Kneeling is refusal to respect the flag, country and an insult to people who love it

For 200-plus years, the proscribed conduct for showing respect for our country when the flag is saluted has been and still is standing at attention with one’s right hand over the heart or a military salute. It is never done sitting or kneeling. Many of us have seen wheelchair-bound seniors struggling to stand because of their love and respect of our country.

Mr. Frazier says it's respectful not to stand and that kneeling is respectful. I would like to know how the invented rationale of Mr. Frazier could possibly be applied to this. On what planet? Refusal to stand and kneeling, sitting or clenched fists are simply an insult to the flag, national anthem, the millions of men, women and children who love this country — and, of course, to our veterans and those who paid the ultimate price to make sure that no foreign foe ever does this. It is the same as urinating on or burning the flag. Which, incidently, is protected free speech but is also blatant disrespect for all that we hold dear. To say otherwise is the gravest affront to reason.

Why would the NFL not enforce their rules (which are otherwise aggressively enforced). NFL rules require players to salute the flag with their helmets in their left hand and their right hand over their heart. Are they afraid of their players?

My response to this affront is to boycott the NFL. If someone would have told me I would ever choose not to watch pro football I would not have believed them. So no football or support of NFL sponsors.

Even if it was not in the players’ contract, private business (NFL) can require their employees to act in a manner good for the entity. It’s established law.

This story was originally published October 6, 2017 at 5:33 PM with the headline "Kneeling is refusal to respect the flag, country and an insult to people who love it."