There was some more distressing news, although given the behavior of some folks, it is not surprising.
Kaepernick told the media that he has received death threats outside of just social media. Twitter is loaded with keyboard warriors who spew things, but if people are mailing or calling in death threats, that’s something else entirely. Kaepernick discussed his recognition of this possibility,
via Cam Inman:
Kaepernick said he does not alert team security in the wake of such threats, because, “to me, if something like that were to happen, you’ve proved my point and it will be loud and clear for everyone why it happened, and that would move this movement forward at a greater speed than what it is even now.
“Granted, it’s not how I want it to happen, but that’s the realization of what could happen. I knew there were other things that came along with this when I first stood up and spoke about it. It’s not something I haven’t thought about.”