The one time we protested an anthem was an away game. After a team meeting we decided to kneel as one BEFORE the anthem was played and STAND united as one DURING the anthem! Good luck dude — Mark Ingram II (@MarkIngram22) December 13, 2017
A season-ticket holder has just filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans Saints demanding the organization refunds his money because some players have disrespected the national anthem before games this season. The fan, Lee Dragna, filed the lawsuit on Monday against the NFL team for $8,000 plus lawyer’s fees. In the lawsuit, he claims, the protest by some players against police brutality and racial injustice has prevented him and his family from enjoying the games.
He bought the tickets for the ‘entertainment and intellectual enjoyment’, and said he would have never made the purchase had he known NFL players would ‘use Saints football games as a platform for protests.’ Further, the suit alleges Dragna hasn’t attended a game since players protested the first home game, on September 17.
The suit said,
They passed directly in front of where the petitioner and his guests were seated. Many of the fans in that area booed and cursed at the Saints players.
Apparently, these players were following the lead of (former San Francisco 49ers quarterback) Colin Kaepernick by disrespecting the flag, the anthem, the USA and those who have served and are serving the USA in our military.
On Tuesday, Dragna told The New Orleans Advocate,
This post was published at Zero Hedge on Dec 14, 2017.
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