I don't want to turn this into a racial arguement...
but I don't care what type of neighborhood you come from, black or white... this is organized interscholastic sports.
That type of reaction to anything just isn't justified or warranted. Someone made the arguement
that a lawyer would use the Ron Artest tape in defense... Anything less than an expelling would be unacceptable...
while Ron artest got away with it... is that really the type of play that we want to promote with our youths?
Not to condone what the Black guy did to the white guy, but we have no sound other than running commentary over
the video that we're being shown. It's possible that the white kid had been tormenting the black kid throughout the game. We're only
seeing... not hearing. I don't think either one of them should be allowed to play basketball again.
Why should the coach be punished? for all we know, he didn't have any knowledge of any troubles between the players previous to the incident,
if there was, it would've been obvious to the referee before the coach, they should have been warned with a Technical foul... at the very least.... and at which point the coach should have pulled the players... I blame the referee. Then again, maybe there was no evidence of tension previous to the play... in that case the black guy should be expelled and sent to the house of good shepherd or something... then when he returns, be under severe probation. As it is I think the white guy should be under the microscope as well for a period of time. There is no evidence in what we've SEEN that shows the white guy not provoking, but we were showed a 20 second clip...
but I don't care what type of neighborhood you come from, black or white... this is organized interscholastic sports.
That type of reaction to anything just isn't justified or warranted. Someone made the arguement
that a lawyer would use the Ron Artest tape in defense... Anything less than an expelling would be unacceptable...
while Ron artest got away with it... is that really the type of play that we want to promote with our youths?
Not to condone what the Black guy did to the white guy, but we have no sound other than running commentary over
the video that we're being shown. It's possible that the white kid had been tormenting the black kid throughout the game. We're only
seeing... not hearing. I don't think either one of them should be allowed to play basketball again.
Why should the coach be punished? for all we know, he didn't have any knowledge of any troubles between the players previous to the incident,
if there was, it would've been obvious to the referee before the coach, they should have been warned with a Technical foul... at the very least.... and at which point the coach should have pulled the players... I blame the referee. Then again, maybe there was no evidence of tension previous to the play... in that case the black guy should be expelled and sent to the house of good shepherd or something... then when he returns, be under severe probation. As it is I think the white guy should be under the microscope as well for a period of time. There is no evidence in what we've SEEN that shows the white guy not provoking, but we were showed a 20 second clip...