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On Tuesday, former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all charges related to the death of George Floyd. A lot of reactions on social media soon followed, including from the Las Vegas Raiders.
Let’s just say the team’s tweet created some controversy.
The Raiders posted a tweet that read “I can breathe” soon after the news, which incited a wave of criticism from people all over social media, and many were left wondering how that post was even approved.
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 20, 2021
OutKick founder Clay Travis had some questions of his own about how this situation unfolded. It turns out, team owner Mark Davis has taken responsibility for the tweet.
“That’s my tweet,” owner Mark Davis said, via the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I don’t want anyone in the organization taking heat. I take full responsibility for that.
“I was driving home from a meeting when the verdict came in. Soon after, I was listening to George Floyd’s brother, Philonise, speak. And he said, ‘Today, we are able to breathe again.’ I took my lead from him. In my mind, that was all I needed to say, ‘I can breathe.’”
Clay isn’t buying it though.
I understand Mark Davis is taking responsibility for it. But there’s no way an NFL owner is making this graphic and Tweeting it from his phone. Had to be a team effort.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 21, 2021
Davis is standing by the tweet. He acknowledges that some people may view the tweet as tone deaf since George Floyd died from an inability to breathe, but the Raiders will not be deleting it. To be fair, deleting it wouldn’t do much to improve perception at this point.
In hindsight, there were probably better options for a social media post.
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I guess they felt a need to say something with nutcases out there claiming Silence is Violence. (Silence was once considered golden…)
If there’s one place on earth that is the epitome of tone deaf when it comes to any issue…it’s the insane asylum known as twitter.
well, at least now we can all get back to normal, right…..
Teams and corporations just need to stop. Treat your customers and employees right. Create products and services that customers want. That’s it.
Mark Davis is not the sharpest knife in the drawer, A) Gave Jon Gruden 100 Mil to coach for 10 years B) Gets his haircut at Toy R Us
I consider #TWITTA to be the most *deceptively destructive* consumer product foisted upon humankind since the introduction of the filtered cigarette.
Our species isn’t long for this planet, I’m afraid.
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Nancy Pelosi thanking Floyd for sacrificing himself was far worse, if not for social media, I’m sure people wouldn’t act this over the top and ridiculous.
I suspect father Al is turning in his grave!
Proud to say that over the previous six weeks, I have watched ZERO minutes of professional sports. Other interests are taking hold in my life…and it’s glorious.
Mark Davis can go F himself.
Just a random thought but since a man was found guilty of a crime, all the property destruction, looting, etc. should also be considered a crime, maybe I just don’t understand how the system works.
Chill, MarkyRaider#1…you’re not winning the NFL’s 2021 Profiles In Courage Award.
They should have just stuck to what they know “I can’t win!”