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  • #12747
    Avatar photozn
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    I am posting this here but if folks prefer, I will move it to the Public House forum.

    If you don’t know during intros the Rams receivers responded to Ferguson with the hands in the air gesture (pic below). A few fans around the net are saying they will no longer follow the Rams because of it.

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    #12748
    JackPMiller
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    http://www.ksdk.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2014/11/30/rams-players-enter-field-with-hands-up/19703735/

    StL Police Officers Association condemns Rams display

    Prior to Sunday’s game versus the Oakland Raiders, several members of the St. Louis Rams offense came out during pregame introductions with their hands up as they entered the field at the Edward Jones Dome.

    Wide receivers Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt and tight end Jared Cook all took the field displaying the gesture, which mimics the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” stance that has become a frequent image among protesters since the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in nearby Ferguson, Mo. in August.

    While the players and Rams have not yet confirmed whether the gesture was related to the recent protests after a prosecutor’s decision Monday not to indict Wilson, a number of other athletes did respond to the news from Ferguson via social mediaand in interviews earlier this week.

    The St. Louis Police Officers Association has released a statement condemning the St. Louis Rams football players who entered the field displaying the “hands up don’t shoot” pose. Click here to read the entire statement[/url].

    You can read the full statement below:

    St. Louis, Missouri (November 30, 2014) – The St. Louis Police Officers Association is profoundly disappointed with the members of the St. Louis Rams football team who chose to ignore the mountains of evidence released from the St. Louis County Grand Jury this week and engage in a display that police officers around the nation found tasteless, offensive and inflammatory.

    Five members of the Rams entered the field today exhibiting the “hands-up-don’t-shoot” pose that has been adopted by protestors who accused Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson of murdering Michael Brown. The gesture has become synonymous with assertions that Michael Brown was innocent of any wrongdoing and attempting to surrender peacefully when Wilson, according to some now-discredited witnesses, gunned him down in cold blood.

    SLPOA Business Manager Jeff Roorda said, “now that the evidence is in and Officer Wilson’s account has been verified by physical and ballistic evidence as well as eye-witness testimony, which led the grand jury to conclude that no probable cause existed that Wilson engaged in any wrongdoing, it is unthinkable that hometown athletes would so publicly perpetuate a narrative that has been disproven over-and-over again.”

    Roorda was incensed that the Rams and the NFL would tolerate such behavior and called it remarkably hypocritical. “All week long, the Rams and the NFL were on the phone with the St. Louis Police Department asking for assurances that the players and the fans would be kept safe from the violent protesters who had rioted, looted, and burned buildings in Ferguson. Our officers have been working 12 hour shifts for over a week, they had days off including Thanksgiving cancelled so that they could defend this community from those on the streets that perpetuate this myth that Michael Brown was executed by a brother police officer and then, as the players and their fans sit safely in their dome under the watchful protection of hundreds of St. Louis’s finest, they take to the turf to call a now-exonerated officer a murderer, that is way out-of-bounds, to put it in football parlance,” Roorda said.

    The SLPOA is calling for the players involved to be disciplined and for the Rams and the NFL to deliver a very public apology. Roorda said he planned to speak to the NFL and the Rams to voice his organization’s displeasure tomorrow. He also plans to reach out to other police organizations in St. Louis and around the country to enlist their input on what the appropriate response from law enforcement should be. Roorda warned, “I know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights. Well I’ve got news for people who think that way, cops have first amendment rights too, and we plan to exercise ours. I’d remind the NFL and their players that it is not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy their advertiser’s products. It’s cops and the good people of St. Louis and other NFL towns that do. Somebody needs to throw a flag on this play. If it’s not the NFL and the Rams, then it’ll be cops and their supporters.”

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    #12752
    JackPMiller
    Participant

    They were probably never real Rams fans in the first place.

    #12753
    PA Ram
    Participant

    Yeah–I agree with Jack.

    If that makes you drop the team you were not really a fan anyway.

