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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by Saintsfan4ever Let me explain in case you were sleeping in your 8th grade Civics class. Freedom of Speech in the US Constitution means you can speak-out and address grievances against your GOVERNMENT in public or private and ...

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Old 09-09-2016, 03:45 PM   #21
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Let me explain in case you were sleeping in your 8th grade Civics class. Freedom of Speech in the US Constitution means you can speak-out and address grievances against your GOVERNMENT in public or private and the GOVERNMENT is forbidden to abridge that right.

I am a business owner. If one of my employees shows up to work and says "Capitalism sucks! We need Socialism!" I can fire that person on the spot (if I wanted to), because their freedom of speech is not protected in the workplace. Their freedom of speech is only protected against the GOVERNMENT taking action against them for their comments. Capiche?

In other words, Freedom of Speech does not guarantee that you're exempt from the consequences of what you say. It only means that the Federal Government can not pass a law or enforce a law to shut-you-up if you speak out against the Government. That is why the Founders included Freedom of Speech in the 1st Amendment. It's not a pass to say whatever you wanta say, whenever you wanta say it, to whomever you wanta say it to.

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I assume your employees are non union and do not have a contract. So, yes, you can fire them. NFL players have in their contracts what they can or can not wear. Which is why CK can not write "Cops Suck" on his uniform.

He is not however required to stand. It is his right. No, I was not sleeping in my 8th grade civics class... how did you phrase it? capiche?

speaking of civics...

When a judge walks into a court room and the court clerk says, "All rise for the honorable Judge Barbra Jones." You are required to stand (if you are able) or could be held in contempt of court. The judge is sovereign over his or her court room. You are also required to take off your hat when instructed to do so. You could be held in contempt of court, if you don't.

HOWEVER, we say in this country (that I happen to love) "Please Rise for the National Anthem." It is a request - one that does not have to be honored. If it were required - either through a law or through threat of loosing your job, it would no longer be a country worth standing up for.

Yes, SaintsFan4Ever, you could take your employees to the game and if they did not stand for the National Anthem you could fire them, and with out a contract they would have no recourse.

and it is too bad that they do not. I don't know what 8th grade civics class you took but it was not me that was sleeping through mine... capiche?

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Old 09-09-2016, 03:48 PM   #22
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I assume your employees are non union and do not have a contract. So, yes, you can fire them. NFL players have in their contracts what they can or can not wear. Which is why CK can not write "Cops Suck" on his uniform.

He is not however required to stand. It is his right. No, I was not sleeping in my 8th grade civics class... how did you phrase it? capiche?

speaking of civics...

When a judge walks into a court room and the court clerk says, "All rise for the honorable Judge Barbra Jones." You are required to stand (if you are able) or could be held in contempt of court. The judge is sovereign over his or her court room. You are also required to take off your hat when instructed to do so. You could be held in contempt of court, if you don't.

HOWEVER, we say in this country (that I happen to love) "Please Rise for the National Anthem." It is a request - one that does not have to be honored. If it were required - either through a law or through threat of loosing your job, it would no longer be a country worth standing up for.

Yes, SaintsFan4Ever, you could take your employees to the game and if they did not stand for the National Anthem you could fire them, and with out a contract they would have no recourse.

and it is too bad that they do not. I don't know what 8th grade civics class you took but it was not me that was sleeping through mine... capiche?
What makes you assume that there is anything in their contracts that protects them? Simply having a contract doesn't give you the freedom to say or act as you please. Players get suspended for a little something called "conduct detrimental to the team".

If a team decides that a player is causing a distraction by his actions they reserve the right to consider that detrimental conduct.

Or they could cut the player. You've never seen a guy get released? Did his contract protect him? A contract simply means you are entitled to a certain amount of pay for a certain period of time, so long as you have not been released from that contract. In which case, you collect whatever guaranteed money you were entitled to and that's it. Unless there is explicit language in the contract preventing the team from releasing or suspended a player for any reason, then it doesn't protect them. And what owner would sign off on a contract that allows the player to run amuck?
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If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.
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Old 09-09-2016, 04:26 PM   #24
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"What makes you assume that there is anything in their contracts that protects them? Simply having a contract doesn't give you the freedom to say or act as you please. Players get suspended for a little something called 'conduct detrimental to the team'.

