with murder.

Scott was a father of four and Coast Guard veteran whose death sparked outrage as another instance of a white law officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man under questionable circumstances.

FULL story at link.



Judy Scott, left, looks up as an honor guard folds a U.S. flag that covered the casket of her son, Walter Scott, before it's presented to her during his burial service in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walter Scott was fatally shot by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer a week earlier after a traffic stop. Officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman)


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[BumRushDaShow]

1. R.I.P.

Forgot that he was Coast Guard, thus the Veteran's burial flag and ceremony (have my father's flag in a case on my bookcase as he was a WWII Army vet).

[bigdarryl]

2. OH GOD!!!he never misses an opportunity

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Yeah, thanks, Al.

That will really help. Not.

[7962]

4. The family asked that he NOT attend the funeral

but i guess you cant keep him away from everything.
Of course Al says he wasnt going to the funeral anyway. Riiight

[LovingA2andMI]

5. Opportunist of the Highest Order......

That Sharpton Character is. Wonder while he's flying across the United States looking for any opportunity to show his Big Head, Little Body...has he paid his taxes yet. Just wondering....

"Indeed, Mr. Sharpton’s influence and visibility have reached new heights this year, fueled by his close relationships with the mayor and the president.

Obscured in his ascent, however, has been his troubling financial past, which continues to shadow his present.

Mr. Sharpton has regularly sidestepped the sorts of obligations most people see as inevitable, like taxes, rent and other bills. Records reviewed by The New York Times show more than $4.5 million in current state and federal tax liens against him and his for-profit businesses."

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/nyregion/questions-about-al-sharptons-finances-accompany-his-rise-in-influence.html

Because other folks have been JAILED for much less.....

[George II]

6. I'd feel a lot better about him if he would....

.....pay his back taxes (roughly $4.5M!!!) and make a heartfelt apology to the two people whose careers were destroyed by the Tawana Brawley fiasco.

I can no longer stomach the man!

[amandabeech]

8. It's too late to apologize to the police officer. He killed himself.

But I guess Sharpton could apologize to his family.

[IcyPeas]

12. I didn't know that.

[question everything]

9. Yes. I wonder who appointed him the leader of the black communities

I saw the photos of the Obamas leading the march on the bridge to Selma and there he was, right next to the president. And I was wondering how he managed to insert himself at every photo op.

[7962]

11. The Pres keeps inviting him! I dont get it either.

[bluestateguy]

7. He's an outstanding preacher

I think he understands the word of God far better than Falwell, Hagee, Parsley and Robertson.

[7962]

10. I think he's pretty much just like them; divisive & attention grabbing.

Not to mention his borderline extortion of companies