Wichita Ref gets shoved by cop
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Terrible!
I commend the young lady for her conviction and guts, but following that guy to tell him to leave is definitely breaking into jail. Looks like a rec-mess! |
Curious to see how this plays out. Being off-duty is no excuse. Especially given the victim is a minor.
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Here is my thing with it. Should a parent come on the court? no but if the kid is hurt I have no problem with it. I have had it happen before and I walked away and allowed the parent and coach tend to the player with no T. She had no reason to be there and blowing the whistle in his face was ridiculous and should have never happened. While I don't think he should have pushed her I don't understand why she then decided to keep going at him after that. It was a bad situation that could have been avoided if she would have just done her job right
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Training, We Don't Need No Stink'in Training ...
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I gotta admit, I'm kinda shocked that anything was filed in this case
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The official is not without blame. There was inexperience involved, for sure. I hope she acknowledges that she could have handled it differently, and more importantly I hope she learns from this and continues to officiate. |
I agree with everyone who says there's a not a lot there, and that it was obviously very poorly handled by the official. And if she hadn't decided to blow the whistle directly in his face (she's a child, after all), the assault never happens.
But perhaps this guy was being "that guy" from the stands all game long (we all know the type in these hot-mess rec leagues) and when he was suddenly all the way onto the court, just feet from the officials he had perhaps been riding like a lunatic all night, she finally lost it and went lunatic too. Doesn't justify it. Just a theory ... And his kid did not look hurt enough to warrant a parent trip to the court. He could've just met him at the bench. |
The kid definitely did not need to walk towards the parent in this situation. She needed to identify who her site administrator was and let them deal with removing the officer. I too hope the kid sticks with our craft and learns from this.
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I wonder how he would handle being shoved while in uniform?
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