• Zak@lemmy.world
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    The individual will (be) banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events

    Fine. That’s a normal response from a business to a hired performer making an off-script political display.

    law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident

    WTF?

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      18 hours ago

      Article states “law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident.” Meaning… they don’t have a reason.

    • goferking (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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      Not only arrested for no reason, banned from ever being in an NFL stadium or event for no reason

      “The individual will (be) banned for life from all NFL stadiums and events,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an emailed statement.

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        There’s no reason to arrest him, he didn’t break any laws.

        However, the NFL isn’t the government, they’re a private organization, they can tell someone that they’re banned from their properties and events just about as easily as you can tell someone that they’re not welcome at your back yard BBQ (as long as they’re not banning them because they belong to a protected class)

        They’re probably well within their rights here to ban them just because they don’t like what he did.

        However, I can almost guarantee you that with an organization as lawyered-up as the NFL he signed some sort of contact to be a part of the performance where he agreed to some policy or code of conduct or something that says in some way that performers aren’t permitted to go off-script like that, and not only can they decide to ban him for that but they may be able to sue him for breach of contract or something.

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          There’s no reason to arrest him, he didn’t break any laws.

          By unfurling a flag that represents an enemy nation and its people, he is threatening the reputation and profits of the NFL franchise. This is a more dangerous act than the violation of any law (which - hey, fuck it - not like people don’t get away with doing that shit all the time).

          He’s lucky he left the stadium with a pulse.

          only can they decide to ban him for that but they may be able to sue him for breach of contract or something.

          It was, without a doubt, a brave and revolutionary act. Americans hate that shit.

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      The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement that “law enforcement is working to determine applicable charges in this incident.”

      They don’t even know yet, but they didn’t like it so there has got to be one. What a fucking joke.