"If Sharpton were to get his way, it would be illegal to defend yourself against someone of another race."
Incorrectly written. Sharpton wants to make it illegal for a WHITE person to be able to defend their-self from a BLACK person. That's better.
If a Black guy punches you, and you punch him back, you are a racist! BTW, this is a real thing I have seen this. I got into a fight with a Black guy in a bar once because he was screwing around with the girl I was with. When the cops showed up, he started doing his Sambo imitation and got me in a lot of trouble.
When talking to the cops he says, "I's not be doin' nuttin massa. I's just be sittin' an a'mindin' mine's own bizness...etc." It was disgusting, but it worked. Fortunately I had witnesses to back me up, but it was not easy.
People like Sharpton want to give Blacks a free pass to break the law or assault White people any time they want with no consequences. This is something they already have in many Black areas, where Black people behave basically like wild animals assaulting each other at will and stealing anything they want. The people there rarely call the cops. Sharpton wants this same behavior to be accepted for Blacks in society at large especially in White areas.
Sharpton wants to handcuff the cops and White people in general when dealing with Black crime and violence. I doubt he will get very far with this goal but he is going to keep trying to get his Black people get out of jail free card.
BTW, this crap does not fly at all in Latino or even Asian neighborhoods. Mexicans will kick the shit out of Black guys or even kill them if they start screwing around in their areas. They do not take any crap from Blacks. As Sharpton knows full well, he is trying to leverage 'White guilt' to allow Blacks to get away with anything they want to do primarily to White people.
Latinos have no 'White guilt' and they do not put up with Sharpton or his army of thugs. Not for a minute.