Posted on 07/25/2018 6:33:52 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Former NFL player Martellus Bennett slammed President Trump for his ongoing criticism of football athletes protests during the national anthem.
"It's the easiest way for him to attack the culture of black people," Bennett said in an interview with the Bleacher Report.
"He sees the black athlete as someone that black people look up to, Bennett continued. So he thinks you can attack black culture by attacking black NFL players.
"Also, attacking black players helps him with his base. I think, too, maybe there's no rhyme or reason. Maybe he's just an asshole, added Bennett, who won a Super Bowl and made a Pro Bowl during his time in the NFL.
Bennett, who was one of the leagues leading social activists during his 10-year stint, captured headlines last year when the former New England Patriots tight end said he wouldnt be visiting the White House if Trump invited the team to celebrate its Super Bowl victory.
The nine-year NFL veteran also endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and has repeatedly criticized the president.
His remark comes days after Trump last week attacked the NFL's decision to freeze a new policy of punishing teams for players who protested during the anthem. In a tweet, he took aim at the NFL's commissioner, Roger Goodell.
Trump urged Goodell to impose harsh penalties on athletes who continue protests against police brutality and racism by kneeling during the anthem at games.
Turd should have cut back on the steroid usage before it damaged his brain.
Don’t see Trump critiquing the NBA.
Rich Democrat Plantation slave criticizes Republican President, film at 11.
What ere they protesting?
“Hands up! Don’t shoot!” never happened.
TWENTY FIVE TOP QUOTES FROM THE DOJ’S REPORT ON THE MICHAEL BROWN SHOOTING
[01] The evidence, when viewed as a whole, does not support the conclusion that Wilsons uses of deadly force were objectively unreasonable under the Supreme Courts definition. (Page 5)
[02] when the store clerk tried to stop Brown, Brown used his physical size to stand over him and forcefully shove him away. (Page 6)
[03] Wilson was aware of the theft and had a description of the suspects as he encountered Brown and Witness 101. (Page 6)
[04] Autopsy results and bullet trajectory, skin from Browns palm on the outside of the SUV door as well as Browns DNA on the inside of the drivers door corroborate Wilsons account that during the struggle, Brown used his right hand to grab and attempt to control Wilsons gun. (Page 6)
[05] there is no credible evidence to disprove Wilsons account of what occurred inside the SUV. (Page 7)
[06] autopsy results confirm that Wilson did not shoot Brown in the back as he was running away because there were no entrance wounds to Browns back. (Page 7)
[07] witnesses who originally stated Brown had his hands up in surrender recanted their original accounts (Page 8)
[08] several witnesses stated that Brown appeared to pose a physical threat to Wilson as he moved toward Wilson. (Page 8)
[09] The physical evidence also establishes that Brown moved forward toward Wilson after he turned around to face him. The physical evidence is corroborated by multiple eyewitnesses. (Page 10)
[10] evidence does not establish that it was unreasonable for Wilson to perceive Brown as a threat while Brown was punching and grabbing him in the SUV and attempting to take his gun. (Page 11)
[11] Wilsons account is corroborated by physical evidence and that his perception of a threat posed by Brown is corroborated by other eyewitnesses (Page 12)
[12] Wilsons account was consistent with those results, and consistent with the accounts of other independent eyewitnesses, whose accounts were also consistent with the physical evidence. Wilsons statements were consistent with each other in all material ways, and would not be subject to effective impeachment for inconsistencies or deviation from the physical evidence.8 Therefore, in analyzing all of the evidence, federal prosecutors found Wilsons account to be credible. (Page 16)
[13] Witness accounts suggesting that Brown was standing still with his hands raised in an unambiguous signal of surrender when Wilson shot Brown are inconsistent with the physical evidence, are otherwise not credible because of internal inconsistencies, or are not credible because of inconsistencies with other credible evidence. (Page 78)
[14] Multiple credible witnesses corroborate virtually every material aspect of Wilsons account and are consistent with the physical evidence. (Page 78)
[15] several of these witnesses stated that they would have felt threatened by Brown and would have responded in the same way Wilson did. (Page 82)
[16] there are no witnesses who could testify credibly that Wilson shot Brown while Brown was clearly attempting to surrender. (Page 83)
[17] There is no witness who has stated that Brown had his hands up in surrender whose statement is otherwise consistent with the physical evidence. (Page 83)
[18] The media has widely reported that there is witness testimony that Brown said dont shoot as he held his hands above his head. In fact, our investigation did not reveal any eyewitness who stated that Brown said dont shoot. (Page 83)
[19] Wilson did not know that Brown was not armed at the time he shot him, and had reason to suspect that he might be when Brown reached into the waistband of his pants as he advanced toward Wilson. (Page 84)
[20] Wilson did not have time to determine whether Brown had a gun and was not required to risk being shot himself in order to make a more definitive assessment.