If a team decides that a player is causing a distraction by his actions they reserve the right to consider that detrimental conduct." - Burning Metal

Because the NFL says, '“Players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem.” You can not sign a contract to an organization with a policy like that and then say his actions are detrimental. and Johnnyrotten, you are right this is boring.

I love that sports attracts people with different views but I hate that it brings out some of our basest passions.

You are encouraged to eat your vegitables but not required. Sure, not doing so is stupid, unhealthy, but you are not required.

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“People have been fired from jobs for "so called" freedom of speech.”

True, if you do not have a contract you can be fired for just about anything. You have very few Federally protected rights any more as a non contracted employee. ie Race, Sexual Orientation, gender and disabilities. After that, you can be fired because the Boss does not like the fact your car is blue. You have no recourse.

That is a shame, but true. You are right.
HOWEVER, if you have a contract, and the contract does not state that such an action is part of your job description you are not in-breach of contract. Players do not have to stand but they do have to wear pink on Breast Cancer awareness Week(s.)

The real crime is that the strongest unions are for people that make the most money... Athletes and Pilots.

So, no you are neither the first, nor DID you explain anything.

“...the NFL should be exercising their right as an employer and providing consequences for his BS actions. Guess what, it is also our right as fans and the people who,in part, fund the NFL to ask for such actions to be taken.”

Sure, that is within your right to do... demand that the next round of rookies have in their contract that they MUST salute a flag... However, it is as un-American an idea as I can think of.

Use force and coercion to pledge your loyalty?... Isn’t that forced patriotism? Is that patriotism at all? It is not any form I recognize, nor indorse.

“...where was he when Amy Inita Joyner-Frances was murdered? BTW- make sure you go look up who she is because you have no idea. Where was his protest then? Hypocritical little punk that he is.”


First off, you loose credibility in your argument when you, one: demand forced patriotism; and two: tell me what ideas I have or don’t have. Those are not ideas that I wave a flag for... perhaps you do... it is what makes this country great...

Poor on poor violence is indeed tragic... I believe if he spoke out against poor on poor violence, or school bullies, or any of the other issues attached to the tragedy you site you would reprimand him for that too, and if so ...who is the hypocrite?

“F-him and every other hypocrite protesting who do nothing about the inner city violence that is destroying black men and women, families, every single day.”

He is calling attention to police discrimination... which is a problem in the inner city. It is. Period. I live in Oakland where only 30% of the population is black, however 80% of the deaths by police have been black. and he is calling attention to the issue. That is NOT nothing. So to say F-Him is well... hypocritical.

“The NFL should immediately suspend anyone disrespecting the Flag of this country, and if they won't then it is well within our purview to ask for such actions.”

It is certainly with in your rights to ask - but to live in a land where patriotism is demanded is not American at all.
I am in a union and I will be the first to tell you that the employers are smart too. They will put everything under a 360 degree all encompassing rule, like "professionalism". They'll leave it vague intentionally. I can guarantee that if the employers want to find a way to make it go away or find a consequence, they can. At worst that if they can't do it for this they will simply crawl all up in your ass and find something they don't generally look for and start hitting you for it. You know how the game is played boss and (I never used to be) but I am a huge union supporter now. Even when I was in a different union back in the day I wasn't about it, but learned a lesson or two along the way.

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“People have been fired from jobs for "so called" freedom of speech.”

True, if you do not have a contract you can be fired for just about anything. You have very few Federally protected rights any more as a non contracted employee. ie Race, Sexual Orientation, gender and disabilities. After that, you can be fired because the Boss does not like the fact your car is blue. You have no recourse.

That is a shame, but true. You are right.
HOWEVER, if you have a contract, and the contract does not state that such an action is part of your job description you are not in-breach of contract. Players do not have to stand but they do have to wear pink on Breast Cancer awareness Week(s.)

The real crime is that the strongest unions are for people that make the most money... Athletes and Pilots.

So, no you are neither the first, nor DID you explain anything.

