Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem

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Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem

Postby bigbluebazooka » September 21st, 2017, 12:49 am

A youth football team in Illinois knelt for the national anthem before one of their games over the weekend in a Colin Kaepernick-inspired protest.
Every player on the 8-and-under Cahokia Quarterback Club football team took part in the protest before Sunday’s game in Belleville.
“One of the kids asked me if I saw [people] protesting and rioting in St. Louis," Coach Orlando Gooden told Fox 2. "I said yes. I said, ‘Do you know why they are doing it?'”
Coach Gooden said the player responded, "Because black people are getting killed and nobody's going to jail.”
“I felt like it was a good teaching moment for me to circle the team and have a meeting,” Gooden said.

After explaining that Kaepernick chose to kneel during the national anthem of NFL games last season to protest police brutality and racial inequality, Gooden said one of the kids asked if they could “do that.”
He said as long as they knew why they were kneeling, he didn't have any problem with it.
“What I teach my kids is love, integrity, honesty, fairness, respect and boundaries,” he said.
The players’ parents reportedly supported the coach’s decision.
“As long as I have support of my parents and team, I’m perfectly fine, and I'm covered under the First Amendment to peacefully protest and assemble,” Gooden said.
Kaepernick, still unsigned following his controversial protest last season, re-tweeted the story to his 1.3 million followers.
Shows of support for Kaepernick have continued in the NFL this season, including this past Sunday by Michael Bennett of the Seahawks.

After explaining that Kaepernick chose to kneel during the national anthem of NFL games last season to protest police brutality and racial inequality, Gooden said one of the kids asked if they could “do that.”
He said as long as they knew why they were kneeling, he didn't have any problem with it.
“What I teach my kids is love, integrity, honesty, fairness, respect and boundaries,” he said.
The players’ parents reportedly supported the coach’s decision.
“As long as I have support of my parents and team, I’m perfectly fine, and I'm covered under the First Amendment to peacefully protest and assemble,” Gooden said.
Kaepernick, still unsigned following his controversial protest last season, re-tweeted the story to his 1.3 million followers.
Shows of support for Kaepernick have continued in the NFL this season, including this past Sunday by Michael Bennett of the Seahawks.



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Re: Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem

Postby Muck FcDisney » September 21st, 2017, 1:34 am

I would have said, "yeah, but Colin is a bitch and pariah, and no one wants him on their team. And you know what? He hasn't changed a thing. If you want to make a change, go to school, work hard, and run for office or gain influence in some other way. The choice is yours."

Respect your goddamn country or gtfo, you little shits.
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Re: Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem

Postby ericberry14 » September 21st, 2017, 1:58 am

Stupid nigs
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Re: Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem

Postby bigbluebazooka » September 21st, 2017, 11:25 am

And we just had the 66th murder in Charlotte this year and take a guess what color was involved. :facepalm
So the message is if we can't break the law steal and sell drugs then we'll riot and wreck your economy. That's the message I'm getting.
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