{"id":1129859,"date":"2021-12-17T23:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T04:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1129859"},"modified":"2021-12-17T23:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T04:28:51","slug":"national-fraternal-order-of-police-blasts-nfls-donations-to-defund-the-police-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-fraternal-order-of-police-blasts-nfls-donations-to-defund-the-police-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"National Fraternal Order of Police Blasts NFL&#039;s Donations to &#039;Defund the Police&#039; Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-fraternal-order-of-police-blasts-nfls-donations-to-defund-the-police-groups%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1129859&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The National Fraternal Order of Police blasted the National Football League after reports showed that the league has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-police groups that advocate for the end of American police departments.<\/p>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/12\/15\/nfl-giving-thousands-to-defund-police-groups-through-its-inspire-change-program\/\" target=\" _blank\" rel=\"noopener\">review<\/a> of the NFL\u2019s \u201cInspire Change\u201d social justice spending by Fox News found that the leagues have given hundreds of thousands to at least three anti-cop groups. In addition, the review shows that the NFL is proudly supporting the Vera Institute of Justice, the Oregon Justice Resource Center, and the Community Justice Exchange, all of which support defunding and abolishing the police.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>After the news broke, the National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Patrick Yoes, condemned the NFL for its activist spending.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI find it incredibly ironic that NFL teams travel and play every week under the protection of local law enforcement,\u201d Yoes wrote in a Friday tweet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/police-officer-stands-inside-mercedesbenz-stadium-during-the-national-picture-id1339886613\" alt=\"Police officer stands inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the national anthem prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>ATLANTA, GEORGIA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 12: A police officer stands inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the national anthem prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 12, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have officers in stadiums, parking lots, and even on the sidelines to ensure the safety of the players, team personnel, and of course, the fans,\u201d Yoes added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.8746736292428\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a> wants to \u201cInspire Change\u201d by funding groups that want to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DefundThePolice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DefundThePolice<\/a> and envision a world without prisons and police. Performative displays of wokeness like this are shameful. Maybe Commissioner Goodell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nflcommish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nflcommish<\/a> should take a timeout and reconsider this decision. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DazsoPVIPI\">pic.twitter.com\/DazsoPVIPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLFOP\/status\/1471647523936907269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe NFL pays for this security because they want their venues and attendees to be safe. Now, we learn they are sending thousands of dollars to groups whose mission is to end policing and our justice system,\u201d he continued. \u201cHow irresponsible is this? If it weren\u2019t such a serious issue, we would just laugh at them and go about our business. But make no mistake, this is a very serious issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nation is experiencing a crime wave unlike any other in recent history and one of our nation\u2019s largest sporting leagues is paying for campaigns to keep criminals and offenders on the streets?\u201d Yoes added. \u201cProudly funding a group that advocates for pulling officers out of our neighborhoods and communities\u2014maybe even\u2014God forbid\u2014football stadiums? Performative displays of wokeness like this are shameful. Maybe Commissioner Goodell should take a timeout and reconsider this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this the kind of change the NFL wants to inspire\u2014the false narrative that police officers and policing are bad, and that crime in our society will just end of its own accord? Would players take the field if police officers were not protecting those stadiums? Would fans risk going to games knowing that there would be no police presence? Of course not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/an-arlington-police-officer-stands-on-the-sidelines-as-the-dallas-picture-id1273733217\" alt=\"An Arlington Police officer stands on the sidelines as the Dallas Cowboys take on the Atlanta Falcons at AT&amp;T Stadium on September 20, 2020 in...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>ARLINGTON, TEXAS \u2013 SEPTEMBER 20: An Arlington Police officer stands on the sidelines as the Dallas Cowboys take on the Atlanta Falcons at AT&amp;T Stadium on September 20, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is even worse is that by funding groups like this, the NFL sends a clear message that they are on the side of the offenders when instead they could shine a spotlight and provide help and support to crime victims and their families. That\u2019s the kind of change we would find inspiring,\u201d Yoes exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, rather than supporting efforts to further divide police officers from the communities they protect, the NFL should focus on how to heal the wounds in these communities by collaborating with the FOP to rebuild trust and respect between police officers and the people they serve. To this end, the FOP reached out to the NFL and had several meetings to explore this kind of cooperation, but the NFL ultimately refused,\u201d Yoes advised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NFL can inspire whatever change it chooses\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean they have to fund the kind of change that makes them and all of us less safe,\u201d the FOP chief concluded. \u201cAnd it certainly doesn\u2019t mean it is morally right to fund groups who want to make America less safe while at the same time the NFL relies on the brave men and women of law enforcement to make stadiums safe places to turn monstrous profits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Fraternal Order of Police blasted the National Football League after reports showed that the league has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-police groups that advocate for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1129859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1129859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1129859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1129859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1129859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1129859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}