As an organization representing over 45,000 state troopers/highway patrolmen across theĀ country, we stand with our law enforcement partners in condemning Nike for choosing toĀ promote Colin Kaepernick as part of the companyās āJust Do Itā campaign. The decision toĀ promote the antics of Mr. Kaepernick is a slap in the face to the hundreds of thousands of lawĀ enforcement officers throughout this great country. The ad states, āBelieve in something,Ā even if it means sacrificing everything.ā Compensating Mr. Kaepernick for his participationĀ in this campaign is far from āsacrificing everything.ā
Nike continues to fan the flames of the endless fallacy that police are nothing more than
inhumane tyrants looking to take out unprovoked, abusive force on African Americans….
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