Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)

2. Football is important, you know?

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2015, 04:40 PM

Oct 2015

Sheesh.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

41 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Can *anybody* explain this to me? Because I sure as fuck don't get it. [View all] Blue_Tires Oct 2015 OP

I'm guessing those kids are from "Fox News" households, cheapdate Oct 2015 #1

I was thinking along those lines too. GoneFishin Oct 2015 #22

Football is important, you know? ghostsinthemachine Oct 2015 #2

Turns out the asshole cop was also the football coach. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #3

Football matters to the students at the Ohio school Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #12

And that's relevant to this case... how? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #16

You made a sarcastic comment about football. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #38

My comment suggested that the students who protested the thug cop/coach's firing The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #40

For most football teams winning is all that matters so football players can get away with quite a liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #25

I was wondering when I watched the video that none of the other students were even LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #4

She lost her mother. He gave her serious injuries to her bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #7

Yes, I know. I was just wondering because normally when something like that is going on LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #15

They are teenagers. Chemisse Oct 2015 #18

I work with and see several teens a day JackInGreen Oct 2015 #30

It must be the jocks that are supporting him then. That makes sense. LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #32

One of them did react Fumesucker Oct 2015 #35

They call him Officer Slam TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #14

That abusive SOB needs to go to jail. bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #5

Should they not all be arrested for "disturbing school"? ( n/t ) Make7 Oct 2015 #6

the girl is black and this guy is white JI7 Oct 2015 #8

Oh NP...I am from Texas and I see the reason right away. Rex Oct 2015 #9

It all makes sense now. Chemisse Oct 2015 #19

As pathetic as that may sound... Rex Oct 2015 #20

students at my high school rallied in support of a teacher who grabbed a female geek tragedy Oct 2015 #10

LOL! Yeah they can be. Chemisse Oct 2015 #21

You know, I don't have kids and never wanted any, but sometimes I wish I had them smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #39

good luck with that annabanana Oct 2015 #41

"a school resource officer and football coach" FSogol Oct 2015 #11

The school encourages this, football is part of the official culture Fumesucker Oct 2015 #37

People are dicks. Brickbat Oct 2015 #13

Racist assholes raised on fundy religulon hifiguy Oct 2015 #17

Two possibilities. Igel Oct 2015 #23

He's a football coach? That right there explains it. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #24

In a few years, they'll convince these kids to "fight for our freedom." valerief Oct 2015 #26

I didn't realize he was also a football coach. That explains it right there. arcane1 Oct 2015 #27

Popularity contest IMO lpbk2713 Oct 2015 #28

there's always a few brownshirts in every group Locrian Oct 2015 #29

Did Coach Dredd call in back up? JackInGreen Oct 2015 #31

If she was white and he was a black football coach? Tommy2Tone Oct 2015 #33

"High School in Columbia, South Carolina" ronnie624 Oct 2015 #34

Why didn't the remaining school cops body slam them to the ground? rug Oct 2015 #36