Sharpton Falsely Claims Police Chokehold Is ‘Illegal’ in New York City

Sharpton Spews Demonstrable Lie that Police Chokehold 'Illegal' in NYC (NewsBusters)

In what imaginary world does it make any sense that advice is sought from an arsonist on putting out fires?

It's a question that comes to mind whenever I see the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose decades-long experience in fanning hostility between blacks and whites makes him singularly repugnant, pontificate on the latest racial controversy.

There was Sharpton on Meet the Press this morning, duly armed with kerosene, doing his part to make matters worse in the aftermath of a Staten Island grand jury deciding against indicting a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner last July in a so-called chokehold --