But but but what about his freedom of speach!

The Venn diagram of people who will bring up the first amendment and censorship at this and people who think Kaepernick should be forced to leave the country is single circle.

He’s not at all bothered by this. Now he can devote more time to his start up video game company.

You say suspended. I say early retirement.

I can’t wait for all the 1st amendment hot takes on this. Along with all of the “oh so black players can say whatever they want, but not white guys?!”

Ah yes, the Ice Bucket Challenge that stupid fad that raised a fuckton of money and has already helped advance the science. Such a joke that Ice Bucket Challenge was. God forbid this is anything like that.

would stop watching the NFL if players continued to use the national anthem to make statements of protest

Ah, so you’re this guy, huh?

No kidding. Sports *again*?!

If the video showed what the police said, I have a feeling they would have released it by now. Keeping it under wraps make it even more suspicious.

if the footage exonerated our alleged murderer i think it would be released right quick. delaying its release is like stopping the vent in a steam kettle; everyone now knows shit is fucked up. police need to start owning up to their actions and leading with the truth and the steps theyll take to train their dudes not…

No just the fucking racists, thanks.

Betty Shelby is nothing but a low-life thug. Look at her record! She smokes marijuana and has been cited for domestic violence. Was only a matter of time when something like this would happen. Get her off the streets!

Then go fuck yourself.

The race of the police officer is the least important thing in this entire story. When they put on their uniform, they are all blue.

No, the real enemy is literally the people shooting unarmed people and the people who egg them on.

Pro tip: Protests have ALWAYS had looters. ALWAYS. FOREVER. Protests in the 60s had looting. Protests where MLK was at had looting. It has always existed. It is not an excuse to attack protests.

The quote about transparency is fucking amazing. It's been a lot of years since I was a practicing English major, but I don't really think you can qualify the word "transparent" - either it is, or it ain't. A bit like the old line about it being impossible to be "sort of pregnant". Sweet Jesus Christ on a fucking…

Surely we can trust that the party that refuses to release evidence that could exonerate them is telling the truth.

You have a large portion of the public who believe the shooting was done without a gun present, just a book. Wouldn’t releasing the video at least justify your actions a bit?