Rev. Al Sharpton: Civil Service

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a news conference on February 28, 2002, on the overturned conviction of three New York City police officers for obstructing justice in the Abner Louima torture case in New York City. Sharpton called the federal appeals court ruling "a shocking display of how the judicial system continues to fail to protect citizens from police abuse." (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)