Are We Protest The National Anthem Not Disrespectful?
There is an uncontrollable situation going on in today’s society on protesting the national anthem. Protesters believe that not standing for the national anthem is not being disrespectful. Others believe they are being disrespectful and therefore they are wrong. Protesting the national anthem is not disrespectful because of inequality of race, simple rights, and citizen freedom. Many protesters are not disrespecting the flag or the national anthem; they are simply protesting for equality between both races. Most African Americans are protesting the national anthem to show the unequal balance between both races. They are protesting about White Americans getting more and are being treated better than black people. Examples such as police
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brutality, household income, and unemployment. Police brutality is one of the main reasons for protesting. Protesters want to see a change in how policeman treat each race. One example of police brutality is how police killed two hundred ten African Americans in the Unites States. This was supported by the website “Mapping Police Violence”. Another website known as “The New York Times” shows and tells about a young African American male by the name of Richard Hubbard III who was brutally attacked by the policeman.
Facts stated that he was unarmed and was not fighting back against the officers. According to a 2015 report by Guardian, young black men are nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers. Protesters are peacefully protesting for equal treatment. Another reason for protesting the national anthem is the basis on which this country was built on and that’s freedom of speech/ protest. Protesters are expressing their freedom in protesting to hope for change in the United States. They are expressing their freedom of speech by being protected under the First Amendment. For the first amendment, citizens have the freedom to protest peacefully against the national anthem, which is not disrespectful because they are protected by law. It’s not disrespectful to the national anthem if the people are doing it for a good cause. The protesters are not being disrespectful by expressing their feelings under the first amendment. They are passionately standing up for what they believe in and telling
the government that it needs to change some things in the United States; therefore, citizens of the United States can peacefully protest without getting in trouble with the law. Protesters are not disrespecting the national flag or national anthem. Others think they are disrespecting the national anthem, the flag, veterans, and the United States of America itself, but this message of protest goes on far beyond that. It’s about equality for all and treating all humans with dignity and respect. Football players of the National Football League are kneeling in peaceful protest to use their platform to stand up for injustice all in hopes to change America and to move in positive and progressive direction for our country as a whole. Protesters are exercising their civil rights as well. Protesters are bringing attention to serious issues in America that needs to be addressed and changed. Protesting peacefully and exercising one’s civil rights is protected and secure under the law and is not disrespecting the national anthem.
brutality, household income, and unemployment. Police brutality is one of the main reasons for protesting. Protesters want to see a change in how policeman treat each race. One example of police brutality is how police killed two hundred ten African Americans in the Unites States. This was supported by the website “Mapping Police Violence”. Another website known as “The New York Times” shows and tells about a young African American male by the name of Richard Hubbard III who was brutally attacked by the policeman.
Facts stated that he was unarmed and was not fighting back against the officers. According to a 2015 report by Guardian, young black men are nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by police officers. Protesters are peacefully protesting for equal treatment. Another reason for protesting the national anthem is the basis on which this country was built on and that’s freedom of speech/ protest. Protesters are expressing their freedom in protesting to hope for change in the United States. They are expressing their freedom of speech by being protected under the First Amendment. For the first amendment, citizens have the freedom to protest peacefully against the national anthem, which is not disrespectful because they are protected by law. It’s not disrespectful to the national anthem if the people are doing it for a good cause. The protesters are not being disrespectful by expressing their feelings under the first amendment. They are passionately standing up for what they believe in and telling
the government that it needs to change some things in the United States; therefore, citizens of the United States can peacefully protest without getting in trouble with the law. Protesters are not disrespecting the national flag or national anthem. Others think they are disrespecting the national anthem, the flag, veterans, and the United States of America itself, but this message of protest goes on far beyond that. It’s about equality for all and treating all humans with dignity and respect. Football players of the National Football League are kneeling in peaceful protest to use their platform to stand up for injustice all in hopes to change America and to move in positive and progressive direction for our country as a whole. Protesters are exercising their civil rights as well. Protesters are bringing attention to serious issues in America that needs to be addressed and changed. Protesting peacefully and exercising one’s civil rights is protected and secure under the law and is not disrespecting the national anthem.