According to Eric Reid “Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee.” From New York Times. The NFL has been the center of controversy lately. It’s all started with Colin kaepernick choosing to sit on the bench in protest during the national anthem while one of the weekly 49ers game was going on. Colin stated he was “sitting in protest against police brutality and the overall mistreatment of people with color in this country”. It soon spread to Major League Baseball as well as many other sports like National hockey league to the NBA. I believe that the, NFL protests are dividing the country.
According to Nick Wagoner “Colin Kaepernick continues anthem protest; other 49ers, Rams join” from the NFL.com. The reason behind …show more content…
Many people disagree with our protest. It is making people whom support the military react in a negative way. It is drawing a line between white and black americans. Colin started this movement with only the best intentions. Eric Reid states that he will not just sit there and watch injustices and do nothing. He stated that “it baffles me that our movement is still being misconstrued as disrespect to our country , flag and military personnel. We could make a more powerful and positive impact on social justice movement” There are viral videos of people burning jersey’s and season tickets and various other merchandise items. Chip Kelly stated that he is not going to tell the guys what to do I’m not going to get into that. “Kaepernick was getting snaps at the end of the game and the crowd was …show more content…
It isn't our country's fault that people get shot, it's either that cop individually murdered someone and or the suspect had a weapon and pulled it out in a negative manner. Me personally I don't get bothered by stuff like this but sitting during the national anthem every week to me it's just weekly disrespect to our country, I understand where they are coming from but what's the goal? They sit weekly with no outcome for the year that they have been sitting is just despicable nothing has even happened yet. From august of 2016 there has been many people that have sat because of murder during the national anthem, but since they have started sitting there has been no result from the protest.
According to Nick Wagoner “Colin Kaepernick continues anthem protes; other 49ers, Rams join” “Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, who has now lost two endorsement deals kneeling in protest”. “At what point do we take a stand and as a people say this isn’t right”. Colin stated that “The protest isn't meant to denigrate the police military or the
According to Nick Wagoner “Colin Kaepernick continues anthem protest; other 49ers, Rams join” from the NFL.com. The reason behind …show more content…
Many people disagree with our protest. It is making people whom support the military react in a negative way. It is drawing a line between white and black americans. Colin started this movement with only the best intentions. Eric Reid states that he will not just sit there and watch injustices and do nothing. He stated that “it baffles me that our movement is still being misconstrued as disrespect to our country , flag and military personnel. We could make a more powerful and positive impact on social justice movement” There are viral videos of people burning jersey’s and season tickets and various other merchandise items. Chip Kelly stated that he is not going to tell the guys what to do I’m not going to get into that. “Kaepernick was getting snaps at the end of the game and the crowd was …show more content…
It isn't our country's fault that people get shot, it's either that cop individually murdered someone and or the suspect had a weapon and pulled it out in a negative manner. Me personally I don't get bothered by stuff like this but sitting during the national anthem every week to me it's just weekly disrespect to our country, I understand where they are coming from but what's the goal? They sit weekly with no outcome for the year that they have been sitting is just despicable nothing has even happened yet. From august of 2016 there has been many people that have sat because of murder during the national anthem, but since they have started sitting there has been no result from the protest.
According to Nick Wagoner “Colin Kaepernick continues anthem protes; other 49ers, Rams join” “Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, who has now lost two endorsement deals kneeling in protest”. “At what point do we take a stand and as a people say this isn’t right”. Colin stated that “The protest isn't meant to denigrate the police military or the