Speaking of the NFL. Is there any reason to believe they condone the deaths of innocent young Black men as themselves?

December 1, 2014
By Sean Fizgerald

On Sunday afternoon, (click here) inside a domed stadium about 20 kilometres from Ferguson, Mo., a group of five St. Louis Rams players walked onto the field before a game with their arms in the air, a symbolic gesture meant to “let the community know that we support them,” according to receiver Kenny Britt.

A video shows Britt and fellow receiver Tavon Austin on the field first, their hands in the air, followed shortly by receivers Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens and tight end Jared Cook amid the lights and the smoke of the pre-game festivities.

“I didn’t know anything about it,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher told reporters. “I was still in the tunnel.”...

I think this is rather telling about Ferguson's police department.

December 1, 2014

By Charlotte Alter

'Violent thugs' (click here) don't buy NFL products, warns St. Louis Police business manager

The St. Louis Police Department condemned St. Louis Rams football players who ran onto the field Sunday night with their arms raised in the “hands-up, don’t shoot” pose. The gesture has been seen in demonstrations across the nation this week in the wake of the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict a white cop for shooting and killing unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August....

This is what exoneration of violent police officers causes. It deepens the divide between 'the guns' and community. The trust is gone and even the Ferguson police department manager is out of control in his assertion of the people in his community. Now, if this is the manager, what do you expect in police conduct?

I think the Rams were more than correct to connect with the public and display their disapproval of the events in Ferguson. There should be more of this, too. There is absolutely no doubt young, black men are being killed by police officers, there is no excuse. What happened to Michael Brown, Jr. is outrageous and is heinously violent when one considers the power police have in preserving life and not taking it.

I'll put it this way, if the police freely use gun violence in law enforcement, what happens next? The young, black men that are the victim of such violent law enforcement will decide to carry guns. There are clear definitions of when a police officer can use exceptional force and PROVOKING an altercation as Wilson did is not one of them.