BLM and taking the knee are largely meaningless. It’s a political organisation that has elected itself to represent black people and whites with a ‘white saviour, complex. It’s clearly anti white and anti Semitic when it should be purely pro black, there is big difference there.

When I see an elected BLM leader with a genuine mandate then I might listen. In the meantime please enlighten us on who it’s leaders are, who elected them, who funds them, who monitors them and what their manifesto is?

You can’t can can you and neither could the players. How lame and morally bankrupted must a person be to support an organisation they know nothing about purely to be trendy.

BLM and taking the knee are largely meaningless. It’s a political organisation that has elected itself to represent black people and whites with a ‘white saviour, complex. It’s clearly anti white and anti Semitic when it should be purely pro black, there is big difference there.

When I see an elected BLM leader with a genuine mandate then I might listen. In the meantime please enlighten us on who it’s leaders are, who elected them, who funds them, who monitors them and what their manifesto is?

You can’t can can you and neither could the players. How lame and morally bankrupted must a person be to support an organisation they know nothing about purely to be trendy.

OK chomp just like the UK and in the main most Police forces across the globe get the easure to deal with mental health issues that are clearly a matter for health authorities. Policing is 24/7 365 along with Fire and Ambulance sadly key support tends to be Monday to Friday. The Police in the UK waste so much time dealing with other agencies issues so don't make a sweeping statement that the correct authorities deal with there own problems they don't!

Opioids may not be illegal in some parts but in the main they will be. Yes some people get help with rehab but in my experience the numbers getting off opiates are very low. To stereo type most opiate users are not wealthy and commit crime to fund habits this then drives serious and organised crime.

America has a gun problem including automatic weapons drug gangs have serious weaponry along with the threat of terrorism. The police need to have the best equipment to respond.

There is nothing wrong with APCs.

If ever you have the terrible experience of such events I am sure you would be glad to see the good guys take on the bad I can't imagine society run otherwise can you?

OK chomp just like the UK and in the main most Police forces across the globe get the easure to deal with mental health issues that are clearly a matter for health authorities. Policing is 24/7 365 along with Fire and Ambulance sadly key support tends to be Monday to Friday. The Police in the UK waste so much time dealing with other agencies issues so don't make a sweeping statement that the correct authorities deal with there own problems they don't!

Opioids may not be illegal in some parts but in the main they will be. Yes some people get help with rehab but in my experience the numbers getting off opiates are very low. To stereo type most opiate users are not wealthy and commit crime to fund habits this then drives serious and organised crime.

America has a gun problem including automatic weapons drug gangs have serious weaponry along with the threat of terrorism. The police need to have the best equipment to respond.

There is nothing wrong with APCs.

If ever you have the terrible experience of such events I am sure you would be glad to see the good guys take on the bad I can't imagine society run otherwise can you?

If this doesn't stop the nonsense, nothing will.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/premier ... d=msedgntp

"The owner of a Super League club whose players collectively decided against taking a knee has denied anyone involved is racist, insisting the decision was made to stand in solidarity with a player who said his religious beliefs prohibited him from making the stance.

Wakefield Trinity attracted criticism after their players did not kneel before their game against Wigan, with the squad instead opting to link arms and stand in unison. The likes of Israel Folau of Catalans have also not taken a knee since Super League’s resumption, but Wakefield’s owner, Michael Carter, has stressed his players were keen to send their own anti-racism message while also supporting those who did not feel comfortable kneeling.

a crowd of people watching a football game: Wakefield Trinity’s players link arms while the Wigan Warriors team take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at Headingley on Sunday.

“We have at least one player who was adamant that their religion did not allow him to kneel for anyone but God,” Carter told the Guardian. “I didn’t feel that was open to question and having spoken with one player privately, he had concerns about the reaction Israel Folau had received to the point he was actively considering standing down.

“My senior group said they were keen to support their teammate and if that meant standing alongside him, they would. However, they were also keen to show unity and send a strong message out that Wakefield Trinity does not condone racism. But equally, there is no way we will isolate someone for their religious beliefs. I think it’s important we explain our stance and not leave things open to interpretation. But this club is not racist.”

Carter said his players will do the same again this weekend, but reiterated: “We put a statement out pre-match insisting we endorse the Black Lives Matter message and are totally against any form of racism. There were eight non-white British players in our line-up on Sunday who stood shoulder-to-shoulder … how anyone can conceive what we did as racist is beyond me and incredibly disappointing.”

Carter admitted he has received messages of abuse from his club’s supporters on the matter, but admitted he, Wakefield and the game as a whole need to continue to educate on the message surrounding Black Lives Matter. “We will back any anti-racism campaign that comes from this.

“I’ve had messages of support from the RFL, though a disappointing lack of support from certain quarters. But when the RFL’s head of diversity, Alex Simmons, agrees that the stance we took showed a defiant stand against racism, what can we do? There’s an agenda with racism and people want to use it to create chaos.”

If this doesn't stop the nonsense, nothing will.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/premier ... d=msedgntp

"The owner of a Super League club whose players collectively decided against taking a knee has denied anyone involved is racist, insisting the decision was made to stand in solidarity with a player who said his religious beliefs prohibited him from making the stance.

Wakefield Trinity attracted criticism after their players did not kneel before their game against Wigan, with the squad instead opting to link arms and stand in unison. The likes of Israel Folau of Catalans have also not taken a knee since Super League’s resumption, but Wakefield’s owner, Michael Carter, has stressed his players were keen to send their own anti-racism message while also supporting those who did not feel comfortable kneeling.

a crowd of people watching a football game: Wakefield Trinity’s players link arms while the Wigan Warriors team take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement at Headingley on Sunday.

“We have at least one player who was adamant that their religion did not allow him to kneel for anyone but God,” Carter told the Guardian. “I didn’t feel that was open to question and having spoken with one player privately, he had concerns about the reaction Israel Folau had received to the point he was actively considering standing down.

“My senior group said they were keen to support their teammate and if that meant standing alongside him, they would. However, they were also keen to show unity and send a strong message out that Wakefield Trinity does not condone racism. But equally, there is no way we will isolate someone for their religious beliefs. I think it’s important we explain our stance and not leave things open to interpretation. But this club is not racist.”

Carter said his players will do the same again this weekend, but reiterated: “We put a statement out pre-match insisting we endorse the Black Lives Matter message and are totally against any form of racism. There were eight non-white British players in our line-up on Sunday who stood shoulder-to-shoulder … how anyone can conceive what we did as racist is beyond me and incredibly disappointing.”

Carter admitted he has received messages of abuse from his club’s supporters on the matter, but admitted he, Wakefield and the game as a whole need to continue to educate on the message surrounding Black Lives Matter. “We will back any anti-racism campaign that comes from this.

“I’ve had messages of support from the RFL, though a disappointing lack of support from certain quarters. But when the RFL’s head of diversity, Alex Simmons, agrees that the stance we took showed a defiant stand against racism, what can we do? There’s an agenda with racism and people want to use it to create chaos.”

As said before the club did everything correctly and respectfully but people without a brain won’t get it. Well done to the club for doing the right thing.

Up the Trin

As said before the club did everything correctly and respectfully but people without a brain won’t get it. Well done to the club for doing the right thing.

Up the Trin