With the Bucks boycotting Game 5, read Sterling Brown's story about his experience with the Milwaukee police: "The city of Milwaukee wanted to give me $400,000 to be quiet after cops kneeled on my neck, stood on my ankle, and tased me in a parking lot." https://t.co/O3KwUy6m3Y
Julius Jones has sat on death row for the last 18 years for a crime he says he didn’t commit, and as his clock ticks he has a new team made up of superstar athletes taking up the fight: https://t.co/Dt85R69XCb
If rugby is to claim to have any values, this must be stamped out.
Their club, @bontrfc, termed it “potentially racist” in a statement that amounted to “I’m sorry you feel this way”. It’s not “potentially racist”. It’s racist. And it’s homophobic. And it’s disgusting.
Who exactly are these police officers supposed to be “serving and protecting” when they arrest a person protesting PEACEFULLY, preaching about love, compassion and empathy?