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Old 08-28-2016, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonnevie View Post
My biggest issue is that the gesture did what? helped the dialog on this subject? you can see here and elsewhere it was more polarizing than anything. Something meaningful would be to go into communities and speak to the youth. But that probably isn't as much fun as hosting a golf tournament for Camp Taylor. Big deal you sat down as your big gesture. What does that solve? Offer some solutions. You have a platform to do that--to be a role model. And if people don't like the way police handle things, join the police departments....I hear Dallas and Baton Rouge have openings.
That is a very good point. This man is 28 though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Kaepernick