Entertainment & Sports,
Civil Rights
Sep. 21, 2020
Kaepernick kneeling is still a symbol we need
I previously commented that NFL fans were hypocritical in claiming to be offended by Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling which they believed was disrespectful to flag and country, while voting for Donald Trump after he ridiculed Senator John McCain’s POW status during Vietnam.
William W. Bruzzo
Law Ofc William W BruzzoWill is criminal defense lawyer in Orange County practicing civilian and military criminal law. He is a 1994 Graduate of the Naval Justice School and spent seven years in the United States Marine Corps which included positions as a judge advocate, company commander and the executive officer of an H&S Company in the 4th Tank Battalion. He was honorably discharged as a major. He is also a mentor at the Veteran's Court in the Orange County Superior Court.
I previously commented in this paper on the reaction to Colin Kaepernick's kneeling at NFL games. The gist of my article was that NFL fans were hypocritical in claiming to be offended by Kaepernick's kneeling, which they believed was disrespectful to flag and country, while voting for Donald Trump after he ridiculed Sen. John McCain's POW status during Vietnam. That assertion rests on the presumption that many of those NFL fans critical of Kaepernick voted for Trump.<...
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