Frank Serpico joins NYPD officers for rally in support of Colin Kaepernick

[marybourg]

Colin Kaepernick, whose national anthem protests during the 2016 football season were spurred by what he views as police brutality against minorities, received support from an unlikely group on Saturday: dozens of New York City police officers, who rallied in Brooklyn to protest Kaepernick’s continued NFL unemployment. Among them was Frank Serpico, the former NYPD officer whose campaign against police corruption was the subject of the enduring 1973 film, “Serpico,” starring Al Pacino in the title role.

The group of around 75 wore T-shirts that read, “#imwithkap,” though City Council member Jumaane Williams wore a Kaepernick jersey. At the end of the rally, they raised their fist and took a knee, much as Kaepernick did during the national anthem during the 2016 NFL season.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/08/19/frank-serpico-joins-nypd-officers-for-rally-in-support-of-colin-kaepernick/?utm_term=.98c7d0c88b37

[CrispyQ]

1. His protest might actually have meant something if he'd bothered to vote.

"You know, I think it would be hypocritical of me to vote," Kaepernick told reporters. "I said from the beginning I was against oppression, I was against the system of oppression. I'm not going to show support for that system. And to me, the oppressor isn't going to allow you to vote your way out of your oppression." 11/15/16

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/14/sport/49ers-qb-colin-kaepernick-explains-why-he-didnt-vote/index.html

Good grief. I wonder if he still defends that decision?