We all know by now that Ferguson teen Michael Brown never had his hands up in surrender when he was killed early in August by a Ferguson police officer, but that didn’t stop the St. Louis Rams from promulgating the myth by running around with their hands up as they took the field in Sunday’s game.
Five members of the Rams decided to show their support of the illicit protests that caused riots and wide spread destruction in Ferguson after a St. Louis County grand jury realized that there was no evidence that Officer Darren Wilson “murdered” the teen–after all, Brown had just perpetrated a strong arm robbery only moments before he ran across the officer.
Five St. Louis Rams players took the field for Sunday’s home game against the Oakland Raiders with a “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” pose that has been used by protestors in Ferguson, Mo., and across the country recently.
The five players who were shown doing the gesture on CBS were Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Jared Cook, Chris Givens and Kenny Britt.
There was reportedly a “remote possibility” earlier in the week that the game could be moved to Indianapolis because of unrest in the area, but on Thursday an NFL spokesman said the game would stay in St. Louis.
Way to keep pouring gas on the fire, Rams.