“...the NFL should be exercising their right as an employer and providing consequences for his BS actions. Guess what, it is also our right as fans and the people who,in part, fund the NFL to ask for such actions to be taken.”

Sure, that is within your right to do... demand that the next round of rookies have in their contract that they MUST salute a flag... However, it is as un-American an idea as I can think of.

Use force and coercion to pledge your loyalty?... Isn’t that forced patriotism? Is that patriotism at all? It is not any form I recognize, nor indorse.

“...where was he when Amy Inita Joyner-Frances was murdered? BTW- make sure you go look up who she is because you have no idea. Where was his protest then? Hypocritical little punk that he is.”


First off, you loose credibility in your argument when you, one: demand forced patriotism; and two: tell me what ideas I have or don’t have. Those are not ideas that I wave a flag for... perhaps you do... it is what makes this country great...

Poor on poor violence is indeed tragic... I believe if he spoke out against poor on poor violence, or school bullies, or any of the other issues attached to the tragedy you site you would reprimand him for that too, and if so ...who is the hypocrite?

“F-him and every other hypocrite protesting who do nothing about the inner city violence that is destroying black men and women, families, every single day.”

He is calling attention to police discrimination... which is a problem in the inner city. It is. Period. I live in Oakland where only 30% of the population is black, however 80% of the deaths by police have been black. and he is calling attention to the issue. That is NOT nothing. So to say F-Him is well... hypocritical.

“The NFL should immediately suspend anyone disrespecting the Flag of this country, and if they won't then it is well within our purview to ask for such actions.”

It is certainly with in your rights to ask - but to live in a land where patriotism is demanded is not American at all.
I am not demanding his patriotism, but I am asking while he is at work that he act accordingly and when he is not at work to protest to his hearts content.
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I plan to boycott their sponsors, and e-mail them to let them know it.

Unless its Popeye's, then I dunno what the hell I'm gonna do.

I'm already losing interest in non-Saint NFL games. Last night, it seemed that all game long and even most of the commercials were constant in your face smack talk and chest pounding look at me celebrations.

I turned the game off in the 3rd quarter. I just couldn't stand it anymore.
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"What makes you assume that there is anything in their contracts that protects them? Simply having a contract doesn't give you the freedom to say or act as you please. Players get suspended for a little something called 'conduct detrimental to the team'.

If a team decides that a player is causing a distraction by his actions they reserve the right to consider that detrimental conduct." - Burning Metal

Because the NFL says, '“Players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the National Anthem.” You can not sign a contract to an organization with a policy like that and then say his actions are detrimental. and Johnnyrotten, you are right this is boring.

I love that sports attracts people with different views but I hate that it brings out some of our basest passions.

You are encouraged to eat your vegitables but not required. Sure, not doing so is stupid, unhealthy, but you are not required.
You are not required by law. No one can throw you in prison. Not standing for the flag is disrespectful enough. Making a divisive protest about it, with no legitimate grounds causes negative attention, and is a distraction to the team.

No you aren't required to stand. Neither is the individual organization required to be tolerant of it. The league can't dictate to it's teams what they consider detrimental. It doesn't really matter what they (the league office) says about it.

Personally, while I wouldn't cry for any of these people if they got suspended, I don't really care what their teams do to them. I'm more about holding these guys accountable for their actions. I want to see the media use coherent thought, for once, and call them out on the fallacies of everything these players think they stand for. Instead everyone just wants to defend their right to do whatever.

Well they also have the right to run out into the streets and yell a bunch of random obscenities. Does having the right make it any less idiotic?

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.
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Old 09-09-2016, 06:06 PM   #29
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Odd he's got no problem taking those checks to the bank that he gets for being able to play a game but he doesn't have the backbone to stand up for 3 minutes for the anthem. I'm tired of hearing about this topic but as long as this *** clown keeps it up then the media will keep talking about it

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Old 09-09-2016, 06:48 PM   #30
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Yep Danno. It would appear that the only thing in TEAM these days is ME! I too grow tired of all the "Look at ME!" players. What was that old expression? Oh yes "Act like you've been there before!" Not these days!
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