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Officers in Michael Bennett Vegas Incident Won’t Face Disciplinary Charges; Sheriff Says They Acted ‘Professionally’
Shockingly, the officers who NFL player Michael Bennett said held a gun to his head for no reason (well, besides his being black) will face no disciplinary charges, the Las Vegas sheriff announced Friday. “I believe they acted appropriately and professionally,” Sheriff Joe Lombardo told reporters about the Aug. 26 incident involving the Seattle Seahawks…
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So-Called Patriots Stoke Hate by Photoshopping NFL Players With Burning Flag
Today in politricks: Conservative social media accounts are pushing a fake image of the Seattle Seahawks burning the star-spangled banner in their locker room in an attempt to stoke more anger toward the NFL. And it seems to be working. The photoshopped image shows Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett in the center of a…
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Michael Bennett Says He Plans to Sue Las Vegas Metro Police Department Over August Incident on the Strip
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett says that he was terrified during his encounter with Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers on Aug. 27, and he plans to sue the department for what he considers to be an incident that started because of the color of his skin. “It felt like a movie almost because everything…
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Activists Demand Names of Vegas Cops Who Held Gun on NFL Player Michael Bennett Jr.
Despite police attempts to flip the script, there are those who continue to seek justice in the case of Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett Jr., who was held at gunpoint by Las Vegas police for being black and “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Black Lives Matter Global Network co-founder Patrisse Cullors-Brignac—whom…
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Character Assassination of Michael Bennett Continues: LVMPD Investigating Alleged Altercation That Happened Before His Encounter With Police
Updated Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, 9:30 p.m. EDT: Because the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is looking for ways to prove that Michael Bennett somehow deserved the treatment he got from its officers 12 days ago, the department now says that it is investigating whether or not he was involved in an altercation earlier in…
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NFL Player Michael Bennett Assaulted by Vegas Police After Mayweather-McGregor Fight, Video Shows
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett penned an open letter claiming that he was racially profiled and stopped by Las Vegas police after the Floyd Mayweather-vs.-Conor McGregor fight Aug. 26. According to Bennett’s Twitter post, he was leaving the T-Mobile Arena when he and others in the crowd heard what they believed to be gunshots.…
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Michael Bennett Sat During the National Anthem Because He Loves America
My mother loves Michael Harriot. I know this, not because she has told me thousands of times, but because she has loved me. She kisses me on my cheek. She hugs me tighter than Young Thug wears his skinny jeans. We have long, meandering phone conversations. She praises me for every little thing I do…
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NFL Star Calls for Boycott of Seattle Times Because Outspoken Black Athletes Are So ‘Immature’
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett is calling for a boycott of the Seattle Times after the newspaper published a scathing opinion article calling the outspoken NFL star “immature.” Seattle Times columnist Matt Calkins waded into the beef between the All-Pro Seahawks lineman and Blowhard Hall of Fame windbag Stephen A. Smith in a Saturday…