    "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

    #12754
    Avatar photowv
    Participant

    Well, that political gesture iz gonna
    have lots of repercussions.

    The corporate-NFL powers-that-be
    and advertisers,
    aint gonna like it.

    …just when i was complaining
    that NFL players are politically-gutless…

    Reminds me of the black-power salute
    by the Track and Field guys
    back in the 60s

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qck5arjMGBg

    #12756
    Avatar photozn
    Moderator

    Yeah–I agree with Jack.

    If that makes you drop the team you were not really a fan anyway.

    No a couple of them were recognizable diehard longterm fans. I am only saying that because that’s what I saw…I’m not judging either way. My purpose in this thread is to stay as neutral as possible. So I won’t say anything about it either way.

    I don’t want to get into names…it’s beside the point, really.

    #12757
    PA Ram
    Participant

    PA Ram wrote:
    Yeah–I agree with Jack.

    If that makes you drop the team you were not really a fan anyway.

    No a couple of them were recognizable diehard longterm fans. I am only saying that because that’s what I saw…I’m not judging either way. My purpose in this thread is to stay as neutral as possible. So I won’t say anything about it either way.

    I don’t want to get into names…it’s beside the point, really.

    Yeah–I haven’t really seen who it is(I haven’t seen it on this board, as far as I know)but I just find it hard to believe that a true diehard fan would suddenly just walk away over that gesture of–what–five players? But I guess that if they have feelings that strong it’s possible. I’m still surprised about that sort of reaction.

    "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

    #12759
    Avatar photoEternal Ramnation
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    I commend the players that did and wish it was the whole team.The KKK connected military armed incompetent cops were offended? Fuck em.

    #12761
    21Dog
    Participant

    They were probably never real Rams fans in the first place.

    Disagree.

    They obviously had very strong feelings on the subject.

    #12762
    PA Ram
    Participant

    JackPMiller wrote:
    They were probably never real Rams fans in the first place.

    Disagree.

    They obviously had very strong feelings on the subject.

    So how do the Rams disconnect from the real world?

    They happen to be at ground zero for this. The players obviously had strong feelings as well.

    If Fisher disciplines the players than other Rams fans from the other side walk away.

    No win situation.

    The Rams may not have wanted to find themselves here, but they are.

    So you don’t buy a Stedman Bailey shirt. Fisher didn’t even know they were doing it.

    The whole team didn’t walk out with their hands up.

    But if that’s what they gotta do–if they feel that strongly, okay. Quit the Rams. Quit football. Quit sports.

    Quit the news covering an angle to the story they don’t want to hear.

    Quit any films or movies dealing with it from a sympathetic angle opposite of their own.

    Quit it all.

    It won’t change anything. But if they feel they’ve made a point–so be it.

    I’m staying.

    I want to be here when this team is winning their next Superbowl–or at least making the playoffs.

    Maybe I just don’t have those strong feelings–I’m not a cop but I can’t imagine how difficult their job is. I don’t envy them at all. But like good and peaceful protestors and idiots who only want to loot stores, there are good cops and bad ones(and by bad they could just be very inept).

    I’ve never been black. I can’t imagine the black experience.

    I just don’t know about it all.

    If people want to walk away, from either side–they’ll do it.

    Life goes on.

    Football goes on–without them.

    "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

    #12764
    TrenchRam
    Participant

    I’d disagree that you can’t be a true fan and be turned off by something like this. An offensive statement like that from 5 players wouldn’t turn me off a team, but it would make it harder to root for those guys. That said, in this instance I’ll be rooting for those 5 guys just a little bit harder now. I can’t imagine that it will go down well with the NFL, but I’m glad they did it.

    #12766
    Avatar photoAgamemnon
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    http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11958985/st-louis-rams-give-pregame-salute-ferguson-missouri

    Sunday, November 30, 2014
    Rams players salute Ferguson
    By Nick Wagoner
    ESPN.com

    ST. LOUIS — Five Rams players used the team’s pregame introductions to offer a show of support for nearby Ferguson before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders.

