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Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
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Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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