Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett has been one of the most vocal
players in the NFL about the protests started by former 49ers
quarterback Colin Kaepernick, began in opposition to the unequal treatment of minorities by law enforcement.
Bennett now has a personal reason to continue.
Bennett just posted an open letter to social media, detailing an
incident in Las Vegas in which police there forced him to the ground and
pointed a gun at his head, threatening to “blow my f—ing head off.”
Bennett described a chaotic scene as he was leaving the recent
Mayweather-McGregor fight, when a loud sound was heard which sounded
like gunshots. Bennett said he ran away from the sound for consideration
of his own safety, a police officer pulled a gun on him, ordered him to
the ground and threatened to shoot him if he moved. He said a second
cop then came and put a knee in his back to detain him, and he was
handcuffed and put in the back of a police car until they confirmed his
identity.
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Source: NBC Sports
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