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Police organization calls for its 241,000 members to boycott Nike following the [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^ | September 4, 2018 | Jessica Finn

Posted on 09/04/2018 1:26:33 PM PDT by C19fan

A police officers' interest group is calling for their more than 241,000 members and families to boycott Nike products following the release of the company's Colin Kaerpernick ad.

The National Association of Police Organizations sent a letter to Nike's CEO Mark Parker telling them 'We are calling on all our member officers, their families and friends to join in boycotting all Nike products.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: colinkaepernick; formernflqb; nfl; nike
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To: M-cubed
They might add knee pads to their line!😊
21 posted on 09/04/2018 2:04:33 PM PDT by KDF48 (Redeemed by Christ.)
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To: C19fan
NYSE: NKE 79.60 USD −2.60 (3.16%)
22 posted on 09/04/2018 2:04:58 PM PDT by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: C19fan

“I would boycott Nike too but I have not wore or purchased a Nike product for over 30 years.”

ditto. i never had a Nike fit no matter how many different ones i tried on. Of all the brands, Nike was worst for comfort for me. ASICS are the only ones that have footbeds that feel truly comfortable to me ...


23 posted on 09/04/2018 2:14:01 PM PDT by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: C19fan

NIKE KNEELS


24 posted on 09/04/2018 2:14:42 PM PDT by Lexington Green (Sun Tzu Trumps Saul Alinsky)
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To: butlerweave

I think I had a pair of Nike shoes about 25 years ago. Sadly, I wore a shirt with a company logo today and realized that it was a Nike shirt. There was no way to cover the Nike logo on the sleeve. Sad.


25 posted on 09/04/2018 2:17:01 PM PDT by cyclotic ( WeÂ’re the first ones taxed, the last ones considered and the first ones punished)
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To: C19fan
I've never bought or owned a single Nike product, so I guess my personal boycott would be meaningless. I've gotta wonder, however, what corporate birdbrains thought this Kaepernick honorarium was a smart marketing move.

I mean, with all the controversy that guy started with the NFL, you'd think they would have considered him to be radioactive. Could they really be so uninformed, that they were clueless about the sort of reaction this would cause?

Or, are they so committed to left-liberal idealism that they're willing to destroy their company to be 'down with the struggle'?

26 posted on 09/04/2018 2:17:33 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: C19fan

Supporters of distasteful attention whores should get everything coming to them.

Boycott Nike


27 posted on 09/04/2018 2:49:25 PM PDT by elbook
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To: Windflier
Someone in NIKE decided the whole company should take a knee to America because we are a racist country where cops kill Black people

Since no one on their knees has offered any tangible solution I suppose their attitude is permanent

I call this lose-lose marketing
Will make an interesting case study in business schools
Meanwhile I'm glad I'm not a stockholder!

28 posted on 09/04/2018 2:51:37 PM PDT by silverleaf (A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
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To: RayChuang88

I have been wearing New Balance since the 90s. I think I have some socks with the Nike swoosh on them, that’s all I have. Oh, and a Nike football jersey but I’m pretty sure my wife bought that from china so technically it’s not really Nike.


29 posted on 09/04/2018 2:55:03 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: C19fan

Watch the U.S. media ignore this.


30 posted on 09/04/2018 2:57:44 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: C19fan

Knike takes a nee.


31 posted on 09/04/2018 2:57:55 PM PDT by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: C19fan
                           Just Blew It !
32 posted on 09/04/2018 2:59:09 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: C19fan

I bought some Nikes for my workout shoes last year. I’ll keep them but when they wear out, I’ll replace them with something else.

And I’ll never again buy anything from Nike.


33 posted on 09/04/2018 3:03:24 PM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: Windflier

34 posted on 09/04/2018 3:04:50 PM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: C19fan

Impact will be felt at Police Athletic Leagues. Awful lot of cops pull money out their own pocket to make sure the kids have a pair of shoes.


35 posted on 09/04/2018 3:10:32 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -- David Burge.)
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To: C19fan

That’s gonna leave a mark...


36 posted on 09/04/2018 3:22:23 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Sessions IS "The Insurance Policy.")
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To: C19fan

Outstanding!


37 posted on 09/04/2018 3:43:09 PM PDT by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: C19fan

That is fantastic. Nike really screwed up.


38 posted on 09/04/2018 4:25:34 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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