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Originally Posted by Jkpoker10
I think it would be easier to defend kneeling now vs then but the point you make is valid. Kneeling probably will just hurt athletes that do it like before in the nfl.
I mean it’s sad the police office won’t be charged here even though he was extremely negligent.
Listen, don't get me wrong. I don't like seeing property being destroyed. And I'm not condoning it. But yeah, my point is, these people are simply fed up . And I don't blame them.
And, you just can't put one bad cop behind bars and think the problem is solved. A lot has got to change.
I was watching a rerun of Sanford and Son that ran in the early 70's. Lamont was telling Fred, Red Fox, how heart disease was the number one killer of black men in America. And Fred's response was something that took me back. Like wow. Again, this show was almost 50 years ago. I don't know exactly which episode it was anymore.
Fred Sampson," I thought it was the police."