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14. There is not a lot of money in Torrington HS football

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 11:35 AM

Mar 2013

It's not like Texas where thousands of fans turn out on Friday nights to watch high school football games. From Torrington CT, they'd be lucky to produce a few kids a year that will play football in college at all, and mostly for Division 3 or 2 schools. For most of them, high school football will be the height of their athletic lives (like Al Bundy from Married with Children).

However, just the jock culture itself makes them more popular than the average student.

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Four CT Football Players Charged In Rape Of 13-Year-Olds [View all] DonViejo Mar 2013 OP

What is it with High School football? liberal N proud Mar 2013 #1

TWO WORDS Zoonart Mar 2013 #4

This kind of thing has been going on for far longer than that Tempest Mar 2013 #6

That was before we decided the only way to handle social problems was to criminalize them. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #35

So CRIMES like rape are mere SOCIAL PROBLEMS? WTF???? nt alp227 Mar 2013 #41

This appears to be a case of statutory rape. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #49

Wow, and if she was 12? No "criminalization" is okay either? bettyellen Mar 2013 #55

And if she were 14? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #65

so you have a one year issue with the "line" which - of course- cannot be "fuzzy" bettyellen Mar 2013 #73

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Mar 2013 #9

Have a nice nap? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #13

I smell zombies. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #26

2008 was a good year to join DU UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #28

No, just someone who didn't post much for a time muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #31

Um.... jeff47 Mar 2013 #15

No evidence naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #17

That claim is not backed by evidence. redqueen Mar 2013 #43

Yes it is backed by evidence naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #54

lol... D'Amato. Of course. redqueen Mar 2013 #58

So naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #61

You cited one study, and I posted just a FEW of the reasons why it's flimsier than rice paper. redqueen Mar 2013 #62

You posted nothing naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #68

Corelation does not mean causation One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #63

True, that correlation does not equal causation naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #69

And Highway speeds are up while traffic deaths are down. One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #70

I see so porn only affects foot ball players in such a manor? L0oniX Mar 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #23

Only if they're SoCalNative Mar 2013 #52

This isn't a new thing rbixby Mar 2013 #27

You blame internet porn rather than BAD PARENTING?? kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #36

Yes and I'm not alone Zoonart Mar 2013 #45

NO NO NO! SkyDaddy7 Mar 2013 #51

People used to marry off their children at 13 in this country like chattel. Ash_F Mar 2013 #60

It happened in the past NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #7

Yep. And it wasn't just the high school jocks that were having sex with underage girls. Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #12

More like what's wrong with boys/men 16-25. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #8

What do you expect in this sick culture? Moostache Mar 2013 #25

Well said !!! RKP5637 Mar 2013 #29

FYI Mosby Mar 2013 #48

If you choose to defend the banks, that's on your conscience... Moostache Mar 2013 #50

hero worship mopinko Mar 2013 #11

It's where the sociopaths hang out TrogL Mar 2013 #24

I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude of the coaches and principals. winter is coming Mar 2013 #33

I beleive you are correct. Mopar151 Mar 2013 #76

this is an ongoing obscenity. niyad Mar 2013 #2

What is wrong with the upbringing of these jocks. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3

Yes, it is more than peer pressure. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #44

Clearly: Parents and society are to blame! Something must change. Now. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #47

I hope some of the school officials NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #5

Could happen, as the Ohio AG will convene a grand jury to pursue further charges alp227 Mar 2013 #42

There is so much money involved in high scool and college sports now tblue37 Mar 2013 #10

There is not a lot of money in Torrington HS football NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #14

Coaches and administrators, even in small HS programs, tend tblue37 Mar 2013 #16

I don't think it's money naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #18

Rape, guns and war. God bless Ammeddicca ...the gahdreat saatan! L0oniX Mar 2013 #20

There is an issue that continues to be overlooked in these incidents. Blackjackdavey Mar 2013 #21

There's no doubt teenage drinking is behind many tragedies. radicalliberal Mar 2013 #34

I don't disagree with any of this Blackjackdavey Mar 2013 #39

In Glen Ridge, they weren't jocks and they weren't drunk. redqueen Mar 2013 #46

1st off rtracey Mar 2013 #22

Yep, it was at a party and there was definitely drinking. lark Mar 2013 #30

And there it is. Blackjackdavey Mar 2013 #37

And inevitably there is bullying and blaming of the victims muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #32

It seems like it's usually gang rape. Why? Isn't one enough? radicalliberal Mar 2013 #38

Rape is always wrong! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #40

I apologize for my first comments. I was speaking sarcastically. radicalliberal Mar 2013 #57

Seriously. I understood where you were coming from in the heat of anger. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #59

How true, how true . . . radicalliberal Mar 2013 #66

These are issues that I have been fighting for years even though In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #67

The seventies ushered in a new era of jockdum olddots Mar 2013 #53

Wow ... chervilant Mar 2013 #56

Wow.. sendero Mar 2013 #64

All of us, chervilant Mar 2013 #71

I don't think .. sendero Mar 2013 #72

Arguing? chervilant Mar 2013 #74

We'll see if this turns into another Stubenville davidpdx Mar 2013 #75

disgusting Skittles Mar 2013 #77