America Rejected Kaepernick’s Protests, Now He’s Reduced to Visiting Criminals

By now, it’s no surprise that the majority of America is tired of hearing about the NFL’s national anthem protests. So, the man who sparked the protests, Colin Kaepernick, has taken his act elsewhere: To the inmate population at Rikers Island.

The controversial former San Francisco 49ers quarterback met with inmates Tuesday at Rikers Island, New York City’s main jail complex.

The New York Post reports that while there, Kaepernick “pontificated on social justice issues and talked about his decision to kneel during the national anthem, which sparked nationwide outrage.”

“The morning started off with Kaepernick attending breakfast in the warden’s office before heading over to the ‘Peace Center,’ where he conducted two 45-minute sessions with prisoners clad in gray jumpsuits,” the Post reported.

In the first session, Kaepernick was able to talk for about 10 minutes, sign autographs, and then answer some questions. It was the questions that started a snowball that eventually became an avalanche.

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One inmate asked Kaepernick why he took a knee during the national anthem.

“Then they asked him about taking a knee, why was he doing it. He said he was doing it to call attention to police brutality,” a source told the Post. “He said he felt that, being a man of means, he felt obligated to take a stance on what he believes in.”

In the second session, Kaepernick didn’t hold back on the police. “He came out of the gate with the police brutality … and he said the NFL was keeping him out of the game for speaking out,” the source said.

Of course, the corrections officers didn’t take too kindly to the remarks from the has-been quarterback.

“That’s crazy to me to have a person like Colin Kaepernick in prison talking about police brutality. It was insulting for me to be there,” one officer told the Post. “In the inmates’ eyes, we are the police when they’re locked up.”

Other officers claimed that just having Kaepernick at the prison could put their lives in danger.

Patrick Ferraiuolo, president of the Correction Captains’ Association, told the Post, “The inmates see a guy like this coming in, it’s almost like the administration is condoning being anti-law enforcement. His presence alone could incite these guys.”

Additionally, Elias Husamudeen, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, told the newspaper, “This will only encourage inmates to continue to attack correction officers at a time when we need more protection.”

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The decision to allow Kaepernick to speak at this prison is questionable at best. Kaepernick’s first protests endangered the careers of his teammates as we have seen the NFL’s popularity plummet. Now, his latest antics are putting police lives in danger.

Most of us can agree that it’s about time for Colin Kaepernick to retire from his anti-America gig.

H/T The Daily Wire

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