Five St Louis Rams come onto the field with their hands raised in a "surrender" mode, showing - presumably - solidarity with the supporters of the late Michael Brown.
Parenthetically, one might say that although they certainly have a right to express their opinions in private, or even in public when they (the players) are INDIVIDUALLY being quoted, it is less clear that they have that right when they use the football game and stadium as a forum, expressing themselves under circumstances paid for by others, and when their expression is clearly outside the scope of their employment.
But on the other hand...
They did express their thoughts and opinions with this gesture. To those familiar with the incident and machinations in question, their opinion is that they, as third-party readers, were able to ascertain to their own satisfaction that the members of the Grand Jury, who spent many hours reviewing all of the evidence available, made a "mistake" in electing not to indict Officer Wilson.
Thus these players expressed a stupid and oblivious opinion - one that is only agreed with by other stupid and oblivious people, and God bless them for exposing that side of themselves. One might conclude that the "college education" they each received prior to coming to professional football was about as efficacious as most casual sport fans already believe, rendering them unable to assess facts available and/or reach a logically defensible conclusion.
May they get what is coming to them, whatever that is.
Parenthetically, one might say that although they certainly have a right to express their opinions in private, or even in public when they (the players) are INDIVIDUALLY being quoted, it is less clear that they have that right when they use the football game and stadium as a forum, expressing themselves under circumstances paid for by others, and when their expression is clearly outside the scope of their employment.
But on the other hand...
They did express their thoughts and opinions with this gesture. To those familiar with the incident and machinations in question, their opinion is that they, as third-party readers, were able to ascertain to their own satisfaction that the members of the Grand Jury, who spent many hours reviewing all of the evidence available, made a "mistake" in electing not to indict Officer Wilson.
Thus these players expressed a stupid and oblivious opinion - one that is only agreed with by other stupid and oblivious people, and God bless them for exposing that side of themselves. One might conclude that the "college education" they each received prior to coming to professional football was about as efficacious as most casual sport fans already believe, rendering them unable to assess facts available and/or reach a logically defensible conclusion.
May they get what is coming to them, whatever that is.
