Watch: A’s catcher Bruce Maxwell berates police in arrest video

Larry Brown Sports ^ | June 16, 2018 | Grey Papke

[GuavaCheesePuff]

Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell, the first and to date only MLB player to kneel during the national anthem, was combative and foul-mouthed during his arrest for aggravated assault last October, video shows.

TMZ Sports obtained video of Maxwell’s arrest after he allegedly brandished a gun at a Postmates driver. When police arrived, they found Maxwell shirtless and smelling of alcohol, and he began berating police, telling them “half of America is afraid of y’all” and “that’s the reason why I took a knee.” He also becomes emotional as he describes how he and his family received death threats for kneeling during the anthem.

The video contains strong language.

[Yogafist]

Direct link.

https://youtu.be/R3GAlB1z0Nc

[SkyPilot]

. When police arrived, they found Maxwell shirtless and smelling of alcohol, and he began berating police, telling them “half of America is afraid of y’all” and “that’s the reason why I took a knee.”

[Ken H]

Thank you!!

[SpaceBar]

they found Maxwell shirtless and smelling of alcohol, and he began berating police...

I'm guessing he never watched Chris Rock's humorous instruction video for just such an encounter with law enforcement.

[GuavaCheesePuff]

I wonder if Tony La Russa, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin or even Bobby Cox would allow Maxwell to kneel:

[colorado tanker]

He wouldn’t even dare try.

[Flavious_Maximus]

So does MLB allow him to still kneel? Or was that a one time thing?

[Psalm 73]

"So does MLB allow him to still kneel?"

He's riding creaky buses between backwater towns down in the minors. Don't think he's kneeling at those parks.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Kneels. Gets death threats. Gets emotional about the death threats.

Clearly he is a victim. He’s just like the guy who murdered his parents and asks the judge to go easy at sentencing because he is an orphan.

[packrat35]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEvMc-K8XHY

[onedoug]

Victicrat

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

THAT YOU TUBE IS THE GREATEST!!!

Google..Chris Rock “ how not to get your ass kicked by the police”

Just showed it to a friend tonight. ha

[oincobx]

>>>I wonder if Tony La Russa, George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin or even Bobby Cox would allow Maxwell to kneel:

Not sure, but there is a good chance that at some point they could have been found shirtless and smelling of alcohol.

[Eagles6]

As I recall he assaulted a female delivery driver and threatened her with a gun and all he gets is disorderly conduct.

[Josa]

Another minority proving the stereotype is based on reality

[ifinnegan]

LaRussa would probably kneel with him.

[Maudeen]

What a first class loser. . .a real role model for the youth of America.

[BBell]

He can’t get his silver hammer out with the cuffs on.

[Mears]

:-)