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Kaepernick Halloween 'Tombstone' Goes Too Far, NJ Neighbor Says Kaepernick Halloween 'Tombstone' Goes Too Far, NJ Neighbor Says
Kaepernick Halloween 'Tombstone' Goes Too Far, NJ Neighbor Says A Halloween decoration that expresses a Rutherford resident’s opinion about professional athletes kneeling for the national anthem has upset some neighbors. The home near the Passaic River has a set of decorative “tombstones” inscribed with puns. One, however, stopped a neighbor in her tracks. A small American flag is planted alongside the decoration, which says: "Colin Kaepernick 1987-2017. I Should Have Stood Up.” “This family thinks it's appropriate to decorate for a holiday geared for children and include a joke where a black man being dead is the punchline,” the neighbor said. “I am…

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by Jerry DeMarco