Who knew the St. Louis Cardinals’ mascot was such an extremist right-wing cop-loving loon?!? Actually he says he didn’t know what was on a sign that a fan asked him to hold and take a picture of, but that sounds kinda shady to me:
Well played @Cardinals & @TeamFredbird. #PoliceLivesMatter #Ferguson @stlcountypd @FPD_PUBLIC_INFO @StlPoliceWives pic.twitter.com/MfGByL26qs
— Fiery Mad Redhead (@fierymadredhead) May 18, 2015
Of course, you can’t even post a picture supportive of cops these days:
Sure enough it appeared on the St. Louis Police Officers Association Facebook page a day later, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday.
With that Cardinals’ brass got involved — but not to pump the image.
Instead the team asked the POA on Tuesday to take down the photo from its Facebook page, and the Dispatch said the request was granted.
The reason the team spokesman gave, the paper said, is because Fredbird shouldn’t be involved in any political activity or social commentary.
But in our social media-driven world, images like this don’t ever die. Deadspin took note on Wednesday, criticizing the Cardinals for Fredbird holding the “Police Lives Matter Sign.”
It looks like the anti-cop degenerates are winning, folks.