    As the offense was introduced, Rams tight end Jared Cook and receivers Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens and Tavon Austin stopped near the tunnel and raised their hands in a nod to the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9.

    Rams
    Members of the Rams raised their arms during pregame introductions as a salute to nearby Ferguson, Missouri.

    “We kind of came collectively together and decided we wanted to do something,” Cook said. “We haven’t been able to go down to Ferguson to do anything because we have been busy. Secondly, it’s kind of dangerous down there and none of us want to get caught up in anything.

    “So we wanted to come out and show our respect to the protests and the people who have been doing a heck of a job around the world.”

    Earlier this week, the Rams spent time lamenting the fact that there wasn’t much they could do to help right now with the unrest in Ferguson. But Cook said he plans to go to Ferguson once things settle down.

    “My sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law — all of them went this past week for Thanksgiving,” Cook said. “They came back and reported to me about the things they saw and what was going on around there. Definitely, I will be making a trip to Ferguson.”

    Britt claimed that he and his teammates were not “taking sides” with their display.

    “We wanted to show that we are organized for a great cause and something positive comes out of it,” Britt said. “That’s what we hope we can make happen. That’s our community. We wanted to let the community know that we support the community.”

    Despite that intention, the St. Louis Police Officers Association released a statement Sunday night decrying the players’ display.

    “The SLPOA is calling for the players involved to be disciplined and for the Rams and the NFL to deliver a very public apology,” the statement read in part.

    “I know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights,” SLPOA business manager Jeff Roorda said in the statement. “Well I’ve got news for people who think that way, cops have first amendment rights too, and we plan to exercise ours. I’d remind the NFL and their players that it is not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy their advertiser’s products. It’s cops and the good people of St. Louis and other NFL towns that do. Somebody needs to throw a flag on this play. If it’s not the NFL and the Rams, then it’ll be cops and their supporters.”

    Multiple players and coach Jeff Fisher spoke during the week about trying to offer a three-hour or so distraction from what’s happening in their community.

    But Cook said that the Rams, who won a 52-0 rout over the Raiders, did not necessarily need to win in order to cause a diversion.

    “I wouldn’t consider it necessarily a diversion, because [the unrest in Ferguson] is an important issue as well,” Cook said.

    On Sunday, the Rams offered a few other small ways to offer support.

    The Rams players, coaches and staff also locked arms during the National Anthem in a sign of support for the community.

    In addition, the Rams took some steps to reach out to those affected by the unrest. The team hosted small business owners who lost their businesses to fires and volunteers who helped the ensuing cleanup efforts at the game. The team also ran the PSA at halftime called “St. Louis Stands Together.”

    “The organization has been doing those type of things without the intention of getting recognition,” Fisher said. “They’re just doing it to help. I’m just glad that we could put together a great win here today.”

    The Rams also planned to play a series of public service announcements featuring Fisher and some players discussing how to build a stronger St. Louis.

    Leading up to Sunday, there had been some speculation that the Rams-Raiders game might be moved from the Edward Jones Dome because of the unrest, but the game went on as scheduled with additional security in place.

    According to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, the team did, however, explore some contingency plans that included the possibility of playing Sunday or Monday night in nearby NFL cities such as Indianapolis.

    Agamemnon

    #12767
    Avatar photowv
    Participant

    Bernie on the political gesture:
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    http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-rams-fans-should-savor-this-one/article_6550205f-2abc-5f9b-98bb-28c38ccd6f2e.html

    …The Rams are also trying to figure out what to do in response to the roiling events in Ferguson. The Rams organization hosted Ferguson business owners for Sunday’s game. During pregame introductions the Rams’ five wide receivers emerged from the tunnel with the “Hands Up” gesture to convey solidarity with those protesting the police shooting death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 9.

    The Rams’ symbolic show of support will probably create more controversy in a racially polarized community. But players have a right to express their views — just as fans have the right to agree or disapprove of the Rams’ opinions.

