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Santa Clara Officers Condemn Kaepernick Protest, Threaten Policing Levi's Stadium
CBS San Francisco ^ | 02 September 2016

Posted on 09/03/2016 4:09:57 PM PDT by Lorianne

can't copy and past due to extreme scripts If someone else can post an excerpt I would be grateful.

(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: boycott; nfl; police; santaclara
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1 posted on 09/03/2016 4:09:57 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

NFL can pay for private security if they wish.


2 posted on 09/03/2016 4:12:09 PM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Lorianne

Not to worry!

Cathy Lanier, former chief of DC’s police, is now head of security for the NFL! (She actually did as well as could be expected there, considering.)


3 posted on 09/03/2016 4:14:56 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: Lorianne

exerpt:
...A letter from the Santa Clara Police Officers Association sent to the 49ers was obtained Friday by KPIX.

It says that Kaepernick’s protest has “threatened our harmonious working relationship” with the 49ers. About 70 officers from the Santa Clara Police Department patrol Levi’s Stadium when the 49ers play there.

“If the 49ers organization fails to take action to stop this type of inappropriate behavior it could result in police officers choosing not to work at your facilities,” the letter reads. “The board of directors of the Santa Clara Police Officer’s Association has a duty to protect its members and work to make all of their working environments free of harassing behavior.”

It also criticized what it called anti-police statements made by Kaepernick, calling them “insulting, inaccurate and completely unsupported by any facts.”

(p.s., I agree, the website is a mess)


4 posted on 09/03/2016 4:14:59 PM PDT by blueplum ((March 11, 2016 - the day the First Amendment died?))
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To: Lorianne

Levi’s Stadium? As in Levi Strauss Co? I’d boycott them just for that. Levi Strauss has been promoting anti-gun rhetoric for decades. (not just gun control but pointedly hostile anti-gun rhetoric) They hosted a website dedicated to it.


5 posted on 09/03/2016 4:18:01 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Putin made me post this!~)
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To: TigersEye

Go to Levi.com the clothing site.It speaks for itself.
Levis are for lefties


6 posted on 09/03/2016 4:26:04 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: CGASMIA68

I don’t know if it still exists but in the ‘90s they had a website solely devoted to demonizing firearms and gun ownership. I’ve worn nothing but Wranglers ever since.


7 posted on 09/03/2016 4:31:03 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Putin made me post this!~)
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To: proust

Let San Francisco’s pink police drive down the 101 and handle the security.


8 posted on 09/03/2016 4:35:38 PM PDT by ptsal
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To: TigersEye

LL bean jeans or Lee in our family. None of us have ever owned Levis.


9 posted on 09/03/2016 4:37:07 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Lorianne

Maybe Trump should have had his rally there instead of next door in San Jose.


10 posted on 09/03/2016 4:43:34 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: CGASMIA68

Levi Strauss didn’t start selling jeans to miners until 1853. No ‘49ers wore his pants.


11 posted on 09/03/2016 4:52:55 PM PDT by Lisbon1940 (Trump-Pence 2016: No full-term Governors!)
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To: Lisbon1940

Levi’s STARTED this entire “GAY HOMOSEXUAL IS O”K thing!!!!! I have not bought one of their products in over 25 years!!


12 posted on 09/03/2016 5:00:40 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: All
FIRE KAP NOW!!!

#FireKapNow

13 posted on 09/03/2016 5:12:43 PM PDT by goldbux (When you're odd the odds are with you.)
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To: CGASMIA68
I went to levi.com. I see a normal clothing manufacturer site for an iconic American company. They show young and millennial models in their clothes. There is a picture of a man and woman couple walking hand-in-hand scaling a rock. There's the normal American mix of different races and cultures. There are sections for men and women, not trannies, not "xi" kookiness. Men and Women.

What in the world do you see? Is something wrong with your spectacles today? What are you blathering about? Sheesh.

14 posted on 09/03/2016 5:22:32 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Lorianne

The members of the Santa Clara Police Officers’ Association (SCPOA) have a long history of working with the San Francisco 49ers organization. This relationship was greatly expanded with the construction of Levi’s stadium. Our officers and 49er employees have worked incredibly well together to create a safe and enjoyable environment for guests and employees. This partnership has made Levi’s stadium the premier sports venue in the world as evident in the extremely successful Super Bowl 50 operation.