[21] In addition, even assuming that Wilson definitively knew that Brown was not armed, Wilson was aware that Brown had already assaulted him once and attempted to gain control of his gun. (Page 85)
[22] Wilson has a strong argument that he was justified in firing his weapon at Brown as he continued to advance toward him and refuse commands to stop, and the law does not require Wilson to wait until Brown was close enough to physically assault Wilson. (Page 85)
[23] we must avoid substituting our personal notions of proper police procedure for the instantaneous decision of the officer at the scene. We must never allow the theoretical, sanitized world of our imagination to replace the dangerous and complex world that policemen face every day. (Page 85)
[24] It may appear, in the calm aftermath, that an officer could have taken a different course, but we do not hold the police to such a demanding standard. (citing Gardner v. Buerger, 82 F.3d 248, 251 (8th Cir. 1996) (same))). Rather, where, as here, an officer points his gun at a suspect to halt his advance, that suspect should be on notice that escalation of the situation would result in the use of the firearm. Estate of Morgan at 498. An officer is permitted to continue firing until the threat is neutralized. See Plumhoff v. Rickard, 134 S.Ct. 2012, 2022 (2014) (Officers need not stop shooting until the threat has ended). For all of the reasons stated, Wilsons conduct in shooting Brown as he advanced on Wilson, and until he fell to the ground, was not objectively unreasonable and thus not a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 242. (Page 85)
[25] Given that Wilsons account is corroborated by physical evidence and that his perception of a threat posed by Brown is corroborated by other eyewitnesses, to include aspects of the testimony of Witness 101, there is no credible evidence that Wilson willfully shot Brown as he was attempting to surrender or was otherwise not posing a threat. (Page 86)
For the reasons set forth above, this matter lacks prosecutive merit and should be closed.
Well, Black Culture is shithole culture, so who cares.
No, Bennett. It’s YOU that is an “asshole”.
Trump has been extremely ‘good’ to blacks...and everyone else. Why doesn’t NFL guy talk about the killings in Chicago every night? Maybe ‘they’ don’t respect black culture either.
How you gonna be tryin’ attackin’ our culture and s—t!
Typical Racist Scum, see’s Everything as Black vs White, Race is all that matters.
About time.
Black culture ne3ds a complete rework.
IF it weren’t for the ball, they’d all be picking up trash in prison orange.
To the NFL protesters: Don’t like it here? Move to Zimbabwe... a country geared more towards your ideals.
Martellus could well be speaking about himself.
This is the dude that made a book called “Things that make white people uncomfortable”, and followed that up by assaulting a small, older white woman.
I make it policy not to take account of anyone’s views whose first name appears to be the result of a felonious assault upon a records clerk with a computer keyboard.
What else could he come up with?
I’m shocked he didn’t charge this long ago.
These guys have go nothin to back their play.
Bingo!!!!
It’s the “you can’t criticize us, we’re black” ploy,
Eff off. You are equal to everyone else and no more.
Bennett’s admitting he’s an a$$hole.
Another racist crybaby. Take your snowflake show to a VFW so we can laugh at you, weenie boy.
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