    But please don’t tell me that players should keep their mouths shut on a volatile issue that’s confronting St. Louis in a profound way. And it’s about time that people speak up so we can have open dialogue on a matter of critical importance. This isn’t North Korea.

    “I don’t know what winning a football game does for that,” Laurinaitis said, referring to the Ferguson unrest. “Only God knows the truth. It’s important for the whole city to move forward and really love one another. I know it sounds cliché. But I’m a firm believer that love cures all things.”

    The Rams may have gained some fans with their trouncing of the Raiders. They may have lost some fans with their “Hands Up” gesture. But on both counts, the team stood up Sunday.

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    #12769
    Avatar photowv
    Participant

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    “So we wanted to come out and show our respect to the protests and the people who have been doing a heck of a job around the world.
    “My sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law — all of them went this past week for Thanksgiving,” Cook said. “They came back and reported to me about the things they saw and what was going on around there. Definitely, I will be making a trip to Ferguson.”

    Britt claimed that he and his teammates were not “taking sides” with their display.

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    Britt and Cook seem to have different ideas
    about what they were doing.

    Demoff and the corporate-spin-experts will
    nudge the meme toward the Britt version.
    They will like the ‘watered down’ version —
    Ie, the ‘we are the world version’.

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    #12771
    Avatar photonittany ram
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    Even if you believe Wilson’s version of the events, you still can’t argue with the fact that race is a factor in police shootings. Blacks are twice as likely as whites to be shot by police.

    http://m.journal-news.com/news/news/crime-law/race-a-factor-in-police-shootings/njHYM/#__federated=1

    #12772
    Dak
    Participant

    It’s very racially charged here in the STL since the events of Aug. 9. A lot of this has to do with how police treat black people. On the other side, police and their supporters feel that police officers are being vilified for protecting themselves against criminals.

    This much is certain: The prosecuting attorney’s office did not treat Darren Wilson the same as they would have a poor suspect who couldn’t afford a good defense.

    And, guess which side most white people are siding with and which side black people are siding with? The situation has put race under a magnifying glass.

    I just had Thanksgiving with some new in-laws and it was the first time we all sat down and broke bread together. I am not kidding you when my new sister-in-law’s father told me that every black person he has ever met is dishonest. And he kept referring to “The Blacks” when talking about how black people can improve their plight. He said the prosecuting attorney is an honest man (as opposed to those dishonest Blacks who said they witnessed the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture).

    My feeling is that the grand jury probably followed the law and evidence when coming up with the decision not to indict. But, that doesn’t change the fact that the entire system is rigged against poor black folks in poor black communities.

    As for the players who made the gesture coming out for the game, I’m sure they all had their reasons for doing it. I’m sure all of them identify more with those poor black people than the police.

    It’s a cultural issue. It’s a racial issue. And, it’s made worse by the looting, which racist white people point to when talking about how police have to deal with these thugs. I feel like it’s obvious, if you watched the paramilitary response to some protesters after the Michael Brown shooting, that police treat people in those neighborhoods differently. They were out there on military vehicles, throwing tear gas, pointing guns at people and their homes, and shooting protesters with rubber pellets. They made every protester out to be a thug, and made themselves targets. That made everything worse from the start. I’m sure those people who said Michael Brown was gunned down for no good reason feel like that could happen to them at any time, and that paramilitary response from police likely just made their feelings even stronger.

    #12774
    Dak
    Participant

    FYI, I know police officers, and their Facebook walls are full of “no more support” pledges concerning the Rams.

    I want to say, it’s just five players who have a belief. But, it’s really personal to police.

    #12775
    JackPMiller
    Participant

    So I guess they are done watching the NFL as a whole? Every team had players that stood up and either talk about it to their local media, or did the gestures. Race was always part of it. I feel, if you are a true Rams fan, you would not have an issue with a player or players taking a stance, as long as it is not affecting the play of the game. This was during introductions, not the game itself. By the way, we won the game.

