Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag
Super Bowl halftime performer detained after unfurling Sudanese-Palestinian flag
A performer in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show was detained on the field and could face charges after unfurling a combination Sudanese-Palestinian flag with “Sudan” and “Gaza” written on it.
Why am I being detained?
law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident.
Not only arrested for no reason, banned from ever being in an NFL stadium or event for no reason
“The individual will (be) banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an emailed statement.
"McCarthy" Funny how the names seem to match up to the crime
"The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that 'law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident.'"
Charges? You mean demonstrating free speech? It's still protected by the first amendment unless Trump and his Fascist Toadies have done away with the Bill of Rights
He was a dancer hired for the event. He wasn't anywhere he wasn't supposed to be.
They didn’t charge him.
They mean they're looking at what laws the guy may have broken, not exclusively 1A. Probable cause gives cops a limited ability to arrest and ask questions later, and public nuisance laws absolutely are a thing.
It should be noted that stadium security initially held him, but the police did not detain him, and have not charged with him a crime because he did not commit one.
Edited cause Sync messed up the link
The First Amendment means the government can't restrict Free Speech. The Super Bowl is a private event held on private property.
The New Orleans police department is the government
I'm pretty sure the NFL didn't arrest him
- This is literally the government restricting his free speech.
- Why do people always defend censorship as long as it is done by corporations owned by billionaires? We're not talking about someone's home, or even some small family owned corner shop. It's the fucking NFL, and they are in a stadium with thousands of sports fans all screaming and chanting. And knowing sports fans, some of them probably saying vile shit as well towards the other team and their fans, which we're fine with, but when they censor someone's political opinion: "don't you know it's private property?"
“The individual will (be) banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an emailed statement.
You cannot make this stuff up.
"You just sit tight, boy. We'll figure out why we arrested you eventually."
Sounds like the South to me.
The land of the free.
For unfurling a piece of coloured fabric!!
Go home America, you're drunk.