All right. In a state dominated by the Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State football, the Detroit Lions, I don't think that's going to go over very well. But according to cnn, El Sayed even compared football to slavery, openly questioned if the sport could be, quote, ethical. Apparently El Sayed also had ethical concerns about cash bail in prisons. Take a look at this. Policies like money bail, which basically force people into jail because they're poor. (02:05–02:14)
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