Saints players protest moment of silence for fallen N.O. police officer

[Cancel 2018.1]

Fans boo kneeling New Orleans Saints players during tribute to fallen NOPD officer

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Officer Marcus McNeil, 29, was slain while on duty Oct. 13, 2017
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf...s_who_kne.html

Not being a fan or almost never watching the NFL I was curious what the players kneeling was about, so I watched the beginning of the Saints Lions game.
Apparently they are protesting police officers.
But my gawd, protesting a moment of silence for a policeman killed just last Friday?
If I was an NFL fan before I wouldn't be now. They are truly disgusting.
I hope college football never gets this corrupted .
At the end of the LSU game DJ "Flash" Chark Jr. was thanking God for being with him. Seemed like a very nice kid during the interview.
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Hope the NFL doesn't fuck him up someday.

[Text Drivers are Killers]

Well - i hate the kneelers but actually i don't think we should have a moment of silence for fallen cops either. Keep the damn politics out of sports, period.

[Celticguy]

Well - i hate the kneelers but actually i don't think we should have a moment of silence for fallen cops either. Keep the damn politics out of sports, period.

How are fallen cops politics ?

[dukkha]

everybodys got an agenda..moment of silence for a dead cop is a worthy idea,but is it appropriate?

[USFREEDOM911]

everybodys got an agenda..moment of silence for a dead cop is a worthy idea,but is it appropriate?

Yes, it is.

A lot of groups will have a moment of silence to honor a person, not a political statement.

[Cancel 2018.1]

everybodys got an agenda..moment of silence for a dead cop is a worthy idea,but is it appropriate?

How is it inappropriate? He'd just been killed two days before. The Saints players made it political protesting it. Any player protesting honoring a cop that had just been killed in their community should be ineligible for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. In fact they should be eligible for the Michael Vick jerk of the year award.

[Minister of Truth]

I wonder what all of the leftists around here think about protesting the commemoration of dead cops? We already know they love it when players protest America.

[dukkha]

How is it inappropriate? He'd just been killed two days before. The Saints players made it political protesting it. Any player protesting honoring a cop that had just been killed in their community should be ineligible for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. In fact they should be eligible for the Michael Vick jerk of the year award.

ya. I didn't see the whole story. disgusting

I was curious what the players kneeling was about, so I watched the beginning of the Saints Lions game.
Apparently they are protesting police officers.
But my gawd, protesting a moment of silence for a policeman killed just last Friday?
If I was an NFL fan before I wouldn't be now. They are truly disgusting.

[Darth Omar]

Well - i hate the kneelers but actually i don't think we should have a moment of silence for fallen cops either. Keep the damn politics out of sports, period.

Honoring a fallen cop isn't political.

And it's pretty pathetic some players would kneel during the moment of silence. It's also piss-poor messaging on their part. Many people have the sneaking suspicion that the kneel movement is more about cop-hating than anything and that little stunt only serves to validate it.

[Althea]

How is it inappropriate? He'd just been killed two days before. The Saints players made it political protesting it. Any player protesting honoring a cop that had just been killed in their community should be ineligible for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. In fact they should be eligible for the Michael Vick jerk of the year award.

Should they have a moment of silence for a fallen black kid who was murdered by a cop?

[Althea]

Honoring a fallen cop isn't political.

And it's pretty pathetic some players would kneel during the moment of silence. It's also piss-poor messaging on their part. Many people have the sneaking suspicion that the kneel movement is more about cop-hating than anything and that little stunt only serves to validate it.

We're going to see exactly what this is about, now that Green Bay needs a QB.

Ironic that it happened right after Kap filed a collusion suit against NFL owners.


The ball is in their court now.

[Althea]

I wonder what all of the leftists around here think about protesting the commemoration of dead cops? We already know they love it when players protest America.

Cops are like soldiers. They sign up knowing that there's a good chance they will be killed. Contrast that with a kid like Tamir Rice who was playing by himself in a park.

[dukkha]

Cops who give their life in public service are much the same as vets who die in war.
They deserve a moment of silence at least

[dukkha]

Honoring a fallen cop isn't political.

And it's pretty pathetic some players would kneel during the moment of silence. It's also piss-poor messaging on their part. Many people have the sneaking suspicion that the kneel movement is more about cop-hating than anything and that little stunt only serves to validate it.

well with assholes wearing pig socks, yes it does convey hate

[Eagle_Eye]

These NFL players act like spoiled school children. I think it's time for the owners to slap them down. I know I was never allowed to protest when I was at work and on the clock what makes them special?