Chuck Canterbury, the president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, released the following statement: The theme of belief and sacrifice — used by Canterbury in…
Chuck Canterbury, the president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, released the following statement:
The theme of belief and sacrifice — used by Canterbury in reference to police lives lost this year — stems from the Nike campaign ad featuring Kaepernick.
The ad features an extreme close-up of Kaepernick gazing into the camera with the caption, “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything:”
Kaepernick earned the resentment of many police officers and their unions, when he wore socks depicting cops as pigs during football practice.
The NFL’s original anthem protester also once compared modern day police officers, to slave catchers:
The strong statement from the FOP comes a day before the National Association of Police Organizations called for their members to boycott all Nike products.
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