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liberal_at_heart

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75. live and let live damn it. Kids can get hurt doing anything. Kids can get hurt riding a bicycle for

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 06:12 PM

Sep 2013

god's sake. I agree that they should take the injuries more seriously and they are, but unless we put them in a bubble and never let them do anything kids are going to get hurt. My son likes PE and sports. Do I worry he could get hurt? Yes. My daughter is grown now. She is riding public transportation. Do I worry about her safety any less than I worry about my son's safety? No. My husband and daughter were riding the bus the other day and my husband had to step in when a drunk was harassing women. Anytime my daughter rides the bus I realize that could be her. But I let my children out into the world. You have to let them live, and you can't live your life in constant fear. Why are any of us here if we are going to do nothing but live in fear? Why is it worth being here if we have to live in constant fear? Every day I take just the smallest of moments to be thankful my family is home and together. I listen to the laughter. I watch my kids become these incredible human beings. And I am thankful that they are mine for a short period of time. I lost my mother to breast cancer. She was 32. I was 3. I realize how short it all can be.

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Are colleges, high schools, the NFL, and fans prepared for the demise of US Football? [View all] fried eggs Sep 2013 OP

It's inevitable that it will decline trumad Sep 2013 #1

It's pretty intense on a high school sideline too bigwillq Sep 2013 #2

I'm a huge old school Dolphin fan trumad Sep 2013 #3

Soccer will prevail in the long run! nt Cryptoad Sep 2013 #70

Lots of concussions in that sport, too. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #81

Yeah sure. LittleBlue Sep 2013 #4

If there are no new bodies coming up the pipeline, fried eggs Sep 2013 #6

Yes, many parents will ignore the concussion information. Motown_Johnny Sep 2013 #11

Another "poverty draft"--like the armed forces. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #88

With the salaries paid in the NFL LittleBlue Sep 2013 #53

Willing parents too, I suppose ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #83

You might want to research that claim. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #87

Think again LittleBlue Sep 2013 #92

3-4 years @800 = 1.2M after taxes. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #93

How much will they make in Compton? LittleBlue Sep 2013 #96

Yeah, thats why nobody boxes anymore. davepc Sep 2013 #95

Not gonna happen. Aristus Sep 2013 #5

Heard a lot of experts and former players say it will trumad Sep 2013 #9

Parental approval ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #84

Yes. It rings a bell. Aristus Sep 2013 #94

I already don't watch. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #7

I was hoping it would decline because schools would take education much more seriously. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #8

I don't understand that statement at all. Why is football the reason schools hughee99 Sep 2013 #62

How many students get a pass in class because they can throw or catch a ball? Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #104

We can't get guns under control and you think football will die. mick063 Sep 2013 #10

Deer hunting harms a greater percentage of the population than football? furious Sep 2013 #13

Why not? mick063 Sep 2013 #16

Possibly, but you said a greater percentage, not an equal percentage. furious Sep 2013 #20

I am close friends with several avid hunters. mick063 Sep 2013 #24

It can be expensive first time around, furious Sep 2013 #43

I would say football is WAY more popular then guns. iandhr Sep 2013 #18

Boxing used to be the biggest sport in the country. truebluegreen Sep 2013 #90

I don't think it will die off. HappyMe Sep 2013 #12

Some 30 years, in an article on "60 Minutes," an inventor discussed uniform improvements. . . Journeyman Sep 2013 #27

In the Cyber-era only half the education system is currently needed, will CK_John Sep 2013 #14

So then basketball fills the void. mick063 Sep 2013 #19

basketball is certainly not a sport free from concussions shanti Sep 2013 #40

Neither is bicycling mick063 Sep 2013 #74

Probably not. furious Sep 2013 #15

Yes but... iandhr Sep 2013 #31

Harry Carson a former hall of fame linebacker... iandhr Sep 2013 #17

He's right, I wouldn't want any grandson, especially mine, to play such a violent "sport". furious Sep 2013 #21

It speaks volumes though when it comes... iandhr Sep 2013 #22

If schools were liable for the injuries football would be gone. Downwinder Sep 2013 #23

