Over the weekend, Mississippi’s public safety commissioner announced that state police will no longer buy Nike products because they feel the athletic apparel maker is unpatriotic and fails to support those in uniform. Commissioner Marshall Fisher said in a statement Saturday to The Associated Press...

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"As commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, I will not support vendors who do not support law enforcement and our military,”

Gov. Phil Bryant later showed his support for the decision...

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“I support the commissioner’s decision,” Bryant said in a statement. The governor said the commissioner has the right to choose vendors his department does business with “and it’s not going to be a company that pays an individual who has slandered our fine men and women in law enforcement.”

You can read more here. I'm curious how much Nike stuff they were buying before.

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SonicAndBareKnuckles•92 months

As a MS taxpayer, I'm annoyed that they were buying such an overpriced brand to begin with.

NASA_ISS_Tiger•92 months

You MS folk must have some small footed flatfoots. Nike has to be the narrowest shoe on the planet.

OGTiger•92 months

I bought a new pair of workout shoes two days ago. I purposely avoided Nike. I will never buy Nike again. I figure over the course of the rest of my life I will spend another $10K on workout apparel, shoes, gifts, etc. Although $10K doesn’t mean anything to Nike at least I’ll die knowing they didn’t get another nickel from me or my family. They get to make choices and guess what.....so do I!

BowDownToLSU•92 months

Ditto I’ve always like UA , just makes the decision easier

Musa I of Mali•92 months

Nike won't miss your air monarch purchases lol.

BowDownToLSU•92 months

Anemone, I guess I’m privileged. I work , don’t steal , don’t sell drugs, don’t have 5 babies with 5 different women. I would think you would be more appreciative, after all my check pays for your welfare, food stamps and that 40 you drinking

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Lebowski•92 months

Excellent! Hats off to those that serve and protect.

Musa I of Mali•92 months

This is the equivalent to a deaf guy protesting headphones.

jnethe1•92 months

How does that make any sense?
What kapernick stands for is made up bull crap. The autopsy proved that hands up don’t shoot was a complete and total lie. To hell with these victim mentality seeking parasites.

Montezuma•92 months

If public funds are spent on high-end athletic products, they are already wrong. Why are they buying Nike? Sounds more like police wasting money again.

jnethe1•92 months

No, a waste of funds are all of the government programs that we pay for that do nothing but take from the working class and give to the lazy.

RiverCityTider•92 months

Kap is full of crap. And so is Nike.

jnethe1•92 months

Kapernick and the message he stands for (profits from) is a load of shite. The autopsy reports proved that the story of the gentle giant (giant obese thug) was not retreating and saying don’t shoot, he was in fact trying to get the officers gun when approached by the officer. And if the issue is blacks being killed, why not go after the black on black crime in our major cities? Or how about going after planned parenthood? You know why? Because it was never about proclaiming the importance of black lives. It’s about perpetuating the lie that blacks are at a disadvantage regardless of their choice of actions. It’s all to keep them from actually striving to make their lives better. Why would they when they are continually told that all of their problem are not a result of their own decisions? All the while people like kapernick, al sharpton, and Jessie Jackson get rich from this. And the blacks who actually do suffer from hardships will never see one benefit come from supporting these race baiting losers.

BowDownToLSU•92 months

MAGA

Anemone•92 months

What makes America great is we can freely talk about its short comings. The murder of unarmed black individuals by police is a problem. Your lack of sympathy is obvious.

warlock1974•92 months

"The murder of unarmed black individuals by police is a problem"

Anemone - can you please provide details on the trials and convictions of the murderers? Thanks.

Anemone•92 months

Amber Guyger and many more just like her.

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chitiger91•92 months

“FOOTBAW MAN NO STAND NIKE BAD!”

Meanwhile flint Michigan has no water still and no one seems to give a shite lol.

Anemone•92 months

November 6th.

jnethe1•92 months

Flint Michigan has water issues because of Democratic leadership that has been in power there for decades. Yet when it’s time to vote the dumbasses in flint will still vote Democrat because they are told the republicans and conservatives are racist. So being the idiots that they are they’ll vote into power the very party that caused them to experience the hardships they currently are dealing with.

JG77056•92 months

Are state troopers in MS walking around in Jordans?

ExpoTiger•92 months

Baffling, Constant, relentless suspension of disbelief by a whole bunch of people that want to publically complain about something that Has nothing to do with anything. This is not about the military. It never has. Stop saying this is about the military you. Stop saying it’s anout the military. Stop saying it’s about the military. Stop saying it’s about the military. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. The people most concerned about the military being disrespected are not even in the military. All made up out rage. Not a SINGLE player has voiced any issue with the military. Simply isn’t what’s going on.

BowDownToLSU•92 months

It’s about the military

GeologyGrad88•92 months

Well, I think Kaepernick is trolling the Rant as ExpoTiger.

Mr. Hangover•92 months

Law enforcement and military aren’t the same thing you fricking idiot

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FieldMink•92 months

It's amusing to see how this department misconstrues his (and the overall) message and how it somehow gets directed back to our military when it has nothing to do with that. But ignorance and stupidity is bliss.

Anemone•92 months

Stay awake. November 6th will be here soon enough.