Ferguson Riots

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“Throughout the period on game-day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pre-game warm-ups, in the bench area, and during post-game interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office,” NFL bylaws state (Section 4, Article 8).

RGIII is made to take off a t-shirt at a presser, but these players raising their hands "meaning don't shoot" is OK with the NFL?
 
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Maybe the St. Louis Police force will boycott the next time the Rams need a police escort. After all, it would be free speech, right?
 
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CNCVol88 said:
A certain player for the Miami Dolphins simply tweeted that one Acronym and that one word in response to a certain action that was displayed in an NFL draft recently. That player was Crucified in the Court of Public Opinion, fined, suspended from team activities, and required to go through "sensitivity training."


These players are perpetuating a myth at this point and it does nothing but incite more ignorance and anger. It should not be encouraged.
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Did the nfl or the team fine him? And he should have been fined for his insensitive comments.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Did the nfl or the team fine him? And he should have been fined for his insensitive comments.
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And the players should be fined for their insensitive, inflammatory, and ignorant actions. If you're going to punish a couple tweets, that should be as well.
 
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#VFL__ said:
I have a question, how do all of you white males know ANYTHING about racial discrimination?
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Because I was jumped in a parking lot years ago by black males? Because I caught a shoplifter in a store years ago that was black and I was called a cracker? Because I was passed over for a promotion for someone who wasn't white just so a quota could be met even though I had more credentials?
 
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CNCVol88 said:
An officer's career was ruined because of a lie. If I were an officer and people who have a voice were using it to perpetuate a lie and a myth, I'd be more than irate with those people.
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They are supporting what they perceive as a social injustice. I, in no way, believe they are right. But I understand their perspective. And I absolutely have no problem with what they did.
 
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Vol8188 said:
They are supporting what they perceive as a social injustice. I, in no way, believe they are right. But I understand their perspective. And I absolutely have no problem with what they did.
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Then hitch your wagon to a legitimate case instead of looking like ignorant asshats who refuse to look at the facts.
 
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CNCVol88 said:
Then hitch your wagon to a legitimate case instead of looking like ignorant asshats who refuse to look at the facts.
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Doesn't mean they did anything inappropriate. It's not a crime to raise your hands. And it's not a crime to support a poor cause.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Doesn't mean they did anything inappropriate. It's not a crime to raise your hands. And it's not a crime to support a poor cause.
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And it's not a crime to tweet "omg" and "horrible" in response to an act you don't agree with yet that caused a fine and a suspension but it fits you agenda so you're okay with it.
 
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CNCVol88 said:
And it's not a crime to tweet "omg" and "horrible" in response to an act you don't agree with yet that caused a fine and a suspension but it fits you agenda so you're okay with it.
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Agenda?

One comment is dispersing to a homosexual, for no other reason than him being a homosexual.

Completely unjustified.

The other was an action taken by a group of players in response to what they saw as a social injustice.

Are they correct about the injustice? No. Justified? Reasonable? Understandable? Yes, yes, yes.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Agenda?

One comment is dispersing to a homosexual, for no other reason than him being a homosexual.

Completely unjustified.

The other was an action taken by a group of players in response to what they saw as a social injustice.

Are they correct about the injustice? No. Justified? Reasonable? Understandable? Yes, yes, yes.
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Both are gestures based out of ignorance imo. No difference.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Agenda?

One comment is dispersing to a homosexual, for no other reason than him being a homosexual.

Completely unjustified.

The other was an action taken by a group of players in response to what they saw as a social injustice.

Are they correct about the injustice? No. Justified? Reasonable? Understandable? Yes, yes, yes.
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LOL. So if Michael Brown had been white they'd support the so called social injustice? Also why does a person have to agree with homosexuality?
 
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govols/cc said:
LOL. So if Michael Brown had been white they'd support the so called social injustice? Also why does a person have to agree with homosexuality?
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No one said you have to agree. But if you make public comments against a group of people, don't be shocked if your boss doesn't like it.
 
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#VFL__ said:
I have a question, how do all of you white males know ANYTHING about racial discrimination?
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Yeah... I am a middle aged white male with a job. Everything is all my fault. Well, me and George Bush.

And I guess the term "cracker" is perfectly acceptable when used by a black person referring to a white person. Oh.. . you're right, that's just plain old racist, not discriminatory.
 
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