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Bruce Maxwell Curses at Cops in Arrest Video, Interaction Is Why He Took a Knee

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When Bruce Maxwell was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon last October, he used the opportunity to curse at the police officers and explaining his reason for kneeling during the national anthem.

TMZ Sports provided a video of the arrest, showing a shirtless Maxwell in a profanity-laced tirade.

"Guess what, f---ing half of America afraid of y’all motherf---ers. Yeah, that’s the reason why I took a knee. F---ing anthem, dog," he yelled. "F---ing our country is afraid of the f---ing police. Wanna know why? Because the f---ing police does unjustice s--t and gets f---ing paid leave for it.