Free-agent NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick posted a picture on social media this week comparing modern police officers to fugitive slave patrols.
Here's a look at the message Kaepernick posted on Twitter after the Philando Castile verdict:
Colin KaepernickA system that perpetually condones the killing of people, without consequence, doesn't need to be revised, it needs to be dismantled! https://t.co/BVVPVZIQyD
June 16, 2017 at 9:48:05 PM GMT
The 29-year-old quarterback garnered national headlines during the 2016 season for kneeling during the national anthem, a practice later joined by other athletes across the sports spectrum.