Following news that the NFL had donated large sums of money last week to groups that wanted to abolish the police force, the National Fraternal Order of Police snapped back. Patrick Yoes of the fraternal orders, who is president, retorted with a sharp response.
“I find it incredibly ironic that NFL teams travel and play every week under the protection of local law enforcement,” Yoes tweeted Friday.
Fox News Digital’s Peter Hasson reported last week that NFL Inspire Change awarded substantial funding to the Vera Institute of Justice, the Oregon Justice Resource Center ($300,000) and the Community Justice Exchange. Hasson stated that these organisations support abolishing or defunding police departments. The Community Justice Exchange, for example, wants to eliminate policing and prisons as well as immigration enforcement.
Obviously worked up by the NFL’s backstabbing, Yoes (appearing above in photo) said:
“We have officers in stadiums, parking lots, and even on the sidelines to ensure the safety of the players, team personnel, and of course, the fans.
“The NFL pays for this security because they want their venues and attendees to be safe. We now learn that they send thousands to organizations whose goal is to abolish policing in America and the justice system. Is this not irresponsible? If it weren’t such a serious issue, we would just laugh at them and go about our business. This is not a joke, it’s a serious problem.”
The head of FOP went on to say that the U.S. is experiencing unprecedented crime and the NFL is paying for campaigns to keep criminals and offenders on the streets. “Performative displays of wokeness like this are shameful. Maybe Commissioner Goodell should take a timeout and reconsider this decision.”
Yoes stated that the NFL is trying to incite the wrong type of change. It relies on the false narrative that police officers are evil and that all crime can be solved without police. Yoes doubts pro-football players would even consider playing without protections from the police. And that fans will not want to attend games that don’t include the security of police present.
The NFL’s foolishness is clearly a sign that it doesn’t listen to justice-seeking people. It’s “on the side of the offenders” instead of crime victims. There are inspiring ways to make positive changes, and this one isn’t it, Yoes added:
“In fact, rather than supporting efforts to further divide police officers from the communities they protect, the NFL should focus on how to heal the wounds in these communities by collaborating with the FOP to rebuild trust and respect between police officers and the people they serve. To this end, the FOP reached out to the NFL and had several meetings to explore this kind of cooperation, but the NFL ultimately refused.”
Yoes stated that while the NFL can do whatever it wants, it should do what makes people more safe than less — both morally and physical. Especially when the NFL is reaping “monstrous profits” while the players perform their skills with the protection of brave police officers.
In the summer 2020, after the George Floyd killing and Jacob Blake shootings, the NFL went full throttle on social justice awakening. Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the NFL, apologized to Colin Kaepernick for not listening previously. The groups listed above, which are now gaining NFL support, are also claiming that “white supremacy” in America is systemic. Which is a real slap in the race of the league’s largely white fan base.
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