Attacking ref: "Part of the game"
Many of you have seen the video of the DeSoto HS player attcking the ref.
Follow up from local news. Player is sorry but says his actions were "part of the game." OMG! He needs a reality check. Desoto County High basketball player apologizes |
Wow! I really hope they pursue felony charges on him, maybe then he will realize this wasn't "Part of the game."
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Not only that....
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I didn't hear him say that? :confused: What time in the video did he say that?
Edit: Heard it now...not sure what he meant by that statement. |
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I don't disagree to an extent, Rut. But I'd like to think well before 18 years old I knew that throwing an official to the floor was definitely not part of the game.
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The kid still doesn't get it. "...part of the game", "...taken away from me...".
You have to question who is around this kid guiding him. Why would anyone...parent, coach, whoever...allow him in front of a camera and put himself deeper in a hole? I think this is going to end badly for him. Maybe rightfully so, but someone should step in and explain to him how bad he screwed up. I don't think he has a clue. |
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But for the most part, the US of A is very forgiving, and the kid will play basketball again somewhere. Though if I was a coach in that area, I wouldn't take him. |
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My first thought was why is this kid granting an interview, and they have him posing.... dribbling a ball. Parents? School? Coach? Mentor? No wonder he's in trouble, seems like a rudderless ship. |
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Since this is an open forum I will give my opinion too...
After listening to the interview, for ME, I have a less negative opinion of the young man. Listening to Holland he doesn't in my opinion (as stated before) appear to be this thoughtless, mean spirited, thug, and bully that society should fear and consequently lock away forever. I am not an attorney so I can't say if this interview seriously hurt him in the upcoming legal issues he will probably face but for some this interview shed a different light than the one the world has seen constantly on You Tube and most news stations. I've heard my colleagues focus on 2 comments he made about his actions "being part of the game" and that the game “was taken away”. But also realize the young man said He felt like he let everybody down by his actions, that he wants to apologize to the official, and what happened on the court “wasn’t acceptable” and wants to apologize to everyone. As officials it’s ok to be angry at someone who brings harm to us or a fellow official. The Question is how many of us can eventually forgive? (Stealing Rut’s quote) :cool: Peace |
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