Maurkice Pouncey joins his teammate (and my favorite baller) Alejandro Villanueva, former Army Ranger and all around good guy/badass, in opting out of the compulsory display of tributes to victims of racially motivated(?) unjust(?) police killings:
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PITTSBURGH -- Steelers captain Maurkice Pouncey on Thursday announced his intention to make his own choice about what name to put on the back of his helmet, becoming the second player to break from the team's decision to wear the name of police shooting victim Antwon Rose Jr. on helmets for the 2020 season. "I was given limited information on the situation regarding Antwon, and I was unaware of the whole story surrounding his death and what transpired during the trial following the tragedy," Pouncey, a vocal advocate for the police communities in Pittsburgh and in his Florida hometown, wrote in an Instagram post. "I should have done more research to fully understand what occurred in its entirety.
"... Make no mistake, I am against racism and I believe the best thing I can do is to continue helping repair relationships between the police and their communities."
Good for him. If you're a willing participant in thoughtlessly promoting a divisive political agenda, you're part of the problem. Pounce knows his community and the LEO community and actually cares about the facts and not doing more harm than good.
Per the jury foreman:
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Rawls said the Pennsylvania law that police officers are justified in using force when they believe it is necessary to prevent death or serious injury to themselves or others was a big factor in the juryâs decision. Rosfeldâs testimony also played a part in convincing the jury of his innocence. âWhen he got on the stand and he talked, I could see that he was terribly upset,â Rawls said. âYou have to follow the rule of the law. He said âI saw his (Roseâs) hand and I thought he had a gun. And I shot.âââ
Rawls said he believes that even an all-black jury would have come to the same conclusion as the mostly white jury did in this case.
âIf they went in with the same thought process that I had, they would. If they went in with a clear mind and listened to the evidence and followed the guidelines, they would have,â he said.
The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W