TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Mike Freeman ? Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman  declined to confirm the grand jury  citing the secrecy of any such proceeding  but said  he  still intends to make  his  own decision on whether to charge the officer.

SOLUTION: Negative

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Alex Smith ?  The major trade  â the Chiefs reportedly will receive a 2018 third-round draft pick and third-year cornerback Kendall Fuller  the younger brother of Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller â doesnât directly affect the Bears  but the quarterback market is always worth monitoring and there is a trickle-down effect that certainly involves those at Halas Hall. Here are five factors to keep in mind:

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jourdan Rodrigue ? “I apologize for the offensive tweets from my Twitter account from 4/5 years ago ”  Rodrigue  tweeted. “There is no excuse for these tweets and the sentiment behind them. I am deeply sorry and apologize.”

SOLUTION:
Negative