Cleveland Browns RB Isaiah Crowell shares, deletes illustration of cop having throat slit

[True Earthling]

Warning - Graphic...

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The illustration, which has since been deleted from Crowell's Instagram account, was of a hooded figure holding a police officer's head back and slitting his throat.

After Cleveland 19 reached out for a comment from the Browns, Isaiah issued this apology and statement. He also apologized to Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.

Crowell posted the illustration prior to the attack on the Dallas police last week. He has voiced his opinions recently on Instagram about Alton Sterling, the 37-year-old black man who was shot and killed by officers of the Baton Rouge Police Department.

Cleveland police union threatens not to work Browns games

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/12/cleveland-police-union-threatens-not-to-work-browns-games/

Stephen Loomis, the president of Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, calls Crowell’s gesture a “store-bought apology.” In comments to TMZ, Loomis also described Crowell’s post as being as “offensive as putting a picture of historical African-American men being hung from a tree in the 60s.”

Loomis has a specific suggestion for what Crowell needs to do next.

“He needs to go to Dallas, help the families who lost their loved ones last week, write them a check, look them in the eyes and give a heartfelt apology,” Loomis told TMZ. If Crowell doesn’t, there will be consequences.

“I will pull Cleveland officers, sheriffs, state troopers out of First Energy Stadium this season if he doesn’t make it right,” Loomis said. “You’re a grown-ass man, and you claim you were too emotional to know it was wrong? Think we’ll accept your apology? Kiss my ass.”

[Travis_0004]

1. The browns should drop him

Teams need good PR, and hopefully the browns will fire him.

He only had 10k guaranteed in his contract, so if they drop him now, they don't even have to pay him.

[Skittles]

2. that is some sick shyte but I have to say

Mr. Loomis is making a fool of himself - what does he hope to accomplish?

[Uponthegears]

3. Another idea

Put it back up.

Leave it.

If Cleveland cops want respect they need to quit murdering PoC.

[Quackers]

6. So you think advertising the killing white cops is ok? nt

[Uponthegears]

8. Where did you get that?

What advertisement?

It was an expression of anger . . . that's it.

For 50 years we've taken the high road . . . we've done the Ghandi thing . . . we're getting murdered in cold blood and not even the Justice Department will step in. The anger is warranted and a picture hurts no one.

[True Earthling]

10. "a picture hurts no one"

Wrong.

So to solve the problem you want them to hate you more?

"Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love" - Martin Luther King

[Uponthegears]

13. We have met hate with love

And we're getting murdered on videotape and cops aren't even facing trial.

What is your next plan?

[Skittles]

16. no cops face trial?

do you read the news?

[Quackers]

11. Killing cops is NOT warranted.

Posting a picture of a cop getting his throat cut is not warranted. It does nothing but cause even more division and anger between people.

[Uponthegears]

15. Did Crowell kill a cop?

No, he didn't.

Did he even say that it was warranted?

No, he didn't.

He posted a picture and folks are outraged.

[Quackers]

20. Of course people are outraged.

He posted that hateful image. Anyone with common sense would tell you that's wrong. Why are you defending it?

[AntiBank]

18. no, it does hurt on multiple levels

Because he is a public figure it gives people a reason to cry "violent backlash by PoC" so the right wingers have their projections reinforced.

Also it reinforces for PoC who may see it that violence is a reasonable approach. If you post enough stuff and some unstable person is so overwhelmed in duration and volume of the calls to violence, they could snap at subconscious level and bingo, another Dallas shooter is loosed.

[Uponthegears]

21. So Charlie Hebdo was to blame?

#doublestandard #drawingwhileblack

[AntiBank]

23. apples and oranges. Charlie Hedbo never advocated murder.

[Uponthegears]

30. He didn't advocate murder

He posted something that pissed off people with the power and willingness to kill. Apples to apples.

[AntiBank]

32. So the pic of slitting a coppers throat ins't the pictorial portration of murder?

Posting it approvingly isn't an advocation? We just have different visions of reality I guess.

[Skittles]

7. so you're advocating murder.....to protest murder

ALRIGHTY THEN

over and out, for good

[Uponthegears]

9. Not at all

IT'S A PICTURE

If you're looking for murder, you need to look at Michael, Tamir, Philando, Sandra . . .

