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Originally posted by Bob Lyle
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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?
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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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Racial discrimination? Next you'll tell me that Little League is fostering a hostile environment by not providing them with bilingual umpires. Or rulebooks in Spanish.
When the coach communicates with the umpire or makes substitutions, do we need to provide an interpreter? In the United States?
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 01:45pm
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