He received tons of support from other athletes both inside and outside of football. However, he also received tons of backlash from many others. The latest person to criticize his protest is Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
According to the Huffington Post, Ginsberg sat down with Katie Couric for Yahoo, to promote her new book.
When asked about her thoughts on Kaepernick’s protest, the 83-year-old responded, “I think it’s really dumb. Would I arrest them for doing it? No. It’s dumb and disrespectful.”
Although she doesn’t agree with the protest, she does realize those who participate are acting well within their rights.
When it comes to those burning the flag she said, “If they want to be stupid, there’s no law that should be preventive. If they want to be arrogant, there’s no law that prevents that. What I would do is strongly take issue with the point of view that they are expressing when they do that.”
EmoticonEmoticon