After warning Colin Kaepernick to keep quiet about social activism earlier this year, former Ravens great Ray Lewis knelt during the playing of the national anthem Sunday with current members of the team.
“I took two knees because I have a first amendment right just like everybody else. And when I came out of that locker room, I had choice to make,” Lewis told 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore.
“And look at my fellow players and I looked at these young guys. I’m not in the protesting business, I’m not into this, whatever (Donald) Trump wanna say. I’m not into that mess, but if these young boys doing what they doing, then I got to meet them where they are.”
The latter launched a petition Sunday to remove Lewis' statue from M&T Bank Stadium, saying on Change.org that kneeling during the anthem is "disrespectful, regardless of what you are protesting."
The petition addressed to Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has received more than 25,000 signatures as of Tuesday night.
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Where do I start with this one. A statue to Ray Lewis. Really? Anybody who knows the history of Ray Lewis would never have wanted to see a statue of him in the first place. Let me ask anybody, does the statue of have a knife in his hand? This 'Statue' should never have gone up, and should have been removed a long time ago. Shouldn't have taken this long to have had a petition against this thing. They should have gotten thousands of signatures to remove the murderer's statue long ago. A statue of a murderer is not something to be on display anywhere. But then leave it to Baltimore to erect a statue of a murdering thug. Oh I know, he said he was innocent. That's what he told the police even though his limo that had blood all over it, his shirt, and cuts on his hand when apprehended for the double murder in Atlanta? Oh yeah, a statue to this guy.
Ray Lewis's reasoning for kneeling are really pathetic. He's "not in the protesting business"? No, too busy being in the murdering business! And he was "praying" when he dropped to his knees during the anthem? Ray Lewis is a liar. He knelt in solidarity with his black brothers.He couldn't have thought of another time to say his prayers? Please. So come on, who needs a petition? They didn't need petitions to take down confederate statues in Baltimore, but they took them down anyway, so why would they need petitions now? Just get a mob together and tear it down during the night. That's how they do things in Baltimore. But be careful pulling that statue down, it just might stab you.
