To protest at the playing of the national anthem is rather myopic in the fact that that the anthem and the people that wrote, fought for and died for the country and the right to show some sort of respect are using it for some sort of personal recognition. Where are and what do the black members of the police force have to say and the black police chiefs, you never hear the people closest to the ground protesting. If  Kaepernick and the others really want to show some support what are they doing to help the cause, are they leaving their cushy salaries to join the police force and help, where are all of the black young men that got the college scholarships and the educations and didn't get the fat contracts, why aren't they joining the police forces and helping? This is not just a white/black problem that is trying to be perpetuated  but a part of a bigger old long time mistake of greed and selfishness. Lots of inroads have been made and many are left but this behavior doesn't help.