[PHOTO] Jets Player Wears NYPD Cap Into Stadium to Support Officers
Posted: December 21, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: 2014 NFL season, Arizona Cardinals, Can't Breathe, Chris Givens, Darren Wilson (musician), Edward Jones Dome, National Football League, NFC West, St. Louis, St. Louis Rams 7 Comments
NFL games (and pro sports events in general) have become a recurring site of commentary on the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner and subsequent lack of indictments. The St. Louis Rams entered Edward Jones Dome at the beginning of a game last month with their arms raised in a “Hands up, don’t shoot” gesture, while numerous NFL and NBA players have donned “I Can’t Breathe” shirts in reference to Garner. Both cases angered local police unions…(more)
[VIDEO] Imagine if they were Patriots Fans: Ferguson Protesters Punch, Spit On Rams Fans After Parading Upside-Down American Flag
Posted: October 20, 2014 Filed under: Breaking News, Crime & Corruption, Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Edward Jones Dome, Ferguson, Flag of the United States, Fox Broadcasting Company, KTVI, Mediaite, Protest, St. Louis Leave a commentFrom Brendan Bordelon, at The Corner:
Fans leaving an NFL Rams game in St. Louis on Sunday were attacked by Ferguson protesters parading an upside-down American flag outside of the Edward Jones Dome. The fans were punched and spit on after some of them objected to a display they found offensive.
Local Fox affiliate KTVI caught video of a female protester spitting in the face of a fan. Another woman punched a fan in the face, carrying an upside-down American flag in her other hand. Both women were quickly arrested. Read the rest of this entry »
