Colin Kaepernick Reveals Incident That Sparked Activism, 2015 Police Shooting

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Colin Kaepernick describes what inspired him to take a knee for the national anthem.

-- a black man who was shot multiple times by police officers -- is what compelled him to become a civil rights activist.... saying he was deeply affected by the incident, in which 26-year-old Woods was shot 21 times by 5 San Francisco PD officers during a Dec. 2, 2015 incident.Officers initially used non-lethal bean bag rounds on Woods while ordering him to drop the knife -- but then opened fire with live ammo when they claim he became aggressive and a threat.

But, cellphone footage posted after the incident appeared to contradict the police description -- showing Woods up against a wall while holding the knife at his side in a non-threatening manner.The incident outraged citizens who accused the SFPD of executing Woods unjustly ... and according to Kap's girlfriend,"If Colin wasn't reviewing a playbook, he was reading a history book," Nessa told Paper.

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No. One. Cares.

Meanwhile: American flag hangs at his parents house---

Sorry Kaepernick came from the WhitePrivilege that he hates on. GetAJob and stop whining. How about you go teach some kids who want to play little league football the basics since no pro team will touch you.

FOX5Atlanta I don’t stay in California but I think the law they just passed where the officers to make shooting a human being at being the last resort. That’s a step towards what he was kneeling for.🤔 I appreciate him bringing awareness to America. My opinion.

Soon as 2016 pre-season started Kap knew Gabbert had the job!! That’s when the Baby started sitting, then kneeling right after... Doesn’t take a genius to see why. Un Patriotic, Un appreciative Baby! Then took a real problem and made that his issue. He made it worse, not Better

Kaepernick sucked as a quarterback

Why is this guy that no team wants still news?

What, his white priveliged parents stole him from foster care? Please, give me a break.

This...

What him getting Benched for Sucking..

LoserKaepernick

Did Kaepernick7 mention that in the 2015 shooting of mario williams that he had stab a man an hour before police shot him and that the SFPD also use non-lethal means first it is kinda funny how a tmz wouldn’t look into this before they put a story on air

Sit down shut yp the cops have nothing to do with our armed forces dont care what u got to say

'Revealing Incident Which Sparked Activism'. It's called 'empty wallet syndrome'! NFL shakedown proved that!

Who?

Yea, Whites are shot 50% more often and killed by Police then Blacks!

I hope it was worth his long gone career

Who gives a shit

nobody cares...why is this 2nd stringer still relevant?

It's in the blood colinkwame nkruma

getting benched

Aaaaaaaaand nobody cares 😁

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Colin needs to ask his GF for permission to speak

Okk

Black on black violence and black on white violence is out of control but he seems to care about this only? Ummm. 🤔. I guess blacklivesmatteronlywhenwhiteytakesit

By far the best marketing ploy pulled off by any failing athelete to stay relevant...he has a job, but just not as a player...

'is what compelled him to become a civil rights activist.'

Honestly, from limited info, when Kap first began sitting down it seemed more of a pity party, poor teammate thing - as he was in the midst of losing a starting position. I also recall a poor choice of socks being an issue ... it’s hard to completely feel sorry for him.

When he was benched.

What activism?!? He does nothing....

Tell us what sparked him throwing on those pig socks?

i think the incident that really mattered was his black father leaving him, his white mother giving him to a white family and seeing himself standing out if all of the family photos

Fck the NFL

This foo still trying to stay relevant 🙄

I think it was his girlfriend actually. But whatever makes him feel better I guess...

What NFL team does he start for again?

We've moved pass the take a knee movement. Just ask Jay-Z. He said so.

Was it losing his starting job?

can anybody tell me what king a knee has actually changed? all its done is rin viewing figures for the sport and cause lots more racial animosity. But its made a mediocre player extremely famous so I guess that must be the point. Enjoy that Nike deal.

This clow needs to sit down n shut up

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