Sunday Night Football

This Sunday, November 30, the St. Louis Rams beat the Oakland Raiders with a score of 52-0. This may sound like any old game, but the Rams actually did way more than just play a good game. Five of the players, including Tavon Austin, Kenny Britt, Jared Cook, Stedman Bailey, and Chris Givens, walked onto the field and did the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture that has been a popular choice for protest about the current Ferguson situation.

Rams doing "hands up, don't shoot" gesture before Sunday night game

This may seem like a small gesture to make, but it has caused quite the shake up. St. Louis police officers are demanding an apology as they feel it was disappointing and uncalled for. Although it may have been unnecessary for these players to do this, I think it is absolutely protected by the First Amendment. They don't owe anyone an apology for exercising they're own rights.

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