There have been countless marches about police brutality but nobody cared
I said that I wouldn't comment anymore in this thread, but there is also something that hasn't been stated....Why do people want to paint every profession or every person with a broad brush as if everyone is like that....Yes, there have been Policeman that have gone over the line at times, and the Liberal News Networks have plainly pointed that out when it happens even if it is in a remote part of the country, but does that mean every policeman in every part of our country is Brutal, and want to hurt Black Americans?...What about the Fireman that volunteer to help save people's lives and property...There have been instances where some Fireman have actually set Fires, but does that mean every Fireman has those same Issues....This whole issue blew up after the election, and the Crappy News Network(CNN) has, and will continue to focus on those type of issues to divide this country because that's what drives the news cycle, and gets the ratings because a lot of people actually believe everything that they see and hear on TV....I am not one of those people because I know that News Organizations and even Sports channels like ESPN have all become so Political charged that they are hard to watch anymore because of the Political slant that is involved, and yes Fox News Channel is not innocent, and is also slanted to the consevative point of view, so they too share the same stage as the others IMO..
Are there Social issues that need to be rectified?....Of course, there is, and I think the fact that Policeman are wearing body cameras whereas that didn't used to be the case is a positive move in the right direction in terms of Police Brutality....
When a policeman gives you an order to put down the gun or to obey his instructions, you should do so immediately because he does not know you, or what your intentions are...Yet some people are filled with so much hate that they refuse to obey any of those type of instructions, so incidents happen, and they will continue to happen if people fail to use common sense...
Hornet asked me earlier in this thread , "Where was I when the girl was killed in Charlottesville", and my question to him is "Where was he when people's businesses were burned to the ground when the riots exploded in Missouri and other places?"...I'm glad that the Idiot who ran over the girl in Virginia was prosecuted for Murder because that is what it was, and I'm glad that Idiots in Missouri who looted and burned down people's businesses who had nothing to do with what happened there were prosecuted for Arson and Burglary...If you are not part of a Rally to protest something, then why should you be there in the first place...There are Idiots on every side of every issue, and when you put people together in large numbers who have opposing viewpoints there is going to be trouble...That's always been the case, and it will always be that way...People need to understand that when they attend a Rally of any type....Do they have that right?...Of course, they do, but they also must be aware of the fact that situations could get out of hand when two different factions of people are voicing their opposing viewpoints to each other....Again, that is why I personally have never gone to a Rally, and never will....Individually, I will tell you what I think, but have never had any urge to attend any rally of any kind which makes me a lot different than a lot of today's young people who are in some cases urged and encouraged by their teachers and professors to get involved...Again we have a politically charged society nowadays maybe more so than ever before, due to the many social media forms of communication...
I don't defend anything that President Trump says because some of the things he says can't be defended, but I instead tend to look at the meaning of what he said instead of the actual words....When he called the Kneeling Players an SOB, it was wrong, but I understood why he did it because he supports the Military, the Police and all the First Responders like Fireman, and believes that everyone should respect our County and our Flag....
I'm a big Panthers fan, and have went to several practices down at Wofford University thru the years, and my wife owns a lot of Panther gear with Cam Newton's jersey number on it, but Cam made some stupid comments on ESPN the other day whey he stated that "Coliln Kapernick made the ULTIMATE SACRAFICE"...My brother happened to be visiting me at the time, and I looked at him, and said "Can you believe he just said that?"...How does playing the game of football and not being picked up by an NFL team equate to paying the "Ultimate sacrafice" that so many of our military men have paid by giving their lives for our country, or the policeman, fireman or ordinary heros that saved people while sacraficing their own lives in the process...
That one comment just showed me how out of touch with reality some people are, and yet they are suppose to be role models for younger people...
I watched on the local news the other day as a former army vet who had served 2 tours in Afghanistan and owns 3 stores in Asheville decided that NONE of his stores would sell NFL gear in the future because of all the disrespect for our country and flag that these professional atheletes are displaying...He said that he understood that he fought in Afghanistan to provide people with that Freedom to demonstrate their feelings in that manner, but that his best friend who he showed the picture of, and was a Black Soldier, had given his life in honor of that flag and our country, so he could not support their stance in disrespecting it by kneeling for the National Anthem....
Again, every profession has it's share of Idiots and Model citizens, but some folks want to paint everyone with the same brush, and that makes NO sense to me, never has, and never will!.
Some folks in this thread have said that it isn't about the flag, but then, Colin Kapernick stated that he could not stand and support the flag and National Anthem with all the racial injustice that he has seen, so basically he was protesting about the flag even if people want to say that isn't the case....
Bottom line: EVERYONE SHOULD STAND AND SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FLAG when we are grouped together at a game or organization where there are a lot of people...I don;t stand up, and place my hand on my heart when I am watching a game or event where the National Anthem is played in my living room, but I always stand and support our Anthem and Flag when it is played in a public forum where I am attending, and that should be the case for every AMERICAN regardless of their Race or Ethnicity!
Now I'm finished with this subject on this thread!