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Tuesday, May 6, 2008 | 7:40am
Sharpton Organizes Civil ‘Pray-In’ Protest
Demonstrators will be arrested while praying on their knees in civil disobedient protest
Rev. Al “Captain African-America” Sharpton announced Saturday that he and hundreds of demonstrators will conduct a “pray-in” with designs of being arrested for civil disobedience while praying on their knees to protest the acquittals of three NYPD police officers acquitted of wrong-doing in the death of Sean Bell.
The “Captain” had previously promised to “close this city down” and the pray-in scheduled for this Wednesday at half a dozen undisclosed places in the city including the police headquarters is just the first step. Sharpton said participants should gather at 3 p.m. in at least six places around the city and then fan out to undisclosed locations.
“Where we go from there is anybody’s guess,” Rachel Noerdlinger, Sharpton’s spokeswoman. The “pray-in” is only the start of whatever actions are necessary to oppose the verdict. “It’s going to be a long struggle, but the race isn’t given to the swift or the strong, but to those who endure,” Sharpton said.
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FYI:The six locations for the protests are: 125th St. and Third Ave.; Third Ave. and 60th St.; 34th St. and Park Ave.; Varick and Houston Sts.; 1 Police Plaza and House of the Lord Church at 415 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn.
nice thought, the kid can’t afford to arrested right now though
If you do worst case scenario a night in bookings an a A.C.D.
protesting ain’t going to change the verdict.
but dam 50 shot = nojustice..its f*** up but what can they really do w/o infiltrating violence. rip sean bell
We should have rioted on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. That would have got some attention.
damn a night in bookings….good luck with that
EXACTLY! I’ve been there…no bueno any way you slice it.