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Fri Aug 15, 2014, 06:58 PM Aug 2014

Washed up NBA player who stored guns in locker room uses racial terms to attack Sharpton

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2014/08/14/gilbert-arenas-blasts-sharpton-in-race-laced-rant-over-ferguson-protests/

WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Former Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas blasted civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton in a race-laced rant, claiming he made the incendiary Ferguson, Mo., situation even worse.

Writing in a lengthy Instagram caption, Arenas attacked Sharpton’s reaction to the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb and the riots that are ongoing in the wake of the incident. Arenas’ rant pleaded with Brown’s family to leave Sharpton out of their planned protest, saying that “caesar the monkey” or a “Planet of the Apes” character could get the family better justice.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Arenas

On December 24, 2009, it was revealed that Arenas had admitted to storing unloaded firearms in his locker at Verizon Center and had surrendered them to team security. In doing so, Arenas not only violated NBA rules against bringing firearms into an arena, but also violated D.C. ordinances as well.[28] On January 1, 2010, it was also reported that Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton had unloaded guns in the Wizards' locker room during a Christmas Eve argument regarding gambling debts. The D.C. Metropolitan Police and the U.S. Attorney's office began investigating,[29] and on January 14, 2010, Arenas was charged with carrying a pistol without a license, a violation of Washington D.C.'s gun-control laws.[30] Arenas pleaded guilty on January 15 to the felony of carrying an unlicensed pistol outside a home or business.[31]
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Washed up NBA player who stored guns in locker room uses racial terms to attack Sharpton (Original Post) ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2014 OP
Rev has done more for humanity than this clown... Cooley Hurd Aug 2014 #1
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