If you catch SportsCenter on ESPN, they've been replaying Kaepernick's post game news conference from Thursday night San Diego. Coverage lasted 12-15 minutes and was uncut.
Kaepernick started by saying that he has taken his position due to oppression against minorities. The phrase he mentioned most often when reporters asked him to elaborate on "oppression" was "police brutality against blacks". He used that phrase at least three times, maybe four.
He said the end goal was "making communities in America safe". He said that's why he will donate the first $1 million of this season's earnings to "various organizations" that he plans to work with.
He said he hoped his protest would stimulate discussion about the "real issues" and added that his next step would be to involve himself directly in "these communities" so that people could be placed in a position to succeed.
Although he didn't use the phrasing last night, a few days ago he told reporters that he was protesting because "bodies are laying in the street while people (police) are on paid leave, getting away with murder."
He said he and teammate Andre Reid (sp?) decided to kneel (not sit) during the National Anthem after they both talked to a retired veteran before the game. Kaepernick said he's had "numerous conversations" with fellow players who share his concerns and said others may join him in protest. A Seahawk player also sat out the Anthem in protest last night.
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Tell you what folks, if you bump into Kaepernick, please tell him we're having some pretty serious problems right here in the Ft. Myers area. Explain to him that over the past few weeks black people have been dropping like flies.
Victims - some of them still in their teens - have been laying in our streets just like he said. A 37 yr. old black man was killed yesterday. Another black man, who reportedly lived in the same dwelling with the first man, was shot dead behind a gas station this past weekend.
Please don't mention anything about the whites and Hispanics who've also been shot dead because we're a bit uncertain of whether or not those victims would be of any concern. And above all else, PLEASE DO NOT MENTION THE FACT THAT NOT ONE OF THESE PEOPLE WAS SHOT BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Let's get him here first. We can explain that "small detail" to him later.