Colin Kaepernick's decision to during each of the 49ers' three preseason games this year has left him in hot water with a police organization in Connor Hellebuyck Jersey California. The San Francisco Police Officers A sociation blasting Kaepernick's actions. "While we certainly acknowledge Mr. Kaepernick's first amendment right to remain seated during the National Anthem, as inappropriate as it may be, we will not stand by while he attacks police officers with statements such as 'People are on paid leave while people of color are killed,' " Halloran wrote. During an 18-minute interview on Sunday, Kaepernick said that one of the big reasons he was protesting the national anthem is because he has an i sue with several things going on in acro s the country, including police brutality. "There's a lot of things that need to change," Kaepernick said, . "One specifically? Police brutality. There's people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. People are being given paid leave for killing people. That's not right. That's not right by anyone's standards." The 49ers quarterback also added that be believes cops Ben Chiarot Jersey are targeting minorities. "There is police brutality," Kaepernick said. "People of color have been targeted by police. So that's a large part of it and they're government officials. They are put in place by the government. So that's something that this country has to change. There's things we can do to hold them more accountable. Make those standards higher." In the two-page letter, Halloran called Kaepernick an embarra sment to both the 49ers and the NFL. "I only wish Mr. Kaepernick could see the emotional and psychological challenges that our officers face following a fatal encounter," Halloran wrote. "Some are so affected they never return to Bobby Hull Jersey the streets. In short, Mr. Kaepernick has embarra sed himself, the 49er organization, and the NFL based on Alexander Burmistrov Jersey a false narrative and misinformation that lacks any factual basis." One of the facts that Kaepernick brought up during his interview on Sunday was the lack of training it takes to become a cop. "You have people who practice law, lawyers, who go to school for eight years, but you can be a cop in six months," Kaepernick said. "You don't have to do the same amount of training as a cosmetologist. I mean someone with a curling iron has more education and training than people who have a gun. That's insane." Halloran has invited Kaepernick to attend a police training se sion so that the 49ers quarterback can see what really goes into becoming a police officer. "As a gesture to build communication and understanding about Michael Hutchinson Jersey the law enforcement profe sion," Halloran wrote. "The SFPOA extends an open invitation to Mr. Kaepernick and to any player or employee from the the NFL to visit the SFPD academy and partake in any of the simulations that recruits partake in during their training." Although the 49ers offered an initial statement on the Kaepernick situation following Friday's game against the Packers, the team has yet to respond to the letter from the police union.