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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EnginEER 89" data-source="post: 130460971" data-attributes="member: 1601490">Kap wore a Tshirt with Fidel Castro the week before his team played in Miami and then defended Castro’s human rights record for the Miami media, offending and angering many in Miami’s Hispanc community. And here’s another thing. Kap and other kneelers say they interpret the the Flag and National Anthem as symbols of Racism and Oppression despite the fact that 300 million Americans view them as symbols of Justice and Freedom. And Kap basically says the first amendment allows them to interpret symbols in any way they see fit and speak about it. Ok so let’s go along with that idea for a moment. How about if I interpret players like Kap kneeling as symbolizing HIS Support for the idea that African-Americans are somehow unworthy of equal treatment in the US? After all, Kap’s argument is that symbols are subject to interpretation of the individual, right? And, if you think about it, the players kneeling, while others stand, could be interpreted that way pretty easily. So then, I can say that Kap’s kneeling symbolizes HIS support for Racism. Since I am strongly opposed to Racism, I am deeply offended that he would kneel and feel it is wrong and inappropriate for him to do so. How would kneeling players feel about my saying that I view their symbol (kneeling) as a sign of their support for White Supremacy? Wouldn’t they be dismissive of my view and emphatically state that their symbol (kneeling during the anthem) means the exact opposite of what I say it means? Wouldn’t they be offended and angry that I would even dare to interpret their symbol as such?...That is exactly the way I feel about THEIR protest of the Flag and National Anthem.We as a country can always strive to be better, and that includes improving policework. But this protest of the flag and anthem is offensive to me. Find another way.</blockquote>

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