Kneeling for the flag, a complete misdirect

When Colin Kaepernick first started kneeling for the National Anthem he intended to protest the discrimination of black people specifically police brutality, soon many other players started to join in and knelt for the National Anthem at the start of NFL games. Kaepernick saying “This country stands for freedom, liberty, justice for all and it’s not happening for all right now”. In this statement he is implying that people of color in America are not treated equally to White people in America. I’ll tell you why that is wrong, Many of the players contributing in the protest have made it clear that police brutality is the main issue. But that isn’t as much as a problem as you think it is. Black people are not the only race killed by cops, a new Harvard study shows that white people are more likely to be shot by the police than black people, due to racial bias. Another study conducted by Washington state shows that white people that are unarmed are more likely to be shot than unarmed black men.

The protesters also complain about the racism in cops effect arrests they make. It’s simple not to get arrested and avoid a debacle with the police, follow what the police say. This shows that Blacks are more likely to not comply with police. A study by Manhattan Institute shows that 77% of Obstruction of Justice cases are committed by Blacks.This shows that when arrested or given an instruction by the police,black people will not obey the police’s instructions spurring more conflict and displaying it’s not the police’s fault.

After starting the protest Kaepernick and others were hoping for more unity and equality, well it has gone quite the opposite. I and many are confused what rights and equality the protesters were fighting for, since as the facts show equality has been achieved. Though they were fighting for less racism in America the protests have sparked the up rise of Black Lives Matter which was not as known as it was at the start of the movement in 2013 as it is today. Black Lives Matter has made more division, according to a New York Post poll conducted late 2017 says Americans think they are the most divided they have ever been since Vietnam.

The thought and actions made by the protesters to have equality by peacefully, “respectfully” protesting is a complete misdirect to take your minds off the facts and be a mainstream media puppet and see the typical white cop shooting a black man. The reason you don’t see the white cop shooting a white man is because the mainstream media can’t swerve the story and blame the cop of racism. This is the real inequality in America that needs to be stopped right now to preserve the safety of America in the future.

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