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Old Fri Jul 29, 2005, 01:21pm
Bob Lyle Bob Lyle is offline
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE
http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/4785331/detail.html

here we go again......
Yup, this crap never, NEVER happens in a USSSSSSSSSA game or in another youth context. Newsworthy problems only happen in Little League.

And is this really that big of a deal?
Yes Rich, this is a big deal. This could be a potential lawsuit for racial discrimination. Discrimination is based on race, creed, sex, ethnicity, and national origin. I could see a lawyer filing a lawsuit based on a couple of these. There have already been successful lawsuits regarding employers banning Spanish in the workplace where language was not deemed a critical element of safety. This umpire would have no leg to stand on should he be sued and existing suits used as a precedence. Likewise, Little League could be held accountable for not stepping in and rectifying the situation.
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