NFL players send video telling league 'We will not be silenced'

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tony Stark, Jun 5, 2020.

  1. So, suddenly you're no longer a fan of capitalism?
     
    #21     Jun 8, 2020
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  2. Sort of like reading your posts.
     
    #22     Jun 8, 2020
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  4. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Wrong...for the second time in this thread
     
    #24     Jun 8, 2020
  5. Tony Stark

    Tony Stark

    Somewhat surprised by this,Redskins and Cardinals owners are staunch conservatives


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    #25     Jun 10, 2020
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    Tony Stark

    https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-nfl-baseball-stars-demand-end-police-immunity-160836018--nfl.html


    NBA, NFL, baseball stars demand end to police immunity

    Washington (AFP) - NFL stars Tom Brady, Dak Prescott and Drew Brees and NBA coaches Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich were among more than 1,400 people from America's largest sports leagues who on Wednesday supported an end to qualified police immunity.

    The Players Coalition submitted the letter to US lawmakers supporting passage of the Amash-Pressley bill, which seeks to make it easier to sue police officers for brutaility, among other things.

    The bill would close what has been seen as a loophole allowing police and government officials to avoid civil suits in federal court.


    The athlete support comes in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the global protests that followed.

    "We are tired of conversations around police accountability that go nowhere and we have engaged in too many 'listening sessions' where we discuss whether there is a problem of police violence in this country," the letter from athletes said.

    "There is a problem. The world witnessed it when Officer Chauvin murdered George Floyd and the world is watching it now, as officers deploy enormous force on peaceful protestors like those who were standing outside of the White House last week.

    "The time for debate about the unchecked authority of the police is over -- it is now time for change."

    The Coalition traces its origins to 2016 when five NFL players spoke to US lawmakers about racial inequality and criminal justice reform.

    NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week said the league had been wrong to silence player protests such as the anthem kneeling started by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

    The league condemned racism and oppression of black people and admitted "we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest."

    - 'We've had enough' -

    Kaepernick protested police brutality and racial inequality by kneeling in 2016 but has not been signed by a team since that season.


    "We've had enough. Before, guys were scared to lose their jobs, scared of being fined, all of that. Now, it's kind of a thing where, if you're going to fine one of us, you're going to fine all of us. If you're going to get rid of one of us, you're going to get rid of all of us.

    "There's strength in numbers. It's bigger than just black people saying this. This is a problem in the world that we're looking at. Everybody is coming together. They're stepping up and letting their voice be heard."
     
    #26     Jun 10, 2020
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    userque

    Money over politics.
     
    #27     Jun 10, 2020
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  8. Thing about Collin is that so many Qbs came outof college the past 4 years creating a pool of average talent and a lot of starters now looking for back up jobs. Take away all the past ideas/issues with kneeling, it will still be very difficult for Collin to get a job as a starter in the NFL or even a back up, especially if he has salary demands.
     
    #28     Jun 10, 2020
  9. Nascar made this move :


    NASCAR bans Confederate flag from all events

    On Wednesday, NASCAR announced it would be prohibiting the display of the Confederate battle banner at all of its events:


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    #29     Jun 10, 2020
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    Tony Stark


    True.Andy Dalton and Jamis Winston are only getting 1 and 3 million dollars this year so its going to be tough for Colin even if a team wants to hire him
     
    #30     Jun 10, 2020