100%. So you're choices are kneel for the National Anthem or you are a liar and a racist. We just saw the media try and force a Presidential candidate down the nation's throat, how did that work out? It was the same crap, either you vote for Clinton...or you are an ignorant racist. They went so far in treating Trump unfairly that they ended up getting him the job in an election he would have otherwise lost.
I respect your opinion Bro, but I think it's the exact same thing... The reason it seems different is that it would be totally offensive to you...well, taking a knee during the anthem is offensive to me, and being called a racist because I choose to stand is even more offensive. Question...why didn't anyone kneel on 9/11? Because those guys know what 9/11 means in regards to the flag, so they knew better....except there are many in this country who feel that way about the flag every day of the yearWell, I'll say this... I don't think it's the same in terms of the analogy you used UK... taking a knee has been used before to make the same statement... I do think it's been taken out of control though... it shouldn't be something that makes something you're whole team, or people in the stands feel obligated to do or they get labeled racist... I do however agree with Nos... if you want to show someone your honest about it and want to show your true feelings, protest the game... catch the "blue flu" one week for all of those guys who want to show how they feel... that would have a an impact, and tell the owners that are taking the knee to give those victims true victims, like John Crawford who was shot and killed for standing in Walmart holding one of there are rifles off there shelf minding his business when someone aloes the cops and said he was walking around threatening people with a real gun... or Tamir Rice where the cops rolled up and shot him because they made the mistake of getting to close to him while playing with a toy gun... or Fernando Castillo who was killed after announcing he had a gun but was not reaching for it but for his wallet as the officer asked... and so on... there is a problem IMO still to this day with racial injustice... it is disproportionately aimed at Black and Brown communities and there is published data to back that up... I know the argument is if they committed the crime you have to arrest them and I while heartedly agree, but when you search one area harder than the other you're going to find what you're looking for there more often... end of the day though, to answer your question I think it started out with good intentions but I think it's gone out of hand and it's now "cool" as opposed to having meaning... apparently they are taking it out of high school games out here so nobody has to chose which is a choice in itself... I'd prefer it stopped myself...
I agree with you totally that it is their right, 100%. What they don't have the right to do is expect everyone else to do it, lest they are a racist
I think what makes those numbers pertinent are the fact that there is a far greater percentage of blacks on prison than whites. This would lead to the conclusion that the deaths have less to do with racial profiling and more to do with training and manpower. As a whole that is. There are cases where there are just bad cops. There are also a lot of cases where the people who are killed are either armed themselves, not following specific instructions, or both
