Georgia State Trooper Only Kneels For God

By Nancy Flory Published on June 10, 2020

A Georgia State Trooper’s response to being asked to kneel during a Black Lives Matter protest following the murder of George Floyd has gone viral.

Trooper O’Neal Saddler was asked Sunday to kneel during a protest in Hartwell, Georgia. He refused to do so, telling activists that, while he has respect for BLM, he only kneels for “one person,” meaning God.

“If I didn’t have any respect, I wouldn’t [be here],” Saddler told them. “I was supposed to be out of town this weekend with my wife. I took off today, this weekend, but I’m out here to make sure y’all are safe.” He added, “Don’t go there with respect, okay? I have much respect, but I only kneel for one person.” Someone in the crowd said, “And that’s God,” to which he replied, “God.”

Watch:

This is Georgia State Trooper O’Neal Saddler.

He was asked to kneel today, and this was his response.

God Bless him! 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/DZOGg6qnFn

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) June 7, 2020

Nancy Flory is an associate editor at The Stream. You can follow her @NancyFlory3, and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.