A brief summary.. #CheckYourPrivilege
Coward Kaepernick
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A brief summary.. #CheckYourPrivilege
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Kaepernick said "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
You know what is wrong with his premise? You have to prove first that the cops are out there to kill blacks. He has no proof of this, it is really just conjecture. Sort of like how the media pushed that Trayvon Martin was killed because he was black. The FBI, however, found that he had “a little hero complex, but not as a racist.”
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http://nypost.com/2013/07/15/fbi-do...x-as-justice-dept-pursues-civil-rights-probe/
This - I add, if the NCAA does not get it's act together as to how it treats North Carolina, then the time and money spent on their various sports shall cease.
As if that will ever happen. People can not and will not end their addiction to professional sports. The way this country acts toward such a minor "thing" is alarming. No longer is it a hobby, an interest, etc.., This is an obsession and an addiction.
Maybe - however, if the NCAA were serious in this direction and not just PC political, they would combine men's and women's sports. The football players and the cheerleaders would use the same bathrooms and dressing rooms. And on down the list....
It is clear that this is nothing more than more left wing politics and election interference.
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in the very short run, maybe nothing, however, in the longer period, it will be difficult to replace these thousands of Customers who have the ability and the propensity to pay this kind of money, year after year. It is this simple, people who pay you a lot of money don't like to be insulted in the process.
“Prove to me where their was a shooting of an innocent person where the LEO did not face a jury trial?” How do you expect anyone including myself to answer that? Unarmed person is shot. If there’s a possibility of witnesses, perhaps with a video recording device, the media will catch on and you better believe it’s going to trial. But if there’s no witnesses, no bodycams, no incriminating evidence. Who knows what happens next?
What would you do if you were a leo and I was your partner, I walk into the kitchen of some ghetto, broken down house that we were called to check out. And I see you, gun drawn, smoke coming out the barrel. And you look at me and say say “I ****ed up. I didn’t know he was unarmed”. You start to panic about not wanting to go to jail but I tell you “Listen. If you wanna cover this up, I got your back”. Now, given the scenario you have the opportunity to choose between your freedom or justice. What do you choose? I know what many would choose. “Sprinkle some crack on him and let’s get the hell out of here.”
As for Kaep and how he should volunteer or help inner city education, sports… that’s all on him. Why don’t you suggest that to him directly? I don’t know what he does in his personal time but from my understanding he’s donating proceeds he receives from jersey sales and he insists he won’t stop at that.
As for the Phoenix pastor, a very interesting and eye-opening video indeed but this guy didn’t go through the same 5-6 month training that’s required to be an armed police officer.
Not sure who that comment was directed at but there’s been no name-calling from my end.
As for the national anthem and what it means to you, hey, I can’t even say I disagree. Like I’ve told others before, I would’ve went about it a completely different way. But regardless of how he did it, it had to be big enough to draw a significant response. I honestly don’t think pulling a reporter aside and discussing BLM would’ve drawn as much attention as he has.
If that’s what you feel is the proper response from a grown man, so be it. If you think resorting to a “12 year old attitude” in response to this situation than how are you any better than him?
The bold is classic lmao!
Kap didn't even pull a reporter to the side. He literally had been silently protesting 3 games before anyone noticed. Once noticed the reporters approached him and questioned him about it and he answered honestly. Whether most here like it or not this is growing bigger and bigger. I honestly thought it'd have blown over by now.
Kap is stating that he has seen cops kill people and nothing happens to them. I want to know where these incidents that he is speaking of occurred? If you or he or anyone knows of none his entire premise is voided!
Assuming bad things happen and are not reported is saying you have no proof but will convict him anyway. Is that what you want?
Yes it is eye opening. Also knowing on the street if you hesitate for one second you could be dead is eye opening. You train and proxes with caution. LEO is a job where one mistake can cost you your life(behind bars) or cost you your life(dead). Sometimes there is no in between. As opposed to the football players where a mistake cost a win or cost 15 yards. Who again should we be protesting? The players are weak ass compared to those who put their life on the line everyday!
The dude went to private schools & had a nice life due to his adoptive white parents...
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...ism-sympathetic-to-isis/ar-BBwanYs?li=BBnb7Kz
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...ism-sympathetic-to-isis/ar-BBwanYs?li=BBnb7Kz
I stand at attention for our national anthem and give our fallen and our country their deserved moment of honor. I wear plain crew cut socks that do not belittle the police and I dont let my Muslim girlfriend run me to the point that I disrespect my country and Im not worth 16million dollars with a 12 cent future.
The last time I watched (willingly) the NFL, Candlestick Park was the home of the 49ers. Maybe they still play there and maybe they don't but after this well-to-do football player decided on becoming a distraction, the team should have gotten the guts to punish him and since it seems as if that hasn't happened, the droolers in the stands should have voiced their outrage with their wallets. Since the crowds are still high I guess they don't give a damn which isn't surprising because above all else, the support of a game must continue. The fact that NFL games still have large crowds, after more and more players pull the same stunt, should tell you a great deal about the people of our nation.
His jersey is the best selling jersey right now...tells you alot.
the dude went to private schools & had a nice life due to his adoptive white parents...
lmao!
They are down. Season totals in stadium were down last year and networks are seeing decent ratings drop this year. What was it Sunday night game went from 14 to 10 million watched. That's a 29% drop off.
Do we know numbers? If 100k jerseys were burned and his jersey sales hit 1k with the 2nd most sales at 900...my point is without numbers we don't know how many crazy people there are!
Nevertheless, there still exists 10 million morons.
What was the paid attendance for the games (reg and ps) during and after this clown orchestrated his stunt?
Completely avoided my question. As for him saying cops kill people and nothing happens to them, ask him. I’m not even sure what all he’s protesting. I will say this. In the event that (hypothetically speaking) say 500 unarmed black males between the ages 12-40 years are shot and killed by police over the span of a month. And in every one of those situations, the officer in question is brought to trial. Regardless of whether most or all end up serving time, there’s still an issue of how the shootings occur so much. You could be one of those in the situation where an officer shoots you dead. He ends up facing several years. When are you coming back?
Still making this about disrespecting those who serve, huh? Even after he made it clear he’s not protesting them. If anything, you say you stand for those who serve, while he stands for those who were slain while unarmed. But you’re so much better. As for his socks, we already covered that. His Muslim girlfriend, more assumptions and ignorance brought up for no reason.
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