Ref chokes coach

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Originally Posted by Camron Rust

And a completely unfounded guess. There was absolutely nothing in the article or photo that gives any indication that race was involved aside from the obvious point that one person was white and one was black. While racial insults certainly could have been the trigger, I could think of at least a few equally inflamitory actions that could be just as likely....e.g. insults/comments about his daughter/wife/mother without reference to race. It would be just as ignorant and stupid to suggest that the official couldn't restrain himself because of his race. Let's not make something about race merely because it is possilbe.

Put simply, we don't have enough info to make any conclusions about what led to the incident. But, unless the coach grabbed the officials hands and put them there, the official should lose his officiating credientials.

I agree with the first paragraph - it is very well put!

With the bold text, I agree only if in the same region, a coach looses his coaching credentials, if the situation was reversed. If current policy is to suspend a coach for a year, then the official could be permitted the same punishment.