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'Hands up' gesture by St. Louis Rams NFL players riles police group
American Thinker ^ | 12/01/2014 | Rick Moran

Posted on 12/01/2014 6:56:22 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Five St. Louis Rams football players came on to the field for the pre-game introductions with their hands raised in the familiar "hands up, don't shoot" pose of protestors demonstrating the decision of the Ferguson grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting case.

The political statement has been condemned by the St. Louis Polcie Officers Association, who expressed their displeasure with the Rams organization and demanded the players be sanctioned.

The statement deserves to be published in its entirety:

From KDSK:

"Five members of the Rams entered the field today exhibiting the "hands-up-don't-shoot" pose that has been adopted by protestors who accused Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson of murdering Michael Brown. The gesture has become synonymous with assertions that Michael Brown was innocent of any wrongdoing and attempting to surrender peacefully when Wilson, according to some now-discredited witnesses, gunned him down in cold blood."

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: bloggers; chat; ferguson; michaelbrown; nfl; stlouisrams
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To: SeekAndFind

41 posted on 12/01/2014 7:52:14 AM PST by PLD
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To: Lumper20

“The NFL should fine these punks”

I don’t want them fined. Let them continue to show their racism and hatred towards white fans.

Of course you’ll still get 75% of the white fans who will continue to idolize them and support them.


42 posted on 12/01/2014 7:54:38 AM PST by roofgoat
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To: SeekAndFind

Like it or not it is free speech in action, and no way anyone should be punished for exercising their right to free speech. You can speak by not buying tickets but sanctions are a chill we don’t need.

Of course Brown did not have his hands in the air when he was shot.


43 posted on 12/01/2014 7:55:07 AM PST by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: Loud Mime

it’s the same! Both (college/pro) have been corrupted to the core. And America continues to raise kids to idolize these athletes.


44 posted on 12/01/2014 7:57:08 AM PST by roofgoat
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To: SeekAndFind

Black mentality. It’s my way or no way to hell with the truth.


45 posted on 12/01/2014 7:57:49 AM PST by Logical me
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To: free_life

‘...no way anyone should be punished for exercising their right to free speech.” Nonsense! Evidently you have swallowed the PC koolaid. The business to which these retarded freaks are aligned should have every right to set standards for conduct and punish those who blatantly violate those standards. I’m retired now for a few years, but every company I worked for would fire/punish someone who cussed the boss openly. One could be fired for ‘unbecoming conduct’, too.


46 posted on 12/01/2014 7:59:30 AM PST by MHGinTN
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To: SeekAndFind
Nag, nag, nag.

These freakin' Naggers are pissing me off.

I hate Naggers.

47 posted on 12/01/2014 8:03:27 AM PST by Lazamataz (Proudly Deciding Female Criminal Guilt By How Hot They Are Since 1999 !)
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To: SeekAndFind

Not watching RAM games.


48 posted on 12/01/2014 8:05:27 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: YukonGreen

What was the reaction of the Ram fans?


49 posted on 12/01/2014 8:19:22 AM PST by Jabba the Nutt (You can have freedom or government schools. Choose one.)
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To: free_life
"Like it or not it is free speech in action, and no way anyone should be punished for exercising their right to free speech."

The First Amendment protects from government sanction for expressing an opinion the government disapproves of. However your employers is free to terminate, fine or otherwise punish you for expressing an opinion it finds offensive.

50 posted on 12/01/2014 8:42:34 AM PST by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: SeekAndFind

Idiots. But then, so are the owners and the executives.

The entire NFL is a joke.


51 posted on 12/01/2014 8:42:40 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: free_life

“and no way anyone should be punished for exercising their right to free speech.”

They don’t own the NFL, so they don’t get to enjoy unrestricted speech when employed by the NFL.


52 posted on 12/01/2014 8:55:16 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: SeekAndFind

NFL: Negros, Felons, and Liberals. No one else need apply.


53 posted on 12/01/2014 8:55:43 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: free_life

No, it is not “free speech.” They were in uniform, on the clock. They were employees at work. They represent their employers and have no right to speak on controversial issues in these circumstances.


54 posted on 12/01/2014 9:00:56 AM PST by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

They were in uniform, on the clock. They were employees at work. They represent their employers and have no right to speak on controversial issues in these circumstances.
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Though they may (probably) ‘think’ it, can’t just believe one would EVER see a bunch of cops WHITE and/or BLACK, in uniform, using Police Vehicles etc holding a parade or money raiser for Wilson OR building a ‘memorial’ for him outside his District HQ.

If one were to ‘see’ the above scenario, you can imagine there would be much disciplining and change of job in the immediate future.


55 posted on 12/01/2014 9:21:02 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98) Would love to buy BO for what he is worth, then sell him for what he thinks he is worth.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Crackas need to stop supporting the NFL and NBA.


56 posted on 12/01/2014 9:30:24 AM PST by Old Yeller (Civil rights are for civilized people.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The morning of the next home game, the SL cops simply announce that they will not be working the game that day. See what happens when a few idiots storm the gates to get in or jump onto the field...and nothing happens to them... 50-50 chance the game doesn’t start the 2nd half.


57 posted on 12/01/2014 9:53:49 AM PST by mad puppy (E PLURIBUS UNUM)
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To: SeekAndFind

This was orchestrated with full knowledge of the management and team members; most likely with the television station. So it is not just the really stupid players. It is a platform where the useful idiots are paraded before the public.

Prime example of the “too stupid” American voters.


58 posted on 12/01/2014 11:25:24 AM PST by dirtymac
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To: SoothingDave
No, it is not “free speech.” They were in uniform, on the clock. They were employees at work. They represent their employers and have no right to speak on controversial issues in these circumstances.

Assuming the league or team management weren't also in on it, anyway.

Either way, however, the police are agents of the government, and have no right to tell them what to say.

59 posted on 12/01/2014 12:02:32 PM PST by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: RansomOttawa

Police officers, as individuals and not in an official capacity, have every right to also express their opinions. The same right NFL players have when they are not acting as official representatives of their employers.


60 posted on 12/01/2014 12:21:56 PM PST by SoothingDave
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