04-10-2018, 01:35 PM
(04-10-2018, 12:56 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I think because folks don't say "look at me. I'm getting a beer during the Anthem". Also they are in view of the colors being presented.
As to the kneeling; Feel free to kneel, just feel free to accept my view that you are disrespecting the flag and the brave men and women that have sacrificed so much for it.
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I don't like that people would ignore the Anthem to go get nachos, but what can I do about Joe Random in the crowd?
Also, they're not ones in the spotlight, in front of the cameras and Flag. For that, I can just stop watching non-Bengals NFL games.
(04-10-2018, 12:59 PM)The Real Deal Wrote: Who cares. People need to mind their own business. There is no law stating he has to do anything during the anthem. If you don’t want someone to encroach on your freedom, why do you want to encroach on theirs?
Sure, there's no law against it, nor should there be. But the NFL should be embarrassed that the NBA did things the right way. They have a proper rule in place that makes players stand. That is the right of the employer, and I wish the NFL would fix that. I'm not holding my breath though, because the backlash from the media and NFLPA would likely be massive.
The NFL is in a tough spot, and I fully expect them to bend to the will of the left.
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As to Reid specifically, I admittedly don't know as much about him as Kaep. I know I don't want any kneeling for the Anthem on my team. I respect the Flag and view it as more than a piece of cloth. It's a symbol of all that unites us. Freedom. Family. Love for our fellow man. Taking away that is taking away one of the few things that used to unite us. As the saying goes, United we Stand...
I understand why people are on edge about police shootings, but I think there is too much emotion and not enough common sense behind the protesting. Cops killed 987 people in 2017, and only 19 were unarmed black men.
https://thesocietypages.org/toolbox/police-killing-of-blacks/
Sure, you could say 1 death is too many. I agree, but it's just not realistic when we're talking about human beings in high stress situations where we have no idea what happened. For example, one of these "unarmed" black men was trying to run a cop over with his car. I'm sure some of them made threatening actions or looked like they had a weapon. So what are we talking here? 5-6 cases (maybe) where a bad cop lost it and killed someone?
I would argue that we need more hand wringing over poverty, drugs, and murder in general than having a nation on edge over 19 deaths that may or may not have been justified in any way. Just feels we're being torn apart over a relatively small problem.
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