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Al Sharpton Arrested During Sean Bell Protest

May 7th, 2008 | Posted in Miscellaneous

Al Sharpton and Jay-Z
Reverend Al Sharpton has been arrested at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge in a protest of the recent acquittal of three NYPD officers involved in the shooting death of would-be groom Sean Bell.

The civil rights leader was among several people arrested Wednesday at a series of demonstrations calling for a federal investigation into the November 2006 shooting.

He had called for acts of civil disobedience across the city. Two survivors of the shooting and the victim’s fiancée were arrested as they stopped traffic at bridges and tunnels.

They lined up and peacefully put their hands behind their backs as police put plastic handcuffs on them.



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