    #12776
    Dak
    Participant

    Like I said, it’s very personal to them, so their beliefs trump their sports allegiance.

    #12777
    Avatar photozn
    Moderator

    So I guess they are done watching the NFL as a whole? Every team had players that stood up and either talk about it to their local media, or did the gestures. Race was always part of it. I feel, if you are a true Rams fan, you would not have an issue with a player or players taking a stance, as long as it is not affecting the play of the game. This was during introductions, not the game itself. By the way, we won the game.

    Feel free to express your views, but remember…people who ARE offended by that gesture by the Rams WRs very well could post here or lurk here.

    So we want to act like we are in a civil as possible kind of informal poll on the issue. I think you pretty much did that but then…do any of us really have the right to question another Rams fans’s motives or loyalty?

    I am still wrestling with whether this thread should be on this board. I know, I started it. But then it’s a kind of experiment to see how far our board principles can go. This is a very divisive controversy. Let’s see if we can make it work here without moving it. Or is that pushing things too far?

    #12778
    Avatar photowv
    Participant

    FYI, I know police officers, and their Facebook walls are full of “no more support” pledges concerning the Rams.

    I want to say, it’s just five players who have a belief. But, it’s really personal to police.

    Its interesting — do some folks really think Ram players
    have sympathies with the protesters and other teams players dont ? Do they think there
    arent just as many Raider players who feel the same way, etc?

    …at any rate i’ve supported the rams for a gazillion years even
    though 99 percent of the players, coaches and front office folks
    have completely different politix than me.
    blah blah blah

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    #12781
    Avatar photoAgamemnon
    Participant

    http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11963218/the-five-st-louis-rams-players-saluted-slain-teenager-michael-brown-sunday-game-not-fined

    Monday, December 1, 2014
    No fines for Rams players’ salute
    ESPN.com news services

    The five Rams players who entered the field before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders in St. Louis with their hands in the air in “don’t shoot” poses will not be fined for their actions, NFL and team sources tell ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.

    Rams
    The Rams players who raised their arms during pregame introductions as a salute to nearby Ferguson, Missouri, will not be fined by the league.

    The players had used the team’s pregame introductions to offer a show of support for nearby Ferguson. As the Rams’ offense was introduced, tight end Jared Cook and receivers Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens and Tavon Austin stopped near the tunnel and raised their hands in a nod to the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. Some witnesses said Brown had his hands up before being shot. Wilson, who is white, testified to the grand jury that Brown had hit him and reached for his gun.

    The St. Louis Police Officers Association called for the players involved to be disciplined and for the Rams and the NFL to deliver a “very public apology,” its statement read in part.

    “I know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights,” SLPOA business manager Jeff Roorda said in the statement. “Well, I’ve got news for people who think that way: Cops have First Amendment rights too, and we plan to exercise ours. I’d remind the NFL and their players that it is not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy their advertiser’s products. It’s cops and the good people of St. Louis and other NFL towns that do. Somebody needs to throw a flag on this play. If it’s not the NFL and the Rams, then it’ll be cops and their supporters.”

    In response, Brian McCarthy, the NFL’s VP of communications, released a statement Monday: “We respect and understand the concerns of all individuals who have expressed views on this tragic situation.”

    “We kind of came collectively together and decided we wanted to do something,” Cook said after the Rams’ 52-0 victory. “We haven’t been able to go down to Ferguson to do anything because we have been busy. Secondly, it’s kind of dangerous down there and none of us want to get caught up in anything.

    “So we wanted to come out and show our respect to the protests and the people who have been doing a heck of a job around the world.”

    Earlier this week, the Rams spent time lamenting the fact there wasn’t much they could do to help with the unrest in Ferguson. But Cook said he plans to go to Ferguson once things settle down.

    “My sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law — all of them went this past week for Thanksgiving,” Cook said. “They came back and reported to me about the things they saw and what was going on around there. Definitely, I will be making a trip to Ferguson.”

