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.
Not seeing the black athletes do this. They have their “I can’t breathe” t-shirts to display.
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.
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.
An interesting request in terms of ferreting out the idiots that support the bogus narratives against LEOs.
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.
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.
They’ll have to take off their “hands up, don’t shoot!,” t-shirts and Skittles memorabilia.
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.
Except they have now ruined every city in America.
>> “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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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”.
All of these pictures should be photoshopped with red hands.
I wonder how many of them can actually read what’s on those shirts.
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.
NYPD investigating threat made on social media that a man is driving to NY from Tennessee to kill 2 more NYPD cops
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