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Originally Posted by Camron Rust
It's not that I don't want to go there. You're making up what "might" have happened out of thin air. You show me even one report by any witness (even the official himself) where the coach is claimed to have said something even remotely racial and I'll conceed....just one. Until then, it is, with absolutely no evidence to suggest racism aside from the races of the parties involved, just as wrong to judge someone of being a racist as it is to actually be racist.
Could he have thrown some unacceptable racist language? Quite possibly, maybe even likely. For all any of us know from what was in the article, he could have been calling the guy a follicularly challenged fag.
Instead of convicting him of being a racist for being white, perhaps we should find out what he actually said.
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It was one of the first lines in the article. I also did not say anything about being racist or that this person is that way. But if that was suggested, unless I hear otherwise or more of the story, that is my first take. That does not mean that is what happen or the basis for the conflict. Also considering what has been said to me, that is the closest thing I can think of to make me even considering kicking the a$$ of a coach while still on the court. And in the past when there have been articles of conflict between officials, coaches and fans that included very specific elements of accusation of racial tensions, there have been people here that have dismissed it because they want to believe otherwise. It seems unless you have the KKK directly involved, people want to dismiss any accusation of an incident bases on race. Just because you do not see it does not mean it was not there. I hope that is not the case, but I think it is likely. If you disagree, that is fine with me. I have been in enough situations as an official and have wondered why certain things were said to certain people about certain things. This situation makes me wonder and I have the right to voice that opinion.
Peace