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December 1, 2014 10:48 AM   Subscribe

Officers’ union calls for St Louis players to be disciplined over ‘hands-up’ gesture and threaten boycott of NFL advertisers. A Missouri police union has condemned players from the St Louis Rams football team for making “hands-up” gestures on the field in solidarity with Michael Brown, the unarmed 18-year-old shot dead in Ferguson, and has threatened to boycott NFL advertisers in response.

Jeff Roorda, the police union’s business manager and a fundraiser for Wilson, said in a statement on Sunday that “it was unthinkable that hometown athletes would so publicly perpetuate a narrative that has been disproven over and over again”.
posted by standardasparagus (5 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: This seems like a relatively minor offshoot of the larger Ferguson issue and doesn't really warrant a separate thread, sorry. -- restless_nomad



 
Saw this one coming. Can't believe the NFL didn't get there and punish them first.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 10:50 AM on December 1, 2014


A bit weak for a post, but here's the correct link. Mods delete this comment if the post stands.
posted by cjorgensen at 10:50 AM on December 1, 2014 [1 favorite]


Congratulations, Missouri police: You are now officially worse than the NFL.
posted by Sys Rq at 10:51 AM on December 1, 2014 [2 favorites]


I don't think the NFL is going to do anything, their own refs joined in the protest after every St. Louis score.
posted by Drinky Die at 10:51 AM on December 1, 2014 [3 favorites]


NFL says it won't discipline Rams players for Ferguson protest
posted by komara at 10:52 AM on December 1, 2014


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