Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
It's a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Local prosecutors work alongside local police officers on a regular basis and are therefore conflicted when it comes to prosecuting those same… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, "Rather than have the… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Let me be clear: as I have said repeatedly, I do not believe that all police officers are bad, nor do I… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
When you loot or behave violently, you give grounds to those that try to justify illegal police abuse. You become the poster… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
When the culture of police departments is sometimes infused with bias or preconceived ideas against certain groups, there needs to be reform… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
It is up to us to change laws on the books like 'Stand Your Ground' laws and push elected officials to enact… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Either we need to redefine what probable cause means and say that police are not subject to it, or we arrest officers… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The United States isn't a dictatorship ruling with a brutal army and an iron fist, so our police departments must understand that… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Civilians are arrested every single day - including innocent ones - and they must wait until their day in court in order… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
We blacks had problems in the '60s and we solved them by marching. We've still got problems - let's march. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
When a mother or father is willing to pay smugglers and risk the lives of their own children by sending them on a dangerous… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
My message to everyone: the next time you hear about migrant children near the border, just picture them as your own. Then think what… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls. — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I'm very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we've got to organize like we have never… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
I need to hear something about how he's going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder is met with both pride and disappointment by the Civil Rights community. We are proud that he… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
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