After my stint in law enforcement in the early to mid-80's- I learned intimately how the police conduct their business.
You CAN believe that the majority of police officers are true to their oath of serving and protecting. Yet- it takes only a few bad apples to sour the whole barrel (see also Chicago police).
Apparently- that's what happened in New York City in 2006 when 3 cops fired 50 rounds into an unarmed black man- Sean Bell- and a friend after Bell's bachelor party. Bell died.
The three cops- two of them are black incidentally- were first charged- then acquitted after their trial Friday.
Sharpton led a march of angry Harlem residents through NYC streets today- and Sharpton threatened to "shut (NYC) down" over protest of this verdict.
Will this be another L.A./Rodney King-type episode? I doubt it- but stay tuned....
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