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6. Not so much respecting authority as possessing civility

Sun May 5, 2013, 03:13 AM

May 2013

"Respecting authority" also implies respecting Cheney (dba Bush) invading Iraq, respecting the decision of the Scalia Five that put Bush Lite in the Oval Office, etc. I respect authority only when it has been bestowed on someone who does not disabuse it.

However, one can protest a referee's call without delivering debilitating lunches to the guy's head, fatal or otherwise.

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Utah soccer referee Ricardo Portillo dies week after being punched [View all] alp227 May 2013 OP

How incredibly sad for all involved. n/t TDale313 May 2013 #1

What a waste. freshwest May 2013 #2

This is a reminder of what happens when someone doesn't respect authority. graham4anything May 2013 #3

I wouldn't go that far. tblue May 2013 #4

But his temper means he is a danger to anyone else who comes in contact with him. graham4anything May 2013 #5

Not so much respecting authority as possessing civility DFW May 2013 #6

as always, it is either anarchy or order, Control or chaos, law or vigilantism graham4anything May 2013 #7

I don't see things quite that black and white DFW May 2013 #10

you heaven05 May 2013 #12

It's been known to happen.......... DFW May 2013 #15

Sorry, I disagree.... graham4anything May 2013 #13

We'll have to disagree, then DFW May 2013 #17

attention! heaven05 May 2013 #18

Well said. Thank you. nt SunSeeker May 2013 #20

An anarchist gave the order to shoot at Kent State? What the fuck are you on about? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #22

You wont get an explanation. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #28

More nonsense from you. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #27

go to the historical record. Someone in the crowd yelled and the shooting began. graham4anything May 2013 #29

Hahahaha. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #30

who said they deserved to be shot? You are adding things to appeal to your agenda/angle. graham4anything May 2013 #32

I'm sure your grandparents were great people. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #35

The killer in the OP deserves the MAX sentence as an adult, to send a message graham4anything May 2013 #37

Again, Dred Scott. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #39

BTW Lots of people were yelling. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #31

But it wasn't the authority, which was the point someone earlier had made on different thread. graham4anything May 2013 #34

Oh lawd. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #36

whatever. graham4anything May 2013 #38

You're right. ForgoTheConsequence May 2013 #40

Wow! Someone on DU defending the murders at Kent State. former9thward May 2013 #42

but nobody said that. Stop playing your agenda to fit something that wasn't said in a gotcha. graham4anything May 2013 #44

If someone in the crowd had fired the "authority" would have brought that out. former9thward May 2013 #45

Blame Nixon who would not have been president but for protesters in 1968 keeping LBJ out graham4anything May 2013 #46

What do they always show on the sports reports? Fighting among players and arguing with refs/umps. bulloney May 2013 #14

well yes, but graham4anything May 2013 #16

Lack of education is the real problem... icarusxat May 2013 #8

"Recreational league"? Some "recreation". Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #9

The culture that teaches this is SPORTS Culture, not cinema and poetry, it is about the blood Bluenorthwest May 2013 #19

Oh, Good Lord. Give it a rest. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #23

WTF yea ok apply that to rape culture then too. pfffft L0oniX May 2013 #26

Sounds like a kid with some serious anger management problems, or he's had some really bad coaching spicegal May 2013 #11

That's bullshit! No excuses and blaming others! L0oniX May 2013 #25

To be fair, this does point to a larger cultural issue Blue_Tires May 2013 #41

i coached youth soccer for 17 yrs madrchsod May 2013 #48

Horrific. That poor man's family.... SunSeeker May 2013 #21

A lesson to those who resort to using fists ...it's not like on tv! L0oniX May 2013 #24

Well, that's murder. Not first degree, and not a capital offense IMHO, kestrel91316 May 2013 #33

If he did that to a referee, what will he do to a girlfriend? To a wife? mainer May 2013 #43

or to a perfect stranger who crossed him Carolina May 2013 #47