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bluestateguy

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1. For the future I would propose the following law

Reply to KitSileya (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 01:59 PM

Aug 2014

though maybe nothing can be done about this particualr case, unless say, oh, a lineman from another team were to cold cock this kid with a late hit.

Anyway, pass a law stating that conviction for a violent felony shall disqualify a student from intercollegiate athletics for the rest of their high school career.

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"Teen Convicted in Steubenville Rape Back on Football Roster" [View all] KitSileya Aug 2014 OP

For the future I would propose the following law bluestateguy Aug 2014 #1

People have raised some good points. KitSileya Aug 2014 #2

Well, that bites big time. MineralMan Aug 2014 #3

The adults of Steubenville KitSileya Aug 2014 #5

Exactly. Rape Culture is what it represents. MineralMan Aug 2014 #6

No, we saw how that goes at Penn state. KitSileya Aug 2014 #12

if students are being thrown out of marching bands, drama clubs, etc simply for taking a few tokes LanternWaste Aug 2014 #4

But it's "Futbol!" MineralMan Aug 2014 #8

That's about the size of it KamaAina Aug 2014 #10

Thank goodness Alexandria Goddard stuck to her digging and brought the case into the light. KitSileya Aug 2014 #11

Well said. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #20

At least CNN can stop worrying about the "promising" career of -that- one, now. Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2014 #7

Poppy Harlow bluestateguy Aug 2014 #16

The three stooges came to the rescue! radicalliberal Aug 2014 #22

Ohio's high school sports governing body needs to change that rule NOW. TheMightyFavog Aug 2014 #9

I wrote to them for comment when I discussed things I thought they should do on my radio show stevenleser Aug 2014 #14

W T holy F. stevenleser Aug 2014 #13

Isn't it infuriating? KitSileya Aug 2014 #15

Very, see my #14 above. The state governing body the school belongs to doesnt care either. stevenleser Aug 2014 #17

Figures nt ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #18

Anyone know what happened YarnAddict Aug 2014 #19

but, we are told repeatedly, almost hysterically, there is NO rape culture! niyad Aug 2014 #21