NFL
players have taken to free riding political advertising during the
playing of the national anthem at NFL games. That is, the protest by
disrespecting the national anthem written by Francis Scott Key during
a notable battle.
NFL
players are rich and could easily afford full-page ads in the N.Y.
Times expressing whatever political opinion they have. They could
hire writers to write graphic novels and cartoons to reach Democrat
Party members with their opinions, and of course they have radio,
television and Internet advertising media, as well as formation of
political action committees to express their grievances with
President Donald Trump and American policemen and women. Yet they
choose to disrespect the playing of the national anthem because they
don’t have to pay anything at all.
The
solution to the police indiscipline issue perceived by NFL players is
not to pass hate crimes laws against those who kill white policemen
instead of black because each year 99% of slain policemen are white
men. The solution is to have Congress raise a special tax on rich
people solely to pay for doubling the number of policemen, raise
police salaries 50% and double the training budget.
Quite
likely over-worked, underpaid police forces without adequate
equipment and training or supervision feel the need to use decisive
force instead of more relaxed means of apprehension of suspected
felons that result fatalities.
Thus
I sought the opinion through the means of the erstwhile reporter with
the latest tech gizmos, of Civil War General W.T. Sherman about the
national anthem.
