>> Jon: WELCOME TO THE DAILY SHOW. MY NAME IS JON STEWART.
WE HAVE A VERY, VERY GOOD SHOW FOR YOU TONIGHT.
BY POPULAR DEMAND, OUR GUEST TONIGHT SOPHIE DELAUNAY THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DOCTORS WITHOUT BOARDERS, SHE IS HERE
TONIGHT TO LOOK AT THIS THING ON MY ANKLE.
A LOVELY COURAGEOUS INDIVIDUAL AS THEY ALL ARE.
BUT FIRST, I WANT TO FIRST TALK TO YOU NOW ABOUT
PROFESSIONAL FUTBOL. THE AMERICAN BRAND.
IT HAS CERTAINLY SEEN ITS SHARE OF CONTROVERSY THIS YEAR FROM A
GAY PLAYER THAT APPARENTLY COULDN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH IS
TO A STRAIGHT PLAYER THAT COULD BUT PROBABLY SHOULD NOT HAVE,
SHOULDN'T OF HIT AT ALL, REALLY. TO A TEAM THAT ON PAPER BEFORE
THE SEASON SHOULD OF BEEN IN THE HUNT.
I MEAN, FOR GOD'S SAKES, HE'S A TWO TIME SUPERBOWL WINNING MVP.
DO WE HAVE AN OFFENSIVE LINE, DO WE NOT HAVE AN OFFENSIVE LINE?
AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THE PREDICTION SCHEMES ARE NOT ONLY
ILL-DESIGNED BUT ALSO HILARIOUSLY UNDEREXECUTED?
THE POINT IS THIS [BEEP] ODELL BECKHAM JR., MAN.
OKAY.
NOT A FOOTBALL CROWD.
MORE OF A JOURNALISM CROWD. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
JOURNALISM, NO. UCB, YES.
I GIVE, BY THE WAY, THE WORST CAREER ADVICE IN THE HISTORY.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.
YOU SHOULD YOU DROP OUT OF SCHOOL AND START HANGING OUT
AROUND THAT IMPROV THEATER.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, LADY.
ANYWAY MY POINT IS THIS, THERE IS MORE FOOTBALL CONTROVERSY.
>> MEMBERS OF THE ST. LOUIS RAMS COMING ON THE FIELD WITH AN
UNEXPECTED MESSAGE.
PUTTING THEIR HANDS UP.
DON'T SHOOT.
WHAT'S BECOME A SYMBOL OF THE PROTESTS FOLLOWING FERGUSON.
>> Jon: SYMBOLE OF THE PROTESTS?
IT'S FOOTBALL. I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE JUST GOING,
HEY FELLAS LET'S SCORE SOME TOUCH DOWNS.
OR MAYBE THEY'RE JUST PREPARING TO DANCE AT TEVYE'S DAUGHTER'S
WEDDING.
♪ SUBMISSION ♪ I'VE GOT NO GUN, SUBMISSION
A RARE INSTANCE OF SOCIAL AWARENESS FROM THE NFL.
JOINING IN A COMMON SIGNAL OF SOLIDARITY.
LIKE THAT "HUNGER GAMES" KATNISS THREE FINGER SALUTE.
OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY THE DISTRICT 11 RESIDENTS WHO HELD
UP THEIR HANDS LIKE THAT WERE IMMEDIATELY ATTACKED BY THE
POLICE, WHICH IS WHERE OUR METAPHOR -- ALRIGHT.
ANYWAY, WHY IS THIS A BIG DEAL?
>> THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE ASSOCIATION CALLING THE
GESTURE TASTELESS, OFFENSIVE AND INFLAMMATORY.
THEY WANT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TO APOLOGIZE AND TO
PUNISH THE PLAYERS.
>> TO US IT SEEMS LIKE RATHER THAN ALLOWING WOUNDS TO HEAL
THAT THEY'RE FOLKS PICKING AT THE SCABS.
[BOOING] >> Jon: HOLY [BEEP].
SO THE ST. LOUIS POLICE ASSOCIATION IS ANGRY AND
OUTRAGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THIS HAIL OF GESTURES AND
FEELS THAT THE COMMUNITY WON'T GET PAST THIS TRAGIC PANTOMINE
UNLESS SOMEONE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
THAT'S THE ANGLE THEY'RE GOING WITH.
ALRIGHT.
ST. LOUIS RAMS COACH, JEFF FISHER.
>> THEY WILL NOT BE DISCIPLINED BY THE CLUB NOR WILL THEY
BE DISCIPLINED BY THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
>>Jon: LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION WHEN DID NICK NOLTE
TAKE OVER THE RAMS.
YEAH, FISHER THAT WILL TEACH YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING!
A NOLTE JOKE. HE'S A RAGTOP COACH.
ALRIGHT, SO I GUESS WE'VE GOT OURSELVES AN OLD FASHION POLICE
DEPARTMENT PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM STAND OFF.
WHO IS GOING TO BLINK?
>> THE RAMS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CALLED THE ST. LOUIS
POLICE CHIEF CALLED TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE RAMS' HANDS UP
DON'T SHOOT GESTURE DURING SUNDAY'S GAME.
>> Jon: OH, I THOUGHT, ACTUALLY I THOUGHT THEY WERE NOT
GOING TO APOLOGIZE.
>> THE RAMS OFFICIAL, HOWEVER, NOW DENIES APOLOGIZING.
HE SAYS IN PART IN NONE OF THESE CONVERSATIONS DID I APOLOGIZE
FOR OUR PLAYERS' ACTIONS.
>> Jon: ISN'T IT INTERESTING HOW WITNESS TESTIMONY IS SO
UNRELIABLE. WELL, HOW CAN WE, HOW CAN WE IN ANY WAY
HOW CAN WE CLEAR THIS UP?
HOW DO WE CLEAR IT UP?
>> IN A TESTY AND BIZARRE EXCHANGE OF TWEETS AND
STATEMENTS OVER NIGHT POLICE CLAIM THE RAMS APOLOGIZED.
BUT THE RAMS SAID NO.
THEN THE POLICE TWEETED THE DEFINITION OF APOLOGY INCLUDING
WORDS "EXPRESSION OF REGRET."
>> Jon: AND THEN, AND THEN THE RAMS TWEETED
WTF POLICE? #UNFOLLOW AND THEN, AND THEN
THE POLICE WERE ALL, THANKS OBAMA #NOTALLCOPS. AND THEN,
AND THEN THE RAMS WERE LIKE THIS COULD BE US, BUT YOU PLAYING.
[LAUGHING]
LISTEN, I SEE THE CONFUSION HERE.
THE RAMS MADE THE SORRY IF YOU WERE OFFENDED NON-APOLOGY NOBODY
EVER BELIEVES IS AN ACTUAL APOLOGY AND INSTEAD OF REJECTING
THE NON-APOLOGY OUTRIGHT LIKE A NORMAL GROUP, THE COPS CONFUSED
THINGS EVEN MORE ACCEPTING IT FORCING THE RAMS TO CLARIFY
THE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE NATURE OF THEIR ORIGINAL NON-APOLOGY
WHICH MEANS AT LEAST FINALLY IN THIS COUNTRY
WE'RE HAVING THE IMPORTANT NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT
SEMANTICS, WE NEED.