Since previous NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee to object authorities cruelty and racial oppression, his demonstration has actually taken like wildfire. Individuals who support his cause have actually joined him, kneeling throughout the nationwide anthem, to raise awareness around the concern. However those who feel patriotic about the flag and who have pride in the United States armed force are not pleased about this kind of demonstration due to the fact that they feel it is an insult to America.
The football group from Monroe High School chose to participate in Kaepernick’s demonstration. Much of the gamers took a knee throughout the playing of the nationwide anthem prior to the video game. However as quickly as the gamers fell throughout the Star-Spangled Banner, the video game’s 2 referees understood they required to take part in their own type of demonstration. According to them, they hesitated to sit by and enjoy the high schoolers disrespect America like that. So they strolled off the field and give up.
New Jersey football authorities left the field when they enjoyed gamers take a knee throughout the pregame event. The referees to stage the counter-protest were 54-year-old Ernie Lunardelli and 27-year-old Anthony Lunardelli.
Ernie was outraged to enjoy teenagers taking a knee in demonstration throughout the anthem.
” I’m not in favor of anybody disrespecting our nation, our flag, the militaries,” Ernie stated, according to// NJ.com. “What they’re opposing has absolutely nothing to do with the nationwide anthem, and I protest it, so I chose to object for them kneeling, which’s what I did.”
Ernie can’t comprehend why the demonstrations need to go on throughout the anthem. He acknowledges everybody’s right to demonstration, however he does not understand why it needs to go on throughout the pregame event when it ought to be everything about football.
” Whoever is disrespecting that flag and the nationwide anthem, that’s who I have an issue with. That’s my demonstration. I do not care if it’s a child if it’s an 80-year-old male, anyone. I do not care. Any race, color, I do not care who it is. It’s not the method I was raised, and it pisses me off that individuals are doing that.”
Ernie had an idea that the high school football gamers would kneel throughout the video game. That’s why he cautioned the league’s commissions that he would give up if any of the gamers knelt throughout a video game he officiated. So when the trainees took a knee, Ernie and his boy strolled off the field similar to they assured they would.
After the Lunardellis strolled off the field, they were changed with 2 cadets on the chain team. Ernie does not believe the video game was main since of that.
” That video game must not count now since they did not have the ideal workers on the field,” he stated. “These kids weren’t formally carded and trained, so they’re putting the kids in jeopardy. I’m not.”
Ernie currently has his attorney on hand to eliminate the video game.
“I have a legal representative currently established due to the fact that they’re not going to run me out of town,” Ernie stated.
