HS football players target ref

#30
#30
We should change maxim #3:



3. If at first the game - or the breaks - go against you, don't let up. Spear that ref in the mother****ing back
 
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volfanngatorland said:
We should change maxim #3:



3. If at first the game - or the breaks - go against you, don't let up. Spear that ref in the mother****ing back
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You are passing judgement and have only heard one side of the story.

Can the players have their say? Is there more to the story than just what we saw on the video?
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
You are passing judgement and have only heard one side of the story.

Can the players have their say?Is there more to the story than just what we saw on the video?
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Unless the ref physically assaulted the players, then no. They can explain away all they want, doesn't matter.
 
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volinreallife said:
If it changes the outcome of the game? Yes.

Refs are paid and are hardly ever reprimanded for terrible calls. We see it every weekend in the sec.
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HS refs are paid how much per game ? HS are lucky someone is even willing to spend their time on it.
 
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Apparently a couple of their teammates had been ejected from the game.

These 2 were ejected also after hitting the ref. the ref is considering pressing charges.
 
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508mikey said:
HS refs are paid how much per game ? HS are lucky someone is even willing to spend their time on it.
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What difference does it make how much he gets paid?

Are you suggesting that if they were paid more, they would be better refs and make fewer bad calls?

Again, we don't have all of the evidence, yet we are immediately placing blame on these kids instead of finding if the refs actions instigated the situation.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
What difference does it make how much he gets paid?

Are you suggesting that if they were paid more, they would be better refs and make fewer bad calls?

Again, we don't have all of the evidence, yet we are immediately placing blame on these kids instead of finding if the refs actions instigated the situation.
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No bad call, even if it causes them to lose the game, deserves that kind of pay back.

They could have seriously injured the guy. If he has back or neck problems for the rest of his life is that justified because he made a "bad call"?
 
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VolsSportsFan said:
Me thinks someone is trying too hard to make a statement about a popular topic in the politics forum.
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See how ridiculous my comments sound right now? This is exactly how ridiculous some people sound in that situation. Only thing here is that no one died or had their civil liberties violated...
 
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MyBloodRunnethOrange said:
Both players kicked off the team and suspended from school according to CBS News.
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They've not been kicked off the team officially yet but have been suspended from the team and the school.

Texas is one of the 23 states that made assaulting a referee a crime. The police have begun investigating and it's fairly safe to say these two teens are screwed.




TEXAS

H.B. No. 716 AN ACT relating to the punishment for assaults committed against certain sports participants. Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of texas section 1. Sections 22.01(c) and (e), Penal Code, are amended to read as follows: (c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) or (3) is a Class C misdemeanor, except that the [an] offense [under Subsection (a)(3)] is:(1) a Class A misdemeanor if the offense is [was] committed under Subsection (a)(3) against an elderly individual or disabled individual, as those terms are defined by Section 22.04; or(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed by a person who is not a sports participant against a person the actor knows is a sports participant either:(A) while the participant is performing duties or responsibilities in the participant's capacity as a sports participant; or (B) in retaliation for or on account of the participant's performance of a duty or responsibility within the participant's capacity as a sports participant. e) In this section: (1) "Family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003, Family Code. (2) "Household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.005, Family Code. (3) "Sports participant" means a person who participates in any official capacity with respect to an interscholastic, intercollegiate, or other organized amateur or professional athletic competition and includes an athlete, referee, umpire, linesman, coach, instructor, administrator, or staff member.

SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.

State Legislation Protecting Sports Officials | NASO - National Association of Sports Officials
 
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