Do you work in law enforcement? If so, good news. Nike and Converse are giving a 30% discount on all merchandise purchased today as a thank you to all those who keep us safe:
However, this move has angered many in the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Some examples:
#LawEnforcementAppreciationDay via @Nike & @Converse. Today.
The police have killed 420 people in 2015.
America. pic.twitter.com/y2ZnXNIZNZ
— deray (@deray) May 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/stopbeingfamous/status/598284213448810496
@deray @Nike @Converse WTF? I was seriously buying shoes today for running but W T F ….how can they be that tone deaf????
— draxtor™ (@draxtor) May 13, 2015
@deray @Nike @Converse just two more companies that will never be receiving my money ever again.
— ?the ranting woman? (@_zazzles_) May 13, 2015
#LawEnforcementAppreciationDay from @Nike and @Converse during the height of one of the bloodiest years for police brutality in America.
— Aja Barber (@etoilee8) May 13, 2015
When you kill a bunch of citizens and face no repercussions but @Nike @nikestore still got ya back #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/uj3rVcAjMw
— Beau Zach Bricks (@BricksDF) May 13, 2015
good luck with that, Nike #lawenforcementappreciationday
— robert and marian’s youngest (@robyninrealtime) May 13, 2015
Nike and Converse sending a strong message about where they stand. Good to know. https://t.co/O4kSTOjYZl
— Boo Radley (@ClauGasol) May 13, 2015
Man @Nike @Converse you better fix this #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay deal you got going. Quickly.
— Chad Rodriguez (@chadrodriguez) May 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/tahjmaadvocate/status/598476777254756352
Wow….but I guarantee our men will still invest hundreds of dollars into Nike monthly. https://t.co/jz9I71x22Q
— 亀 (@CallmeKakarot) May 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/jimsorock/status/598476374349783042
@deray @Nike @Converse perhaps this makes them a target for a boycott. unsure the youth can stop buying Jordan's though…
— Resistocrat (@MrTDavis) May 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/thedragonworm/status/598478960331083776
Thankfully, not everyone agrees with the anti-Nike sentiment:
https://twitter.com/delleacopeland/status/598480203677966336
https://twitter.com/TheChazWasGreat/status/598480238738157568
@deray @Nike @Converse You're right, we shouldn't appreciate law enforcement. Get real deray… you're exacerbating racial tensions
— justice_is_blind (@justiceisblind4) May 13, 2015
There’s still hope.
And we’ll end it with this. Exit question: Why don’t the #BlackLiveMatter protesters ask Nike-paid LeBron James if he’ll speak up against the company?
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