[Skittles]

12. uh huh

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight - perhaps the pictures of five murdered cops too

[Uponthegears]

25. You think

A crazy guy committing murder and the systemic extra judicial execution of people of color evidence the same problem?

I guess I disagree.

[True Earthling]

17. Pictures and words have power..

you should know that. If someone posted a pic of a lynching in response to BLM.. that wouldn't inflame your hatred?

It's not the equivalent of murder but it doesn't help solve the problem...it makes it worse.

[840high]

4. This makes me sick.

[OhioChick]

50. You and me both n/t

[Uponthegears]

5. I wonder if Tamir Rice

Would have preferred it if Cleveland cops would have just posted something on Instagram?

[AntiBank]

14. it was the same image that the woman had for her profile picture when the cray cray cop

threatened her daughter

[HipChick]

19. The same pic is being reposted just about everywhere...

[AntiBank]

22. really a bad thing, just like some BLM chants

such as pigs in a blanket fry like bacon etc. It just ramps up violence at all levels. I fear the violence is far from over as the coppers who see this further retreat into their hardened racism and some PoC's may tip over the edge too. It's a clusterfuck.

[HipChick]

24. Does not too a damn thing ...just a pic dude..

It's not like the cop killer dude represents all black people.....

[AntiBank]

26. it's not just a pic

It's a pic advocating murder from a semi-famous sports figure.

[HipChick]

28. Nope...all he did was repost it....

as did all the other million or so users..It's just a pic, looks as thought it was done on a Mac too..

[AntiBank]

31. well due to his celebrity staus, he should know that it was wrong. I wouldnt be surprised if the

Browns release him. The NFL is ALL about one thing.. money. This action hurts their bottom line, so he may be made a sacrificial lamb. We shall see how it plays out.

[HipChick]

33. Why would he? 99.9% of celebrities don't even run their own social media accounts

it's done by hired hands...

[True Earthling]

35. His PR firm posted the pic?

What were they thinking?

You can't be serious.

[AntiBank]

37. I would need to see proof that. No way it is 99.9% Certainly not in this case.

Certainly not Azealia Banks either, lol.

http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2016/05/12/azealia-banks-twitter-account-suspended-racist-tweets/

and there are hundreds more from her

[HipChick]

38. What does she have to do with anything?

[AntiBank]

39. giving you one huge example that defies your statement

[HipChick]

41. What statement?

that Celebrities have hired hands to run their social media accounts?

[AntiBank]

44. "99.9% of celebrities don't even run their own social media accounts"

yep


and we are all off in the weeds, no reason to argue over this mundane thing

[Travis_0004]

47. Tough shit

Its his account, he is responsible for its content (and makes 600k a year as a running back, he is not an A-list celebrity, so I would imagine he is the one posting it).


And added bonus, if they fire him, they don't even have to pay him for this year.

[Uponthegears]

34. That should come as no surprise

Iron chains by another name

[True Earthling]

36. NFL = slave master?

Seriously?

[Uponthegears]

40. When control of capital

Becomes a tool to conform behaviour, yep, serious.

[True Earthling]

42. High profile businesses like the NFL have standards of behavior for their employees...

who are public figures..you equate that to slavery?

[Uponthegears]

43. This isn't behavior

This is a black man speaking.

[True Earthling]

45. Speaking is behavior...but he didn't speak

Crowell could have expressed himself in a different way...instead he chose the most offensive pic that he could post. The impression he gave by posting the pic is that he wants to kill cops..or killing cops is OK.

He could have made pro-BLM post or bitch about racist cops instead he chose to go over the top and has now given racist cops another reason to be racist... it's not helping your cause in any way.

[exboyfil]

49. How about this guy

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/suspended-florida-official-kenneth-lewis-fired-over-anti-orlando-facebook-n598806

Suspended Florida Official Kenneth Lewis Fired Over Anti-Orlando Facebook Post

[Uponthegears]

27. I don't deny

what you are saying BUT the people who need to change their behavior are the cops, the courts, the politicians and the people in power.

[AntiBank]

29. we agree on that 100%

[jmg257]

46. Charming. Nt

[romanic]

48. All these armchair revolutionaries coming the woodwork.

Acting tough but cowardly when (rightfully) called out.