The plot thickens
By now everyone is familiar with St. Louis Rams players Jared Cook, Stedman Bailey and Chris Givens coming out during their pre-game warmups this past Sunday with their hands raised in support of the protesters in Ferguson, MO. The gesture, which signifies “hands up, don’t shoot”, has become a form of solidarity between everyone who is opposed to the non-indictment of officer Darren Wilson in the shooting that occurred in the St. Louis area suburb.
Immediately following their game Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, The St. Louis Police Officers Association released a statement saying that they were “profoundly disappointed” with the actions of the players and demanded that the NFL discipline them. The league quickly retorted, saying that the players are entitled to free speech.
Now, this story has taken another turn as a local St. Louis area bar has announced that they are no longer supporting the hometown Rams as result result of the players protest and the Rams organization not disciplining them. The Time Out Sports Bar & Grill took to their Twitter account and denounced the players in question as well as the team.
The establishment also made it known that they will now be supporting the Kansas City Chiefs, the other NFL franchise in the state of Missouri.
Hours after the initial post, the bar attempted to clarify their statements.
Though they attempted to clear the air, the damage was already done. The bars Yelp page was hit with a barrage of negative reviews.
One comment:
“There’s sports fanaticism, then there’s short-sightedness,and then there’s hateful childish behavior that has no business in business,”
