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Penalties for Kneeling Being Considered

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by DMNHL, May 22, 2018.

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  1. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    A penalty for an action that has nothing to do with the game is stupid.

    If the NFL doesn't like the appearance of players kneeling during the anthem, keep them in the locker room for it. Otherwise quit drawing more attention to the whole thing with these Streisand effect responses.
     
    franticscribe, May 23, 2018
    #13
  2. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

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    They haven't thought this all the way through
     
    DanielSimpsonDay, May 23, 2018
    #14
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  3. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Alternate hed: Albert Breer Helps NFL Launch Trial Balloon
     
    Azrael, May 23, 2018
    #15
  4. Justin_Rice

    Justin_Rice Well-Known Member


    Why do you hate America, and Freedom, and The Troops?
     
    Justin_Rice, May 23, 2018
    #16
    HanSenSE, Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! and Baron Scicluna like this.
  5. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Yeah no kidding. I’ve yet to attend a single event in order to see someone attempt to sing a poem that was never intended to be sung.
     
    CD Boogie, May 23, 2018
    #17
  6. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    NFl is certainly taking this more seriously than they did concussions.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, May 23, 2018
    #18
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  7. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    My first thought is it would be pretty easy for teams to game the system.

    You're the home team that's about to play a team that has a bunch of guys who kneel on it, so in that game you say teams should be on the field for the anthem. But if you're facing a team that doesn't have kneelers, then you say they can stay in the locker room.
     
    Steak Snabler, May 23, 2018
    #19
  8. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    So, if your local stadium was paid for with public money, does anything change with regard to the exercise of free speech in a semi-public space?
     
    Azrael, May 23, 2018
    #20
  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    It's not the government trying to regulate their behavior. It's their employer.

    For the record (before people go there), I don't think governments should be paying for privately-used stadiums. And I think the NFL is its own worst enemy on this.

    But your employer can dictate certain behaviors to you while you are on the job, representing their business (rightly or wrongly, as any of us see it). It's not a first amendment issue.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 23, 2018
    #21
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  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    If they took concussions seriously, they have to shut the league down.

    So...
     
    YankeeFan, May 23, 2018
    #22
  11. CD Boogie

    CD Boogie Well-Known Member

    Stop making sense. Colin Kaepernick is an American hero....
     
    CD Boogie, May 23, 2018
    #23
  12. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Can a private employer discourage speech in a public place?
     
    Azrael, May 23, 2018
    #24
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