    Britt said he and his teammates were not “taking sides” with their display.

    “We wanted to show that we are organized for a great cause and something positive comes out of it,” Britt said. “That’s what we hope we can make happen. That’s our community. We wanted to let the community know that we support the community.”

    Information from ESPN.com Rams reporter Nick Wagoner is included in this report.

    Agamemnon

    #12782
    Avatar photozn
    Moderator

    I know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights,” SLPOA business manager Jeff Roorda said in the statement. “Well, I’ve got news for people who think that way

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    That, perhaps, could have been put better.

    #12783
    Avatar photoAgamemnon
    Participant

    Agamemnon

    #12788
    Avatar photosnowman
    Participant

    Here’s my two cents.

    Unless you own your own business or are retired, you work for someone, for an employer. That employer has rules of conduct when the employee is representing the organization. These players could have expressed their feelings on the subject privately, as Steadman Bailey, as Tavon Austin, etc… but they chose to do it publicly, while at work, as Saint Louis Rams. They should have run this past their boss, Coach Fisher, before doing it because this reflects on their employer and on the league. IMO, they were selfish and perhaps grandstanding by doing it during game introductions. If I were Fisher, I would chew their asses for not consulting him before doing it and privately apologize to the Saint Louis Police Association. This probably involves Stan Kroenke too as the owner of the business.

    #12789
    Maddy
    Participant

    there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights,” SLPOA business manager Jeff Roorda said in the statement. “Well, I’ve got news for people who think that way

    That, perhaps, could have been put better.

    Yeah, that does sound like he’s drawing battle lines. Even less diplomatic is reducing the people the Rams players are gesturing to support as “the violent thugs burning down buildings,” and anyone else as “cops and the good people of St. Louis and other NFL towns.” Somebody might be tempted to attach a specific racial identity to both of those groups. That’s not likely to smooth things out. It’s best not to speak publicly when you are pissed off.

    #12790
    Avatar photojoemad
    Participant

    Good to hear that the NFL did not fine the players, I hope the RAMS won’t fine nor suspend them either.

    Folks need to remember, the police doesn’t “control” the RAMS, nor does the police “control” the NFL.

    #12791
    Avatar photowv
    Participant

    Good to hear that the NFL did not fine the players, I hope the RAMS won’t fine nor suspend them either.

    Folks need to remember, the police doesn’t “control” the RAMS, nor does the police “control” the NFL.

    Well, i dont think an individual player can be fined
    for expressing a political gesture. I mean
    everytime a player puts his hand over his heart
    during the National Anthem its a political act.
    If a player waves a little flag its a political act.
    If a player wears a pink ribbon or “supports the troops”
    in some way, its a political act. Etc.

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    #12792
    Avatar photowv
    Participant

    Here’s my two cents.

    Unless you own your own business or are retired, you work for someone, for an employer. That employer has rules of conduct when the employee is representing the organization. These players could have expressed their feelings on the subject privately, as Steadman Bailey, as Tavon Austin, etc… but they chose to do it publicly, while at work, as Saint Louis Rams. They should have run this past their boss, Coach Fisher, before doing it because this reflects on their employer and on the league. IMO, they were selfish and perhaps grandstanding by doing it during game introductions. If I were Fisher, I would chew their asses for not consulting him before doing it and privately apologize to the Saint Louis Police Association. This probably involves Stan Kroenke too as the owner of the business.

    My own view is different. I dont think being an ’employee’
    means you have to agree with your employer’s politix
    or act like you do. I think the players have a right
    to do what they did. And I’d say that even if they
    had worn police badges in support of the police.

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    #12802
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    st louis police really should work on repairing their relationship with the community of ferguson. forget about who was right or wrong cuz there is most definitely a distrust of the police in the entire city of st louis that goes far beyond this incident.

    or maybe they just don’t give a shit which is unfortunate.

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