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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
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Originally posted by JCurrie
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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
One Pittsburgh was enough for all of us.
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It's nice to see that Pittsburgh has become the Alamo of officiating.
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Unfortunately it's only one of the Alamos. Just the most recent one. [/B]
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and not the last one. Thirty years ago you never heard about a fan or a parent assaulting or threatening a sports official. Ten years ago a single incident in a year would make headlines. Today it seems like between football, basketball and hockey fans, there are multiple major incidents every season. Hang on to your socks because these things seem to have to run their cycles (teen suicide late 80s-90s; Columbine-like events are two good examples where hideous deeds inspire more of the same). Unfortunately, a simple court admonishment (bad boy, don't do it again) such as occurred in Pittsburgh does nothing to turn the tide.