Cleveland Police Union Demands Apology From Cleveland Browns

At Sunday's Cleveland Browns football game, Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins made headlines by wearing a T-shirt in pre-game warmups that read "Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford III."

Twelve year old Rice was shot and killed by Cleveland police last month playing with a toy rifle; 22 year old Crawford was shot by police at a Wal-Mart while holding an air rifle.

Now, Cleveland Police Union President Jeff Follmer has demanded the Cleveland Browns apologize for the T-shirt's appearance.

From Talking Points Memo:

"It's pretty pathetic when athletes think they know the law," the statement read, as quoted by WEWS. "They should stick to what they know best on the field. The Cleveland Police protect and serve the Browns stadium and the Browns organization owes us an apology."

The Browns later issued a statement saying that the organization respects both the work of the Cleveland police department and their own players' right to protest.

"We have great respect for the Cleveland Police Department and the work that they do to protect and serve our city," the statement read, as quoted by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "We also respect our players' rights to project their support and bring awareness to issues that are important to them if done so in a responsible manner."