Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott issued a four-page statement against police brutality via Instagram on Wednesday morning, offering support for the Black Lives Matter movement and pledging $1 million to improve police training and address systematic racism.
“I stand to make a change!” Prescott said in his post. “I stand to see our country whole! I stand to make our country equal! I stand to help our streets and communities trust one another! I stand for black lives! I stand for love!”
Prescott’s representatives didn’t respond last week to The News seeking comment on the death of George Floyd, who was killed last month by a white police officer in Minneapolis. The death sparked protests across the world, including Dallas, which enacted curfews in an attempt to curtail the looting and rioting that’s hit downtown Dallas.
In his statement, Prescott mentions the pain he’s been feeling since the loss of his brother, Jace, who died on April 23.
“As I process the passing of my brother, I have come to realize we are not given a voice to pronounce how much we matter,” Prescott said. “It is our obligation to tell our neighbor how much they matter to us and take a stand for the greater good of each other.”
Prescott said he respects police officers but wants them to be held accountable for when they make deadly mistakes.
“I have the utmost respect for those of you with a passion for protecting and serving your communities,” Prescott said. “When you chose to wear the badge of a police officer, you pledged to PROTECT life and property through the enforcement of our laws and regulations. How can you claim to uphold the law when those within your own ranks don’t abide by it? You need to hold your own accountable!”
Since the death of Floyd, numerous starting NFL quarterbacks made statements regarding the death of Floyd with the exception of Prescott until now.
Prescott has always been aware of social challenges for people of color and spoke about those things in private. But this is his strongest statement regarding a major non-sports issue as the quarterback of the Cowboys.
:no_upscale()/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/dmn/ODQACLV2KEQIBYOSX56ZYA2D4Q.jpg)
Find more Cowboys stories from The Dallas Morning News here.
Read Again Brow https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmRhbGxhc25ld3MuY29tL3Nwb3J0cy9jb3dib3lzLzIwMjAvMDYvMDMvZGFrLXByZXNjb3R0LXNwZWFrcy1vdXQtb24tZGVhdGgtb2YtZ2VvcmdlLWZsb3lkL9IBAA?oc=5Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Cowboys QB Dak Prescott speaks out on death of George Floyd, pledges $1 million for reform - The Dallas Morning News"
Post a Comment