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Originally posted by Striker991
One more time for all, then I am done. Little League umpires should be volunteer. Local leagues are set up to provide equipment, training, and attire when necessary to their umpires that do not have or cannot afford their own. I do not expect, nor do I demand, that umpires from paid associations donate their services to Little League. However, if they choose to, then it should be on a volunteer basis only.
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Good, and we all have the right to disagree with you. And this is coming from a person that played in LL as a kid and umpired it when I got older and was in college. And LL did not provide the umpires in my area, the local Park District did. And yes, they are and were paid.
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Originally posted by Striker991
And, I stand by my statement that a major cause of lack of community in our country is greed. Many people choose not to support their communities if it means they won't get paid. That's too bad, and very sad.
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And I think it is very sad that you think the only way someone can give back to the community is to do it through LL. I really want to help an organization that only cause is through sports. In my community we have kids that cannot wear cloths to school, and you want me to give money so some kid whose parents drive a Mercedes Benz or any car that cost more that $50,000 so their kid can play a silly game? I think not. I will give to charities that might get someone into college, rather than help them play a game they might not play after 12 years old. There is much more to a community than giving to a kids league. Maybe this is why LL parents are attacking umpires, because they are hiring volunteers that do not know the difference between interference and obstruction.
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Originally posted by Striker991
Soap Box, on this thread, permanenty vacated.
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Now I am off my soap box. But it is not usually off it permanently.
Peace
[Edited by JRutledge on May 24th, 2003 at 11:28 PM]