Indiana AG: NFL Players Should Be Taking a Stand Against Black on Black Murders

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HILL: "I do and thank you for having me. When this controversy began, the concern that was voiced by NFL players was the issue of black lives being lost to police gunfire and that certainly is a critical situation that we need to address but in the course of this last season, it’s questionable as to whether the protests are about police brutality, racism, or are they just upset that the president was upset with them, and I think that the concern has become muddledded. As I’ve looked at it I certainly first and foremost absolutely believe in the right of the NFL athletes to protest in any manner that they choose but they’ve chosen to protest during the national anthem and in a time when our nation is severely divided, I question whether that’s the appropriate time but I don’t question the right to do so, but in terms of protesting the issue of black lives lost, one of the most dramatically difficult things to fathom in this nation is the amount of life lost, black lives lost as a result of black on black violence. In the same year that we experienced about 259 police officer shootings of blacks in 2015, there were 6,000 black lives lost to murders from black people and I don’t want to suggest that only black on black violence is an issue in this country. It’s not. We need to see all violence but when we’re talking about the issue of saving black lives that’s a dramatic issue that needs to be brought to the forefront and this is an opportunity for the NFL to not just stand in silence over an issue they think is important but to rise up in unity and make sure that we’re all aware of this important issue and do something about it."