ICYMI in Ferguson (12/1/14): Several St Louis Rams players showed their solidarity with Ferguson protesters as they took the field, displaying the now iconic “Hands Up Don’t Shoot” gesture. The head of the St Louis Police Association, cop killer apologist/defender Jeff Roorda (really, there aren’t enough unpleasant things to say about him), was outraged by the salute, and is calling for the players to be disciplined. The Rams won themselves some new fans today, Roorda be damned! #staywoke #farfromover
I’ve seen people in my FB feed who were vigorous defenders of Tim Tebow’s public praying saying they should be fined or fired for this. Nah, bro, you don’t get to pick and choose. Either no one gets to display their religious and political affiliations or everyone does. Period. You can’t say that Tebow writing Bible verses in his eyeblack is a-ok but this is wrong. And like, I am deeply uncomfortable with the whole Tebow praying thing because I try to do like Jesus said and not make big public shows of my religiosity. But I would fight for the death for his right to do it, even though I personally strongly disagree with it, because it is his right to do so and my disagreement does not make that less true. I wish the right wingers would extend these players the same courtesy.
So, let me see if I can understand this.
Ray Rice wins his appeal to be reinstated into the NFL after punching his fiancee and it being on camera.
But these football players who are supporting Ferguson… you want to punish them for this?
… yeah, o.k., I’m not even surprised anymore by how the world works.
