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Rep. Peter King Calls on Sports Teams to Wear NYPD Patch in Honor of Slain Officers
Pajamas Media ^ | 12/21/2014 | Rick Moran

Posted on 12/21/2014 12:20:16 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Recently, professional athletes have made their feelings known about the protests sweeping the country over grand jury decisions not to indict police officers for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

Four members of the St. Louis Rams ran on to the field with their hands up, indicating their solidarity with protestors advancing the myth that Michael Brown died while surrendering. NBA players Derrickk Rose and LeBron James both wore “I can’t breathe” T-shirts during warm ups before recent games.

Whether intended or not, the protests cast blame upon the police, and caused much anger in the ranks of officers.

Now, New York Representative Peter King is suggesting that pro sports teams wear a NYPD patch on their uniforms to honor the officers executed yesterday. In an email, King urged:

To honor the memory of the two NYPD officers who were assassinated yesterday and to demonstrate solidarity with the brave men and women of law enforcement, I urge college and professional basketball, football and hockey teams to wear NYPD insignia on their uniforms. This would bring honor and dignity to the NCAA, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL.

The players would almost certainly refuse to wear the patches. How could they when they’ve already sworn allegiance to protestors who are celebrating the death of the officers? Will there be any signs of solidarity with police at all?

The players have placed themselves in an impossible situation. They swear their protest was not directed against the police. But that’s exactly how the protestors viewed their actions. Changing their stance and wearing a NYPD patch on their uniforms would bring cries of hypocrisy from the activists who are fanning the flames of racial unrest.

My guess is that before NFL games today, there will be a moment of silence to honor the police officers. That will be the extent that the NFL sticks its neck out for the police.

 



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida; US: Missouri; US: New York; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: billdeblasio; newyork; newyorkcity; nypd; peterking; police; sportsteam
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1 posted on 12/21/2014 12:20:16 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Not seeing the black athletes do this. They have their “I can’t breathe” t-shirts to display.


2 posted on 12/21/2014 12:21:18 PM PST by CatOwner
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3 posted on 12/21/2014 12:22:15 PM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: CatOwner

When you think about it, nothing much has changed since the days when white people in this country looked upon black people as little more than minstrel-show entertainers.


4 posted on 12/21/2014 12:23:08 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("The ship be sinking.")
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To: SeekAndFind

AFAIAC, Peter King is part of the problem. Islamic terrorist kills the two cops, who is ideologically aligned with groups such as the PLO, who are friends of the IRA. “One struggle” as the IRA said.


5 posted on 12/21/2014 12:23:19 PM PST by Olog-hai
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An interesting request in terms of ferreting out the idiots that support the bogus narratives against LEOs.


6 posted on 12/21/2014 12:25:03 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Most the pro athletes seem stuck in ‘follow the leader’ mentality. This is the case even when they don’t comprehend the entire story. People like Kobe Bryant, who was raised as a black kid growing up in Italy, follow blindly, still struggling to fit it with the latest expression.


7 posted on 12/21/2014 12:26:29 PM PST by lee martell
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To: Olog-hai

I’m not necessarily a fan of King especially after his attacks against Cruz, but King is more aggressive than most in his fight against domestic Islam/terror.


8 posted on 12/21/2014 12:27:13 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: SeekAndFind

They’ll have to take off their “hands up, don’t shoot!,” t-shirts and Skittles memorabilia.


9 posted on 12/21/2014 12:27:24 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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To: SeekAndFind
A few years ago, Rangel was about to be thrown out of Congress, and King saved him. People should be reminded of this as often as possible.
That comment by one Steve Feldman is the top-rated comment on that article page.
10 posted on 12/21/2014 12:28:02 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Alberta's Child

Except they have now ruined every city in America.


11 posted on 12/21/2014 12:28:10 PM PST by EEGator
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To: lee martell

>> “Most the pro athletes seem stuck in ‘follow the leader’ mentality.” <<

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What do you expect of MR millionaires?

All they know is where the boundaries of the NFL plantation are.

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12 posted on 12/21/2014 12:29:30 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: SeekAndFind

Punk ass gangsta thugs, all of them. How about they wear shirts that say “Democrats who I vote overwhelmingly for every election ordered the NYPD to arrest Eric Garner because nothing comes between a liberal and taxes”.


13 posted on 12/21/2014 12:30:08 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Obama: 7 acts of blatant treason and counting.)
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To: SeekAndFind

All of these pictures should be photoshopped with red hands.


14 posted on 12/21/2014 12:30:20 PM PST by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: Gene Eric
No he is not. He’s a fraud. Nobody who supports the allies of Islamists is in earnest about fighting them; nothing but hot air and political opportunism.


15 posted on 12/21/2014 12:30:21 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: SeekAndFind
Um...Police now in the game


16 posted on 12/21/2014 12:31:21 PM PST by caww
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

I wonder how many of them can actually read what’s on those shirts.


17 posted on 12/21/2014 12:31:31 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("The ship be sinking.")
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To: SeekAndFind

After all of the crimes these overpaid clowns has engaged in, most of them will never show any support for the police killed by their homies.


18 posted on 12/21/2014 12:35:07 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Olog-hai; All
FYI:

NYPD investigating threat made on social media that a man is driving to NY from Tennessee to kill 2 more NYPD cops


19 posted on 12/21/2014 12:37:21 PM PST by caww
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To: caww; SeekAndFind

Rapper The Game’s Response To NYPD Officers Shot Dead: “I Guess Y’all Can’t Breathe Either”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3239472/posts


20 posted on 12/21/2014 12:39:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
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