Let's be clear which protesters we're talking about, first.  Kaepernick, Brandon Marshall, and those associated with why Kaepernick started it had a good reason.  They didn't say most police are bad or good.  And whether they're local or federal is irrelevant because the whole racism thing by law enforcement against blacks is a national problem.

Kaepernick I'll admit rubbed me wrong but only because the doofus was completely uninformed and didn't seem to want to get involved other than taking a knee.  Marshall, on the other hand, actively got involved and by visiting with police departments shows a willingness to hear both sides, which is admirable.

All specifically said that they respect the military, the flag, and the country, but they were just exercising their Constitutional rights to draw attention to a problem.  Seems like those statements fall on the deaf ears of the nationalists.