In the aftermath of the verdicts announced in the George Floyd murder case on Tuesday in Minnesota against former police officer Derek Chauvin, sports teams and leagues have jumped into the fray to offer statements in support of the guilty verdicts.
The Las Vegas Raiders went a different route, taking a pithy slogan that was meant to reference Floyd’s dying words “I can’t breathe” by turning it into something else?
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The Raiders received pelters for their “I can breathe” statement, which appeared to try and spark a triumphant tone that accountability prevailed in this case, but ended up sounding glib and insensitive in reference to the man who was murdered.