
Well, it looks like America is continuing its long-held tradition of being on the wrong side of black protest as South Florida police officers have been encouraged not to buy tickets to Miami Dolphins games after two players kneeled during the national anthem.
According to CBS Sports, the Broward County Police Benevolent Association, much like the rest of Trumpâs America, is refusing to accept that the NFL protests are actually about the deaths of unarmed black men, women and children at the hands of aggressive police. So theyâve decided that officers shouldnât buy discounted tickets to Dolphins games because ... well, who the fuck knows why?
âThe Broward County PBA recently offered our members discounts to a Miami Dolphins game because that franchise said they were going to honor all First Responders,â the Broward County Police Benevolent Association said in a statement posted to Facebook, CBS Sports. âWe entered into this partnership with the understanding that the Dolphins organization would require their players to stand for the national anthem. This did not happen at last nightâs preseason game against Tampa Bay.
âAs a result, the BCPBA will no longer participate in this ticket program, and we are asking all of our members, as well as members of the Dade County PBA and Palm Beach County PBA, not to participate either. If you have already purchased tickets to this game, we encourage you to call the Dolphins ticket office to request a refund because this organization obviously does not honor First Responders and the dangers they put themselves in every day.â
If you didnât bother reading the above statement let me paraphrase it for you: Since the Miami Dolphins couldnât keep their nigras in check, we donât want to come to your games.
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Pro Football Talk also reports that the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association posted the same message.
On Thursday, Dolphins wide receivers Kenny Stills and Albert Wilson, two free-thinking, righteous black players, kneeled during the anthem. Stills initially thought he was going to be the only player on his team who kneeled during the anthem.
âIt just happened that way,â Stills said after the game, The New York Times reports. âWhen Iâm on a knee, most of the time Iâm praying, and thank God for having Albert next to me. Being a part of this protest hasnât been easy. I thought I was going to be by myself out there. Today I had an angel with me with Albert being out there. Iâm grateful he sees whatâs happening, and he wants to do something about it as well.â
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Stills isnât going to stop protesting throughout the season and added steps the league could take to work with protesting players.
âA good first step as a league would be acknowledging what theyâre doing to Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid,â Stills said, USAToday reports. âYou canât say as a league you support the players and the protests, but blackball the players that initially started the protests.â
And letâs be clear about this: Stills has been a model player and teammate, Jason Lieser, Miami Dolphins reporter for The Palm Beach Post, noted in a tweet.
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But America doesnât want to hear that since America has always had a problem with free-thinking black men.
In summation, Kenny Stills has shown his work in the community, explicitly explained his reasoning and offered solutions. Knowing this, there can only be one possible reason that any police officer could object to the NFL protests against injustice and inequality:
Obviously, the Broward County Police Benevolent Association supports injustice and inequality.
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Thatâs just logic.