The idea that the police ought not to kill innocent people shouldn’t be that controversial, but many interpreted not standing for the anthem as unpatriotic or disrespectful to members of the armed services who risked or even lost their lives in defense of the United States. That’s not surprising or even necessarily a strike against kneeling, which Kaepernick began to do at the suggestion of former Green Beret Nate Boyer. The purpose of protest, after all, is to bring unpleasant truths into public places, so that complacent people who think they have no stake in changing the status quo will be forced into action.
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