……He said…. “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America”……he also added that when he looked at the flag and stood with his hand over his heart during the anthem….he envisioned his Grandfathers who fought in World War II…..now, I would like to thank your Grandfathers for their service….and when returning home from the war…they had the pleasure to return home and enjoy the freedoms your ancestors fought for….and by your statement….you let many of us know….you still…. have no clue as to why Kaepernick took a knee….it has never been about the flag…..it has always been about what happened to George Floyd…..many of us have seen the photo of you and “STUPID” smiling at the camera…..that’s your choice as to whom you want to associate with…..and it’s ok…..but you need to wake-up…..it’s not about the flag….a lot of people have said something about what you said…..and they’ve had no problem letting you know….you’re full of shit….but I think Richard Sherman…..one of the baddest defensive players in the NFL responded best….. “He’s beyond lost. Guarantee you there were black men fighting alongside your Grandfather, but this doesn’t seem to be about that. That uncomfortable conversation you are trying to avoid by injecting the military into a conversation about brutality and equality is part of the problem.”…..black soldiers changed the course of the war…..once the military realized serving the whites…wasn’t the only thing they could do….and while they also fought for the same freedoms your Grandfathers were fighting for….they didn’t have a chance to enjoy them….like your Grandfathers…..and “THAT” was Kaepernick’s point…..remember that part in The Pledge of Allegiance” where you say….. “with liberty and justice for all?”….guess what?…..Kap wanted you to know….it’s not for all….and Drew, if you’re paying attention to the protest marches happening in the “land of the free – the home of the brave”…..you might notice….those who live on “your side of the tracks”….are getting a taste of what Kap was pointing out….case in point….take a gander at this one video….the one that shows an elderly white male….speaking to the police coming towards him….instead of them listening to what he might have to say….one officer decided to shove him to the ground….he shoved him so forceful….you can see blood coming out of his ears or the back of his head….and when another officer tries to see if he’s ok….his partner stops him from bending down to check on him…..and they continue marching on….while shoving and abusing other protesters who stand in their way…..so until more like this man are beaten, thrown in jail and abused by those who swore to…..protect and serve….you will never understand the reason Kap took a knee….until this unnecessary abuse of power….comes knocking on “YOUR” door.
THE MASK IS OFF……
Austin police have killed a young man by shooting him in the head with bird shot rounds wrapped in cloth and continued to shoot the medics carrying his body. They shot a known pregnant woman in the stomach, then stormed and abducted her from a medic tent. They maced young children during a peaceful daytime protest.
Detroit police have brutally beaten, tear gassed, and arrested peaceful protestors. A curfew is set from 8pm to 5am city wide.
Rockford police dragged people from their cars and beat them last night.
Philadelphia police gassed peaceful protestors without warning. Curfews are set arbitrarily, usually around 6 pm, with an alert sent city-wide mere minutes before it’s enforced.
Minneapolis police shot at people filming them on their own balconies.
An NYPD officer called a woman a “fucking bitch” and threw her on the ground. She went into a seizure and had to go to the emergency room. Then more New York cops rammed into crowds of protesters with their cars.
A SJPD officer called a woman “a fucking bitch” and started firing at protesters which started the violence in a previously peaceful protest.
An Atlanta couple last night had their tires slashed, windows broken, and were dragged out of their car and tazed.
Chicago police announced a curfew and then raised the bridges out of downtown. Demonstrators were trapped and at the utter mercy of CPD roundups. A police supervisor ordered on the radio, “Gas ’em all.” Over 1,000 people have been arrested.
Boston PD has been tweeting false reports of the protesters “losing the moral high ground” as those same officers beat and used any means necessary to trap and maim protesters. Emergency vehicles such as ambulances and EMTs were not on the scene and had to drive there, even though riot police were there and ready to fire upon the crowd with no warnings to disperse.
Everywhere, journalists are being indiscriminately targeted and arrested. A Minneapolis photojournalist is blinded permanently in one eye after being hit by a less lethal round.
They mace children. They’ve torn off a woman’s hijab. They’re turning off their body cameras and hiding their badge numbers.
This is just what’s been documented. Imagine what hasn’t been.
The true nature of American policing has been revealed for the world to see. I have never seen brutality on such a massive scale. They don’t care if you’re peaceful. They don’t care if they’re on camera.
Black and brown youth are the leaders on the ground. They are the leaders of our future. Black and brown youth are the people who are bleeding, getting beaten, and being thrown into jail. This is trauma that will last their whole lives.
To the bail funds. To the phone lines to demand release. We have to protect our people.
NEW YORK SUSPENDS HABEAS CORPUS…..Now that’s scary…..I found an article….and this is what was in it…..Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said…. “Civil liberties protect us from the governments using ‘crises’ and ’emergencies’ as justification to dismantle our rights. This suspension of habeas corpus, is unconstitutional, and it is deeply disturbing that the NYPD is seeking it and a judge rubber stamped it.”……The writ of habeas corpus is a 900-year-old legal protection afforded to citizens against authoritarian impulses of law enforcement and executives which allows an advocate to argue that someone is being illegally confined, detained or imprisoned…..it is generally considered the bedrock of the American and British legal systems…….New York City Criminal Court Judge James Burke agreed to a request by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) to allow for detention of anyone arrested in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan without criminal charges longer than the 24-hours mandated by state law during a hearing in response to a writ filed by The Legal Aid Society of New York City on behalf of hundreds of protestors still in jail…..Burke said this before denying the request…..”This is a crisis within a crisis”…..no kidding…. “All writs are denied in Brooklyn the Bronx and Manhattan.”…..podcast host Kate Willet said…. “Anyone can be detained indefinitely for any reason in NYC right now, that’s the whole thing habeas corpus exists to prevent.”…..now……New York law requires that a person be arraigned within 24 hours of an arrest….but the NYPD, however, argued….and Judge Burke agreed…..that “extreme measures” were needed “to maintain order” due to unprecedented “rage against the police department”……rage against the NYPD?….rage against the machine?…..really?…..did anyone see a video showing how the NYPD handled protesters in Brooklyn?…..that shit was a beatdown….and anyone in range of their clubs…..got beatdown….and that people…..was rage!