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Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
24. The text of the article
Tue Dec 17, 2013, 12:34 PM
Dec 2013

of the article, which I read in its entirety, is that the coach and player are "bitter" that he is being punished severely for what they see as a trivial issue, but everyone else sees as abominable. I failed to make this point in my post, an error on my part.

This sense of entitlement, however, is pervasive in U.S. sports.

That said, I am not one to "make shit up" to "justify" my own "bias".

First, arrest rates are not the issue, CONVICTION rates are. How many sports stars pull serious jail time for crimes versus non-sports "heroes"? A lot of people are arrested for murder, few get to walk away despite obvious guilt.

Ask O.J..

Oh, and for something comparable, how about we discuss the NFL racism problems? How about we discuss the Atlanta Braves and their "tomahawk chop". How about the "Redskins"? How about the prevalence of athletes getting free passes on rape? How about he persecution of rape victims when the accused rapists are sports stars?

http://gawker.com/the-non-sports-fans-guide-to-the-nfls-racist-bullying-1462385376

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Sports/2013/1106/Does-NFL-bullying-run-deeper-than-racist-taunts-by-Dolphins-Richie-Incognito-video

http://jezebel.com/5964359/when-will-we-stop-pretending-that-college-athletes-cant-be-rapists

http://msmagazine.com/blog/2010/10/07/impunity-for-college-athletes-who-rape/

http://www.thewire.com/national/2013/10/family-driven-maryville-missouri-home-after-teen-sex-scandal/70489/

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This guy is a real piece of shit sharp_stick Dec 2013 #1
Im surprised he hasn't been kicked out and that his coaches minimize it...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #3
I see it in American sports all the time. Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #16
Suuuuure you do. Android3.14 Dec 2013 #20
Yes, I do Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #22
Suuure you change the topic Android3.14 Dec 2013 #23
The text of the article Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #24
Dancing around the topic, I see Android3.14 Dec 2013 #26
The Journal of Human Kinetics? Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #27
If you have something better than peer review, please add to the discussion Android3.14 Dec 2013 #28
Peer reviewed by other phys-ed teachers Kelvin Mace Dec 2013 #29
Looked like he was trying to take his head off sakabatou Dec 2013 #5
Only 10 games? After what the Nazis did to Yugoslavians during WWII? WOW. catbyte Dec 2013 #2
Agreed iandhr Dec 2013 #10
"Death to fascism, freedom to the people!" Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #12
I cannot undertand the logic MynameisBlarney Dec 2013 #4
Croatia was allied with the Nazi's... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #7
Yes, but treaties and non-aggression pacts MynameisBlarney Dec 2013 #14
No but the Croats sharp_stick Dec 2013 #21
This should be well known, Croatia allied with NATO in the Yugoslav civil war. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #25
" I'm sure he did not want to offend anyone." iandhr Dec 2013 #6
Don't call him billh58 Dec 2013 #11
Bob Dylan was sued for pointing out the neo-nazi movement in Croatia. rdharma Dec 2013 #8
Great catch!~..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #9
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" rdharma Dec 2013 #13
A stronger message than 10 days is needed to fight this insanity seveneyes Dec 2013 #15
They should just drop Croatia from the World Cup completely fbc Dec 2013 #17
Fans participated in the chant, MsPithy Dec 2013 #18
They should be... Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #19
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