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Ykcutnek

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Sun Nov 30, 2014, 11:28 PM Nov 2014

WOW! St. Louis police are not happy enough that the game is rigged in their favor [View all]

Roorda was incensed that the Rams and the NFL would tolerate such behavior and called it remarkably hypocritical. "All week long, the Rams and the NFL were on the phone with the St. Louis Police Department asking for assurances that the players and the fans would be kept safe from the violent protesters who had rioted, looted, and burned buildings in Ferguson. Our officers have been working 12 hour shifts for over a week, they had days off including Thanksgiving cancelled so that they could defend this community from those on the streets that perpetuate this myth that Michael Brown was executed by a brother police officer and then, as the players and their fans sit safely in their dome under the watchful protection of hundreds of St. Louis's finest, they take to the turf to call a now-exonerated officer a murderer, that is way out-of-bounds, to put it in football parlance," Roorda said.

The SLPOA is calling for the players involved to be disciplined and for the Rams and the NFL to deliver a very public apology. Roorda said he planned to speak to the NFL and the Rams to voice his organization's displeasure tomorrow. He also plans to reach out to other police organizations in St. Louis and around the country to enlist their input on what the appropriate response from law enforcement should be. Roorda warned, "I know that there are those that will say that these players are simply exercising their First Amendment rights. Well I've got news for people who think that way, cops have first amendment rights too, and we plan to exercise ours. I'd remind the NFL and their players that it is not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy their advertiser's products. It's cops and the good people of St. Louis and other NFL towns that do. Somebody needs to throw a flag on this play. If it's not the NFL and the Rams, then it'll be cops and their supporters."


http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/11/30/stl-police-officers-association-condemns-rams-display/19721979/

Fuck these fucking fucks.
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"fuck those fucking fucks"? Not even with a lead-lined full-body condom. Ken Burch Nov 2014 #1
Hey, you got that from lobodons Dec 2014 #31
So they assume that expressing solidarity with Michael Brown... Ken Burch Nov 2014 #2
Basically. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #5
It gets worse.... pkdu Nov 2014 #3
There's one positive loyalsister Nov 2014 #6
"they take to the turf to call a now-exonerated officer a murderer" TiberiusB Dec 2014 #26
because god forbid we have free speech. hollysmom Nov 2014 #4
Well, they're black so free speech doesn't apply to them. They have been very bad children! DesertDiamond Dec 2014 #41
wow, that sounds like a direct threat from the police grasswire Nov 2014 #7
That's how it sounded to me, too. eShirl Dec 2014 #49
Oh yeah? Fuck you Roorda BrotherIvan Nov 2014 #8
They had to take those off marym625 Dec 2014 #21
Who really runs St Louis? Wellstone ruled Nov 2014 #9
Busch family of Anheiser-Busch breweries n/t aggiesal Dec 2014 #15
John McCain' s wife's company? FarPoint Dec 2014 #52
Not quite, but close ... aggiesal Dec 2014 #60
Thank you for the information. FarPoint Dec 2014 #61
fuck them I was proud of those Rams today rbrnmw Nov 2014 #10
Go ahead and discipline them and see what the public reaction is going to be. jillan Dec 2014 #11
"Pissed-offedness"? Hmm, problem is trying to take an adjective ("pissed off") and KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #14
I like it, pissedoffness. I like the sound, the way it rolls off my tongue, pissedoffness, yeah. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #17
Thanks - Sometimes you've just got to come up with a new word when you can't find one you are jillan Dec 2014 #18
You can add to that Blue Idaho Dec 2014 #36
I can't imagine the NFL is going to say jack or shit about it Scootaloo Dec 2014 #40
Did he just basically say onecaliberal Dec 2014 #12
He's A Terrorist billhicks76 Dec 2014 #43
All black athletes (and any other athletes) in the NFL, NBA and MLB should immediately KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #13
Yes!! jillan Dec 2014 #19
No, the Players should do what the Rams did, it would embarrass the Missouri Prosecutor happyslug Dec 2014 #38
I like the cut of your jib! I hope the NFL Players' Association responds by KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #39
I have dealt with brass plated idiots all my life... happyslug Dec 2014 #45
Roger Goodell Better not Punish Them lib87 Dec 2014 #16
The Dixiecrats are showing themselves as who they are, Nixon, McCulloch, Roorda. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2014 #20
Weirdly enough, these Mayberry Machiavellis may be inspiring enough disgust and revulsion to create KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #23
Democratic socialism needs a goof push, it doesn't just appear. Scootaloo Dec 2014 #42
Can't top that marym625 Dec 2014 #22
Note to Jeff Roorda Jack Rabbit Dec 2014 #24
WTF are the Rams doing in fucking St Louis anyway? tularetom Dec 2014 #25
You mean the Cleveland Rams, don't you? eom rogerashton Dec 2014 #53
Yeah, I get that tularetom Dec 2014 #54
The turn-Colts. rogerashton Dec 2014 #58
I hope the NFL tells the asshat to go to hell Kalidurga Dec 2014 #27
He should arrange to meet with them easychoice Dec 2014 #28
Earth To Roorda, The Deck Was Stacked DallasNE Dec 2014 #29
He ends with this threat. What the fuck. What the fuck. uppityperson Dec 2014 #30
We can't discount the reality that some cops might sincerely feel this way. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #32
It's legitimacy that comes from public consent Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #47
There is no such thing as "without consequences." True Blue Door Dec 2014 #48
Wait a minute, the police were pulling long hours mindwalker_i Dec 2014 #33
Remember when Limbaugh was supposed to buy Rams? JaneyVee Dec 2014 #34
It's all part of the "Shield" that cops are a part of... elzenmahn Dec 2014 #35
I'm not so certain that the Grand Jurys refusal to indict Wilson iemitsu Dec 2014 #37
Roorda: What an asshole. OrwellwasRight Dec 2014 #44
Well, I'm incensed that peaceful protesters... TeeYiYi Dec 2014 #46
This may lead to some policeman exercising their 1st Amendment rights BootinUp Dec 2014 #50
Wow Dorian Gray Dec 2014 #51
I love that it was in the face of the increased police presence at the stadium. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2014 #55
This man is very ignorant. logosoco Dec 2014 #56
posted by cali napkinz Dec 2014 #57
Not a football fan, but now I am a Rams fan. JEB Dec 2014 #59
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