WXMotorSports DecalsPartsAccs
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Yet another reason why I refuse to spend money on Pro Sports.
Another Athlete (Thug) in the news!
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Greg Stuhlsatz
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Imagine if some of these thugs were'nt playing sports. They would be roaming the streets and causing more trouble.
Keith Lewis
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just because he is a professional athlete doesn't mean he is perfect...
A drunk driving conviction and violation of probation is hardly comparable to the violent act of taking steel spikes attached to your shoe and kicking someone in the face with them and stomping on the persons head.
I think Fat Albert should've gotten kicked out of the league. And I am a Titans fan, as hard as it is to say right now. But this isn't the first time Haynesworth has showed unessessary aggression on the field. He's even kicked his teamates in the chest on the practice field and hit them in the back of the head.
I think Fat Albert should've gotten kicked out of the league. And I am a Titans fan, as hard as it is to say right now. But this isn't the first time Haynesworth has showed unessessary aggression on the field. He's even kicked his teamates in the chest on the practice field and hit them in the back of the head.
I agree SST & Fred. 
TomT
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Really. That kind of behavior belongs in hockey, not football.
In my opinion that kind of behavior does not belong in any sport, amateur or professionsl.
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Athletes should be paid according to results and then money should be revoked for their stupidity as well. I dont see why pro sports cant develope this type of payment process. It might take a few years of development, but in the end, more people would be getting their moneys worth and athletes will pay attention to their actions a little more
Gavin Allan
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Pro sports and entertainer salaries in general make me furious.
However, the athlete and moviestars are not to blame. We, the customers are the ones to blame. If we'd quit paying $100 a ticket and buying their crappy products they would not be able to make millions.
Don't get me started on how much the state pays to build new ballparks and otherwise subsidize these millionaire players while support for disabled folks gets cut...
However, the athlete and moviestars are not to blame. We, the customers are the ones to blame. If we'd quit paying $100 a ticket and buying their crappy products they would not be able to make millions.
Don't get me started on how much the state pays to build new ballparks and otherwise subsidize these millionaire players while support for disabled folks gets cut...
Kyle Keller
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Koren Robinson just cant get it through his head.
Nelson Atwell
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I agree with you Greg. Haynesworth is a much bigger problem, and he isn't even facing criminal charges. He will likely be a repeat offender if he is allowed to play again. If I were the coach, I would do whatever I could to make sure he never puts on a uniform again.
shawn stonbraker 2
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It just comes to show that SOME players just aren't able to handle the millions they are payed to play sports. I say some because most handle it well and actually contribute back to the communities they are from or are playing in. These guys are like "bad apples", and to put them in the same bunch as the likes of Dan Marino, Mario Lemieux, and others isn't fair. I agree they are all payed way to much and it just keeps going up. Most aren't worth the money spent on them, but some are worth every penny in my opinion. Guys like this where problems long before they became perfessionals. It was just overlooked. It seems that this year, at the college level, they are finnally taking steps to weed out these type of people. They still won't get every one of them but they may get most. I agree there should be a line that if you cross it, you are gone and gone for good. No matter what your contract says.
I for one do pay to watch games. I try to go to at least one football, baseball, and hockey game a year. I enjoy watching them. Not that I like the prices of tickets, mind you, it's for the roar of the croud when something great happens. I hope to take my kids to games when they get old enough. I just hope by then, this crap is a fading memory. Wishfull thinking I know.
Just my 2 cents.
I for one do pay to watch games. I try to go to at least one football, baseball, and hockey game a year. I enjoy watching them. Not that I like the prices of tickets, mind you, it's for the roar of the croud when something great happens. I hope to take my kids to games when they get old enough. I just hope by then, this crap is a fading memory. Wishfull thinking I know.
Just my 2 cents.
Bill V
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There are chronic drunks and chronic drunk drivers in all professions--but it only makes the press if it involves an athlete, actor, singer, or politician. Koren happens to be one of them. But I don't think that this particular case is a situation for which you can really indict the entire profession. If you feel that this is a reason to not spend money on professional sports, be sure to never pay for a plumber, doctor, teacher, construction worker, lawyer, or any other profession again--they've all had some bad eggs who have drunk driving histories.
CountyMounty
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"A drunk driving conviction and violation of probation is hardly comparable to the violent act of taking steel spikes attached to your shoe and kicking someone in the face with them and stomping on the persons head."
The drunk driving and "reckless driving" in and of itself may not be may not compare to the violent act of kicking someone in the face with spikes but the outcome of that action certainly can be worse. I agree with stonemiser that many of the pro athletes contribute much back to their communities but unfortunately there are also many that cant handle the fame and fortune or think that their status puts them above the law. They have the money and connections (high price lawyers etc) to get them out of anything with just a slap on the wrist. Reading the article at first I thought wow 90 days for an OUI that is quite a bit. Then I read on to see all the other stuff he has done that led up to this and how he only had to actually serve half of that time in jail (and half on work release) and how he could serve that time at "an approved facility at his own expense" so basically it will not be a real prison. This is a good example of why we have so many repeat offenders, because the punishment does not act a deterant. On the other hand our jails and prisons are already overcrowded (atleast they are here) so it just isn't possible to put everyone in jail.
The drunk driving and "reckless driving" in and of itself may not be may not compare to the violent act of kicking someone in the face with spikes but the outcome of that action certainly can be worse. I agree with stonemiser that many of the pro athletes contribute much back to their communities but unfortunately there are also many that cant handle the fame and fortune or think that their status puts them above the law. They have the money and connections (high price lawyers etc) to get them out of anything with just a slap on the wrist. Reading the article at first I thought wow 90 days for an OUI that is quite a bit. Then I read on to see all the other stuff he has done that led up to this and how he only had to actually serve half of that time in jail (and half on work release) and how he could serve that time at "an approved facility at his own expense" so basically it will not be a real prison. This is a good example of why we have so many repeat offenders, because the punishment does not act a deterant. On the other hand our jails and prisons are already overcrowded (atleast they are here) so it just isn't possible to put everyone in jail.
Mike Wilson
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Simple:
When the "Ball" is down, the "Play" is done!
Any other act of aggression done after the fact should be considered an "Assault",
plain and simple!
The Titans, with an 0-4 record at that point, did not need a "Pissy-Ass School Boy"
taking out his aggressions on a team member from another (Winning!) team, just
because he was mad that his team has not had a good season, so, far. !!!
firedog, ...
I agree.
All Pros have their problems, as you and I do. But... Most of us do not take it out on
someone else by kicking them in the head with 280# + of "Steel-Toed Spikes"!
He needs to be suspended, indefinately, and a full review of his "Player-Status"
performed, before he is allowed to return to the field!
What message is this sending to our children, if we allow this type of behaviour to
continue?
When the "Ball" is down, the "Play" is done!
Any other act of aggression done after the fact should be considered an "Assault",
plain and simple!
The Titans, with an 0-4 record at that point, did not need a "Pissy-Ass School Boy"
taking out his aggressions on a team member from another (Winning!) team, just
because he was mad that his team has not had a good season, so, far. !!!
firedog, ...
I agree.
All Pros have their problems, as you and I do. But... Most of us do not take it out on
someone else by kicking them in the head with 280# + of "Steel-Toed Spikes"!
He needs to be suspended, indefinately, and a full review of his "Player-Status"
performed, before he is allowed to return to the field!
What message is this sending to our children, if we allow this type of behaviour to
continue?
Nelson Atwell
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You don't have to be paid big bucks to be a thug. I am sure some of you have read about this coach knocking down a youth football player (see link).
