Massachusetts state troopers are joining other law enforcement groups in condemning the NFL for funding organizations that support defunding the police.
“SPAM stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from the National Troopers Coalition in condemning the NFL for their support and funding of movements that aim to disband, dismantle and attack law and order,” the union representing state troopers said in a statement posted on social media. “Our members have always and will continue to answer the calls for service without hesitation whether the NFL has our backs or not. We know the truth. The time for anti-police rhetoric has come and gone.”
The National Football League is reportedly funneling money to anti-cop groups that openly advocate for the abolition or defunding of police, Fox News reported last week.
The NTC was the first police group to speak out, saying its members are “troubled” that the NFL has chosen to support organizations including the Vera Institute of Justice, the Oregon Justice Resource Center and the Community Justice Exchange — organizations that espouse anti-police rhetoric in their public statements.
It asked the NFL to “reconsider” its support.
In a statement to Fox News, an NFL spokesperson said, “Our 33 social justice grant partners have been selected based on the critical work that they have done surrounding Inspire Change’s four pillars — education, economic advancement, criminal justice reform and police & community relations — to break down barriers to opportunity, end systemic racism and bridge the gap between members of law enforcement and the communities they serve.”
The NTC said, “supporting groups that want to upend and cause turmoil to our American society is extremely disappointing. The “defund the police movement’ has proven itself to be a failure and has only increased violent crime against this nation’s most vulnerable citizens.”
The NFL’s Inspire Change initiative was created in partnership with players and clubs “as part of an ongoing acknowledgement of the ways that systemic racism contributes to barriers to opportunity and equality.
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Since the NFL is probably now a front organization for the Chinese Communist Party is it any wonder? What about security at stadiums on game days, do teams rely on police for some of their security. Maybe the paying public should take notice and those who support police not attend games claiming safety concerns if there are no policce!
I have said since we first SAW THE NFL doing this “WHY ARE COPS still protecting these overpaid hacks, sorry butts”..
Agree 100%—there is ONLY ONE way to get their attention: Let them provide their own security, at their own cost! Just turn your back on the privileged elites and let them figure it out on their own! It shouldn’t take too awful long to get their attention; but if it does, so be it! After all is said and done; it’s still “just a game”. I used to be a Steeler fan; but, then they “got woke” —I haven’t watched a Steeler game in over two years; or any other NFL game either. Too bad, so sad—took me a while to get used to not having a game on; but now, I don’t even miss them—I think that their antics are getting pretty comical, as it’s still “just a game” that a lot of folks overly aggrandize to be able to make a Buck.
I haven’t watched that drivel since ********** first “took a knee” during The National Anthem. Haven’t missed it whatsoever.
Me neither.. AND i have never felt better.
Sam here!!
Kapercrap is the man who is probably still getting paid from the commies.
Stop protecting the stadiums, the players, and the owners of these teams.
Ticket the fans that show up for any infraction that they do.
Smile all the way until they cry uncle and say, “Support the police….”
Money is the mother’s milk of every organization in this country. The NFL is no different.
Take your attention and your money away from them. Problem solved.
Unfortunately, TOO MANY Fools, still GIVE THEM their money.
“— to break down barriers to opportunity, end systemic racism and bridge the gap between members of law enforcement and the communities they serve.”
* exactly what are these barriers to opportunity?? – Welfare, free phones, free college, free food, free medical….
Yep I agree to break down these free barriers and make people work for what they want. You don’t work, you don’t eat.
Colin Kaepernick’s net worth is now approximately $20 million, which makes him one of the highest-paid quarterbacks.
* end systemic racism?? The Black race is the most racist of any races.
* bridge the gap between members of law enforcement and the communities they serve??
The gap and barriers between the Black communities are self-generated. i.e. “I SAW NOTHING”, “I KNOW NOTHING” even when they watched and knew the perpetrator of the crime.
The nfl is now just another on the list of ungrateful recipients who have benefitted from their supporters all the while telling them money is all that matters. nfl – has beens who no longer matter to the real America.
I want to thank Colin Kaepernik for kneeling at NFL games. My disgust with that quisling caused me to stop watching the NFL. And, looking back on the state of the NFL since he started kneeling for the anthem I feel no regret for having dropped the NFL from my watch list. Go ahead, try it, it is remarkably liberating.
That’s why I don’t watch any NFL games this idiots make millions of dollars and they don’t care about our police officers our military our flag where in the hell can they go and have this contracts. They should move to any socialist country and enjoy their socialist ideals what a bunch of idiots owners should fire them just like any job
Love to see one of these NFL’ers need a cop.
Oh look…
RICH PEOPLE ARE SEEING “RICH” PEOPLE STORES BEING ROBBED. NOW IT’S IMPORTANT TO HIRE MORE COPS.
IE: NOT IMPORTANT WHEN JOE’S RECORD STORE BEING ROBBED.