Sharpton never fails to work himself into a story that has nothing to do with him.
Via Al Sharpton (HuffPo):
Following the horrific attacks in Paris, France, the world was quick to condemn the tragedy and unite as one human family. This cowardly act against freedom of speech and freedom of expression is reprehensible to all sane people, but sadly, some have used it to exacerbate their already biased views. There is nothing that even hints that the vicious incidents in France are endorsed or embraced by most Muslims in the world. In fact, a police officer who was stationed outside the offices of Charlie Hebdo when he was gunned down was himself a Muslim. The murderous madmen who took his life and the lives of the other innocent souls are nothing but that — madmen.
But those who have become peddlers of Islamophobia use this catastrophe to try and justify their odious views already held against Muslims. They use other people’s pain and suffering to justify their own bigotry and bias. It is the same sort of twisted logic that some apply when incidents of police brutality and excessive force take place. Instead of addressing the root of the problem, they would rather attack those that raise awareness about the issues at hand. They use the terrible actions of a few bad apples to justify their own blatant bias against advocates for reform. Thankfully, people can spot their hustle from a mile away.
Michael Brown’s body was in the street for hours in Ferguson, Missouri after he was shot and killed by police this summer. A 12-year-old child by the name of Tamir Rice was shot and killed by cops in Cleveland, Ohio after playing with a toy gun. In Staten Island, NY, there is clear videotape of officers using a brutal tactic that is banned by the police department itself on a father of six. He died. But instead of addressing these specific cases or looking at the policies/practices that led to these tragic incidents, some would rather spend time criticizing those of us that push for answers and accountability.