Sharpton: ‘Poverty ... Is the Basis of Any Spark that Could Have Set this Off’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT No there ░░░░░░░░ issues that have been ░░░░░░░░ back for years and ░░░░░░░░ are underlying issues like ░░░░░░░░ like unemployment that really ░░░░░░░░ the basis of any ░░░░░░░░ could have set this ░░░░░░░░ Having said that there ░░░░░░░░ no excuse or no ░░░░░░░░ we can condone recklessness ░░░░░░░░ violence as the gray ░░░░░░░░ said that so when ░░░░░░░░ west who s been ░░░░░░░░ the vigils every night ░░░░░░░░ requested to not come ░░░░░░░░ and then the mayor ░░░░░░░░ she was welcoming I ░░░░░░░░ going to go in ░░░░░░░░ m going to meet ░░░░░░░░ all of them today ░░░░░░░░ try to deal with ░░░░░░░░ things One how do ░░░░░░░░ help to restore order ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ the underlying problem Because ░░░░░░░░ the other thing we ░░░░░░░░ got to remember is ░░░░░░░░ the initial investigation and ░░░░░░░░ report supposed to come ░░░░░░░░ Friday Even if we ░░░░░░░░ able to help stabilize ░░░░░░░░ and tomorrow depending on ░░░░░░░░ report we could have ░░░░░░░░ reoccurrence all over again ░░░░░░░░ some of us that ░░░░░░░░ been through many of ░░░░░░░░ situations lately and for ░░░░░░░░ term need to be ░░░░░░░░ to help give counsel ░░░░░░░░ work with our constituents ░░░░░░░░ on the ground I ░░░░░░░░ a network there that ░░░░░░░░ very strong and I ░░░░░░░░ on radio there six ░░░░░░░░ a week and TV ░░░░░░░░ a week we have ░░░░░░░░ constituency that we need ░░░░░░░░ be talking to the ░░░░░░░░ about how to deal ░░░░░░░░ these youngsters particularly going ░░░░░░░░ the weekend when this ░░░░░░░░ report comes out It ░░░░░░░░ be less than what ░░░░░░░░ want.”