These four police officers made a decision in six seconds, and it ended up in tragedy. The officers are expected to be arraigned in the Bronx on Wednesday. Sharpton is their villain Police union brass at today's rally lambasted the Rev. Al Sharpton for organizing a protest movement that in the past three weeks has resulted in daily demonstrations at police headquarters and more than 1,100 arrests.
Police officers wave signs.
This was the first police union rally since Diallo was shot in front of his Bronx home seven weeks ago. James Savage, president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, said police had refrained from protesting so they wouldn't bias the grand jury. Sharpton also pledged to return Wednesday. Largely white turnout Counter-demonstrators carry sign. Several of Robinson's fellow protesters joined him in noting that there were few minorities mixed among the police officers at the rally.