Originally Posted by
MyTurn
I suppose it's just assumed that you are able to watch the news and see the videos of black people being shot by police. If you aren't paying attention then you wouldn't understand why they are protesting. Some things you may want note if you are interested as to why the protests are happening:
Freddie Gray - Died after being taken into custody - No convictions
Walter Scott - Shot in the back while running away - No convictions for murder even after the policeman admitted guilt
Eric Harris - Shot while he was laying on the ground - Found guilty of second degree manslaughter, 4 years
Rumain Brisbon - Unarmed, shot while reaching for a bottle - No charges
Tamir Rice - 12 year old shot because he had a toy gun - No convictions
There's a lot more, it goes on and on and I suspect everyone knows it. People are dying, no one is taking responsibility for the deaths and yet everyone is angry because black athletes aren't standing for a striped cloth while a magical song plays in order to protect our freedoms.
It's a flag, a symbol of our freedom just like the national anthem. These athletes are exercising their rights to protest the actions of police that are affecting their freedoms to survive.
Seems pretty mild to me.