So maybe Minnesota is next?
Not helpful to him getting another job doesn't mean he's wrong. There is at least some historical / academic basis for Kaepernick's claim: http://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/brief-history-slavery-and-origins-american-policingGood lord, as much as I've rooted for him to get another chance based on talent - directly associating the slave patrol to Police officers can't be helpful to him getting another job. I know free speech, etc... but owners are also freely able to pay the salaries of QBs especially they want to represent their franchise and this can't help. Maybe I'm jaded growing up knowing a number of police officers from local to state and fed level and having the utmost respect for them and their profession. I know there are bad apples, and I've certainly met some of them but I just don't see how he thinks this can help his chances of being hired. Then again maybe he and his agent 100% knows he's not getting a job and has shifted to his next career already in activism.
Reasonable minds can disagree, and I don't want to turn this into V&N. I'm adding this context to reinforce that there's a considered viewpoint here; Kaepernick isn't just spouting a hot take.As Turner, Giacopassi and Vandiver (2006:186) remark, “the literature clearly establishes that a legally sanctioned law enforcement system existed in America before the Civil War for the express purpose of controlling the slave population and protecting the interests of slave owners. The similarities between the slave patrols and modern American policing are too salient to dismiss or ignore. Hence, the slave patrol should be considered a forerunner of modern American law enforcement.”
Also not trying to VN here, but if two academics spout a hot take, and then someone else makes the same point, is it no longer a hot take at that point? How does the heat diffuse from the initial take?Reasonable minds can disagree, and I don't want to turn this into V&N. I'm adding this context to reinforce that there's a considered viewpoint here; Kaepernick isn't just spouting a hot take.
That's a big if, though. The academic take isn't hot, but has been studied and vetted thoroughly over the course of decades. It only looks like a hot take if you're not aware of the depth and range of the research.Also not trying to VN here, but if two academics spout a hot take, and then someone else makes the same point, is it no longer a hot take at that point? How does the heat diffuse from the initial take?
I'd like to be in the room where it happens.Kaep will play in Hamilton once he runs low on cash.
When has the NFL ever shown that they care about public perception before? I mean shit, the Giants took a public L over a piece of shit FG kicker last year, let alone someone who plays the most important position on the field. The Niners were tossing out trash at their skill positions last year and he still managed to put up a 16/4 TD/INT ratio and decent numbers (not great, but decent). I'm as down on the Niners as any other team because I think Kyle would do good things with Kap in his system. The whole thing is just depressing as hell.Good lord, as much as I've rooted for him to get another chance based on talent - directly associating the slave patrol to Police officers can't be helpful to him getting another job. I know free speech, etc... but owners are also freely able to pay the salaries of QBs especially they want to represent their franchise and this can't help. Maybe I'm jaded growing up knowing a number of police officers from local to state and fed level and having the utmost respect for them and their profession. I know there are bad apples, and I've certainly met some of them but I just don't see how he thinks this can help his chances of being hired. Then again maybe he and his agent 100% knows he's not getting a job and has shifted to his next career already in activism.