I have been wondering for a while iandhr Sep 2013 #25

Found a chart that compares HS concussion rates Revanchist Sep 2013 #33

I pray for the demise of professional sports every day TlalocW Sep 2013 #26

i feel the same about movies.. frylock Sep 2013 #45

All professional sports? Really? Fencing? Skiing? Marathoning? cherokeeprogressive Sep 2013 #60

It's not so much what I allow TlalocW Sep 2013 #73

long about the time maindawg Sep 2013 #28

Don't worry, football died in Cleveland years ago... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #82

Soccer is getting more popular than football with teens. ErikJ Sep 2013 #29

old man's game shanti Sep 2013 #46

there are concussions in soccer as well frylock Sep 2013 #47

My kids played H.S.soccer & 2 played intercollegiate soccer. Divernan Sep 2013 #65

Not as many concussions as in football, but people fall and hit their heads against the ground bluestate10 Sep 2013 #66

English Premier League gets a big American stage on NBC Divernan Sep 2013 #63

NBC outbid ESPN & Fox to broadcast English Premier League matches. Divernan Sep 2013 #64

Expect more of this: Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #30

We are parents who did not let our son play football. Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #32

No, this will just gentrify the sport Taverner Sep 2013 #34

Youth baseball and football injury rates are similar, but baseball fatalities are much higher. Teach29 Sep 2013 #48

REally? Why is that? Taverner Sep 2013 #51

Hit or pitched balls to the head and chest. Teach29 Sep 2013 #54

yikes! Taverner Sep 2013 #55

Turn on your TV and see who is playing. Throd Sep 2013 #56

I was thinking just that Taverner Sep 2013 #57

If I had kids, I wouldn't let them play football. I would probably LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #35

I live in a small rural community with a small jr. high/high school. For the first time anyone can OregonBlue Sep 2013 #36

Stopped Watching Football 15 Years Ago - Have Not Had A TV For 13 Years Now cantbeserious Sep 2013 #37

Football is more of a religion in Texas. Probably more support than guns. X_Digger Sep 2013 #38

The TV show WIPEOUT ... JEFF9K Sep 2013 #39

They'll just improve the uniforms and safety equipment, like this: MineralMan Sep 2013 #41

It would be safer without helmets and pads FarCenter Sep 2013 #77

Fine with me. They should adopt Aussie Rules. longship Sep 2013 #42

It's a silly choice, but we all know where this will go Android3.14 Sep 2013 #44

I don't pipi_k Sep 2013 #49

Spoken like a narrow-minded Republican. GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #85

Darn... so my kids can't play tiddlywinks. mwooldri Sep 2013 #100

This isn't about hazards jberryhill Sep 2013 #101

They've already weakened it to the point of being nearly unwatchable. PeteSelman Sep 2013 #50

Who wants to see millionaries run around in their pajamas? randome Sep 2013 #58

Don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #52

Rollerball. nt valerief Sep 2013 #59

That brings back a memory of the only high school game I ever attended zeemike Sep 2013 #61

When I coached softball/baseball for my kids dotymed Sep 2013 #69

It seems that most at Du want to abolish sports altogether. panader0 Sep 2013 #67

It seems many on DU know what's best for everybody and therefore get to tell everybody what liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #98

You are talking about a country in which UFC is the fastest growing sport OmahaBlueDog Sep 2013 #68

Actually MFrohike Sep 2013 #71

My son had 5 tackles today. ileus Sep 2013 #72

live and let live damn it. Kids can get hurt doing anything. Kids can get hurt riding a bicycle for liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #75

the issue is liability. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #89

I actually think they should try to make it safer. I don't think it should be done away with all liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #91

This just doesn't Tien1985 Sep 2013 #76

Lots of adults who love football won't let their kids play it BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #78

Good it's about time our society focuses too mch on sports gopiscrap Sep 2013 #79

If they'd fix the helmets and change one rule Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2013 #80

I grew up a football fan--waited 37 years for my team to win a Superbowl!-- truebluegreen Sep 2013 #86

My father strongly discouraged me from ever playing. Dawson Leery Sep 2013 #97

I'm only into pro football, not college or high school davidpdx Sep 2013 #99

LOL, agree. Inkfreak Sep 2013 #102

I'm a huge Packer fan TBF Sep 2013 #103

The main problem with football is no one is taught how to tackle properly Chisox08 Sep 2013 #105