Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls NFL Anthem Protests ‘Dumb And Disrespectful’ [View all]
Source: Talking Points Memo
Liberal Supreme Court stalwart Ruth Bader Ginsburg took aim at San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for spearheading a wave of NFL player protests of the national anthem over police brutality and systemic racism, calling their actions “dumb and disrespectful.”
“I think it’s really dumb of them,” Ginsburg told Yahoo News of Kaepernick and other football stars refusing to stand during the “Star Spangled Banner."
“Would I arrest them for doing it? No,” Ginsburg continued. “I think it’s dumb and disrespectful. I would have the same answer if you asked me about flag burning. I think it’s a terrible thing to do, but I wouldn’t lock a person up for doing it. I would point out how ridiculous it seems to me to do such an act.”
Yahoo’s Katie Couric asked if she believed their actions were “within their rights” to exercise. “Yes,” Ginsburg replied. “If they want to be stupid, there’s no law that should be preventive. If they want to be arrogant, there’s no law that prevents them from that. What I would do is strongly take issue with the point of view that they are expressing when they do that.”
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