Unfortunately, some recent actions by a 49ers employee have threatened our harmonious working relationship. On August 26, 2016, prior to the start of the 49er pre-season football game at Levi’s stadium, on duty 49er employee Colin Kaepernick made the decision to exercise his right of free expression and not stand to honor the National Anthem. This expression caught the attention of the media. Following the game, your employee explained to the media that his actions were an attempt to get public attention to the oppression of African Americans and minorities in the United States by police officers. Your employee then insinuated that police officers are being placed on paid leave for murdering minorities. This statement is obviously insulting, inaccurate and completely unsupported by any facts.

On August 28, 2016, at the 49er training facility in Santa Clara, Mr. Kaepernick again made the allegation that police officers are getting paid to murder people. Your employee further insulted all law enforcement officers in America by stating, “There is police brutality. People of color have been targeted by police.” Mr. Kaepernick then made inaccurate and untrue statements about the level of training that is required to be a police officer.

On August 31, 2016, it was learned by the members of the SCPOA that the 49er organization has been allowing Mr. Kaepernick to wear exposed socks with the image of a pig wearing a police hat during practices at the training camp in Santa Clara. Photos of Mr. Kaepernick wearing these socks with the derogatory image have been broadcast nationally.

Our membership acknowledges that police officers are human and are not perfect. However, blanket statements that police officers in general murder minorities is completely false and insulting to the dedicated men and women in law enforcement agencies across America.

These intentional acts and inflammatory statements by Mr. Kaepernick are insulting to the members of the SCPOA. It is apparent, that the 49ers organization is aware of Mr. Kaepernick’s actions. These actions have occurred white Mr. Kaepernick was acting as an employee of the 49ers and at 49er facilities in Santa Clara. The 49ers organization has ta ken no action to stop or prevent Mr. Kaepernick from continuing to make inaccurate, incorrect and inflammatory statements against police officers, which include members of the Santa Clara Police Officers Association. Furthermore, your organization has made no statement disagreeing with Mr. Kaepernick’s accusations. It is the unanimous opinion of the SCPOA that the 49ers organization has failed to address your employee’s inappropriate workplace behavior. The board of directors of the Santa Clara Police Officers Association has a duty to protect its members and work to make all of their working environments free of harassing behavior. SCPOA members have worked thousands of hours at Levi’s stadium, 49er training camp and headquarters protecting guests, players and fellow employees. Our officers voluntarily agree to work these assignments. If the 49ersorganization fails to take action to stop this type of inappropriate workplace behavior, it could result in police officers choosing not to work at your facilities. Please contact us as soon as possible with the corrective actions yourorganization intends on implementing.

The men and women of the Santa Clara Police Officers Association are sworn to protect the rights of ALL people in the United States, a duty we take very seriously. Our members, however, have the right to do their job in an environment free of unjustified and insulting attacks from employees of your organization.

— SCPOA Board of Directors


15 posted on 09/03/2016 5:27:04 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: TigersEye

I like the cut and fit of Wranglers and Lee Riders much better than Levi’s anyway.


16 posted on 09/03/2016 5:40:07 PM PDT by Iron Munro (If Illegals voted Rebublican 50 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
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To: smokingfrog

“Employee of 49ers, 49er facility”, etc.

SCPOA threw that directly into the face of 49ers management.

I expect the Niners to go for the squishy middle.
Freedom of speech, so forth and so on.
Lot of lawyerese without actually saying anything.


17 posted on 09/03/2016 6:51:11 PM PDT by oldvirginian (If someone tells you biscuits and gravy ain't a meal, just walk away. You don't need the negativity.)
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To: Iron Munro

You mean the way the seams wrap from the sides of the knee to the front and back of the ankle on the right leg? Or is it the left leg?


18 posted on 09/03/2016 10:37:02 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Putin made me post this!~)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Just your kind of company eh?

Levi Strauss & Co - Unzipped

19 posted on 09/03/2016 10:49:28 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Putin made me post this!~)
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To: TigersEye

You must have looked hard to find that. Sure wasn’t on the home page.


20 posted on 09/03/2016 10:55:10 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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