Officers could be seen dressed in riot gear as protesters hurled water bottles into the crowds.
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Another Seahawk speaks out: Seattle wide receiver Doug Baldwin called for a review of training policies for law enforcement across the country in the wake of police shootings in Charlotte and Tulsa, Okla., saying the message NFL players are trying to send with their actions during the national anthem, such as kneeling to bring attention to racial inequality and police shootings, now needs follow through.
Fox 46 Charlotte reported earlier on Thursday that the NFL, Panthers, and Vikings were discussing possibly moving the game to another location.
“The protest deal, that’s cool if they want to do it, but I think simply doing it doesn’t do (anything)”, he said. “One way to regain that trust is to release the video”.
“People are going to treat us like football players – we have be quiet and just play football”, the Panthers safety said. TE Greg Olsen had career-long 78-yard TD reception last week and has six TDs in past eight home games.
Or, as fullback Mike Tolbert said about the situation in general: “It’s a damn shame”. The game is still on schedule despite Gov. Pat McCrory due to police shooting protests.
One man was critically wounded by a gunshot during Wednesday’s rioting, and at least eight more civilians and four police officers were injured and 44 people arrested for charges ranging from assault to failure to disperse.
“This is not the city that I came to in 1988”. Maybe my face is burning, my eyes are burning. Right now I’d definitely be anxious.
Boston, who is African-American, said he does believe that there is sometimes racial bias in policing.
Controversial fatal police shootings of black men across the United States have sparked more than two years of protests asserting racial bias and excessive force by police and giving rise to the Black Lives Matter movement.
“For anyone out there listening to me now”, said linebacker Thomas Davis, “this is not the way to fix the problem”.
“I know that the place that I stand, sometimes it’s a lose-lose”, Newton said. I love America, I love the military.
“We are planning to play the game as scheduled on Sunday”, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement to USA Today.
“My big thing is holding people accountable”, Newton continued, “no matter what the race, no matter what the gender is, no matter what the age is”. I know Charlotte is better than that. “I can respect that, I see it, and I commend those guys”. “The last couple of nights hasn’t been”.
Olsen said an National Football League team functions while bringing together players from different races, different socioeconomic backgrounds and different home situations.
“The way things are right now, it’s going to be super hard with all the situations that have happened”, he said. For anybody that’s out there listening, I just hope people realize that’s not the answer. “We’re not the type of team that’s about to sit back and cry about what’s happened”. The Charlotte Hornets’ team store, located right in the center of the city, was heavily looted last night.
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Authorities said 44 people were arrested during the violent protests. “It’s important for us to do it the right way – and that’s by coming together in a peaceful way”.
