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NYPD Officers Rally to Help Get Colin Kaepernick an NFL Job
bleacherreport.com ^ | 8/19/17 | Alec Nathan

Posted on 08/19/2017 6:53:40 PM PDT by 2nd amendment mama

Current and former members of the New York City Police Department rallied in Brooklyn Saturday in support of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

According to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), approximately 75 "mostly minority" officers attended the rally and wore T-shirts featuring the hashtag "#imwithkap."

Frank Serpico, who was played by Al Pacino in the 1973 film Serpico that depicted police corruption, was also in attendance.

"He's trying to hold up this government up to our founding fathers," Serpico told the AP.

Kaepernick, 29, has been an unrestricted free agent since he parted ways with the 49ers in March.

His name has surfaced in several rumors this offseason, most notably regarding backup gigs with the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens.

According to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Kaepernick is not being blackballed for silently protesting during the national anthem and speaking out against social injustice.

"He can't be because we're not," Goodell said July 30, per WNST's Luke Jones. "The clubs are making those individual evaluations."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: angryblacks; cops4kaepernick; kaepernick; leo; losercops; nfl; nyc; nypd
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To: 2nd amendment mama
"He's trying to hold up this government up to our founding fathers," Serpico told the AP.

Yeah, that was my first thought too when I saw that he dressed out in "cops are pigs" socks...

41 posted on 08/19/2017 7:49:58 PM PDT by Religion and Politics (It's Morning in America)
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To: Tonytitan

He probably won’t recognize the Canuckistan anthem.


42 posted on 08/19/2017 7:50:11 PM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: MileHi

fro = from

(keyboard is about done)


43 posted on 08/19/2017 7:53:51 PM PDT by MileHi (Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Giants can have him.


44 posted on 08/19/2017 7:56:00 PM PDT by dgbrown
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To: 2nd amendment mama

NYPD has job openings for washed up QBs as waterboys?


45 posted on 08/19/2017 7:57:30 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Fine NYPD. Give this asshat a job.


46 posted on 08/19/2017 7:59:58 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Maybe someone should tell Kaepernick that he should try another line of work. Tebow has been really successful in baseball, Kaepernick might want to tryout for something less physical like a women’s checker team.


47 posted on 08/19/2017 8:01:02 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: jazusamo

There must be at least 200,000 current and retired NYPD officers out there today. They got 75 to show up in support of Colon K.? LMAO.


48 posted on 08/19/2017 8:03:25 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris." -- President Trump, 6/1/2017)
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To: falcon99

I didn’t see this coming. Stupid of them.


49 posted on 08/19/2017 8:07:40 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Alberta's Child

Amen!


50 posted on 08/19/2017 8:08:56 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Maybe he should be hired- to be the grunt who picks all the sweaty towels up off the locker room floor.


51 posted on 08/19/2017 8:09:25 PM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If he plays in the Canadian league they’ll call him Canuckernic. No thank-you.


52 posted on 08/19/2017 8:21:39 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Tyranny can hide within decorum.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Maybe they should try to get him a job singing, like this guy (video at link).


53 posted on 08/19/2017 8:23:42 PM PDT by Songcraft (Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
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To: 2nd amendment mama
It's all about the money when it comes to the NFL. If the player can generate money the NFL will keep them around. If they hurt the NFL because of play and antics (a double money loser), then the player like Kaepernick will be gone. For the record, there are about 40k NYPD officers. Here is a photo of the event.


54 posted on 08/19/2017 8:29:48 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: henkster

“In the ISIS Football League, the handoff is a career - ending play.”

Hahahaha, that is a good one.


55 posted on 08/19/2017 8:30:40 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: 2nd amendment mama

What exactly are they trying to do here? Prove to the NFL owners that yes there is this minority who actually like and support Kaepernick and we’re gonna bully the league and kick and scream until one of you hires them.

He’s not worth the trouble. End of discussion. It’s not worth the backlash from the fans who actually do go to games, buy the psl’s, buy the tickets, buy the merchandise and the video games for our kids. We’re the one’s who have made it abundantly clear that if Kaepernick is in the league they lose our business.


56 posted on 08/19/2017 8:42:23 PM PDT by longsufferingjetsfan
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To: Randy Larsen

NFL....NATIONAL FELON LEAGUE


57 posted on 08/19/2017 8:46:53 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (WINNING! !!)
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To: 2nd amendment mama
maybe they could get it a job in the NYPD
58 posted on 08/19/2017 8:56:06 PM PDT by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

70 of how many thousands of officers?


59 posted on 08/19/2017 9:14:31 PM PDT by WASCWatch
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To: Pollster1

Probably rent-a-cops at best


60 posted on 08/19/2017 9:41:22 PM PDT by Patrick Henry Dichotomy
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