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be Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants. Getty Images/Thearon W. Henderson
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Prior to the San Francisco Giants’ Friday game against the Cincinnati Reds, manager Gabe Kapler informed reporters that he planned to stop playing the US national anthem before games going forward.
Speaking from the dugout at Cincinnati, Ohio’s Great American Ballpark, Kapler declared, “Until I feel better about the direction of our country, I don’t plan on coming out for the anthem going forward.”
The 2021 National League Manager of the Year shared his thoughts in a written statement posted on his website following the deaths of two adults and nineteen children at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, at the hands of an unidentified 18-year-old gunman.
In a blog post, Kapler expressed doubts about the Whether or not the United States is genuinely “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” the nation’s leadership is dedicated to upholding the interests of its citizens.
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“We are not free, and we were not bestowed with bravery. A mother begged the responding police to go inside and save her children as they handcuffed her. They prevented parents—among them, a father who discovered his daughter had been killed during a confrontation with the police—from banding together to rush the gunman.
When lawmakers rule that the interests of lobbyists and the gun industry take precedence over our children’s right to attend school without the need for active shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks, we aren’t free, Kapler said.
Later on, Kapler expressed his disappointment in “the lack of delivery of the promise of what our national anthem represents” in a letter.
“I don’t like the way this nation is headed. I regret allowing my unease to cloud my judgment. I wish I could have shown the world what my father taught me—namely, that you should use protest to voice your dissatisfaction with your country. This should be promoted by the home of the brave.
Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, made a passionate case for increased action against gun violence in the US.
Before Game 4 of the Warriors’ series against the Dallas Mavericks, Kerr raised his voice and angrily spoke about not talking about basketball.
in the wake of the shooting on Tuesday, against gun violence.
At the beginning of the press conference, Kerr informed reporters, “In the last ten days, we have elderly Black people murdered in a Buffalo supermarket, we have Asian churchgoers killed in Southern California, and now we have children murdered at school.”
“What time will we take action? I’m worn out. I’m so sick of coming up here and expressing my sympathies to the bereaved families that exist. The silences are getting old to me. Sufficient.
