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One needs to decide what one stands for in life. This is HS sports in which we open every game by addressing sporting behavior with the coaches and captains.
I really wouldn't feel one bit bad about penalizing a school's team for a racist chant from it's student section. The only thing which would send a stronger message would be to stop and forfeit the contest. That is what is happening in European soccer matches when the crowd gets racial with the players. Sports is a part of life with one of several purposes being to teach people about how to interact with others. Think about the reason behind having the modern Olympic Games. I have decided to put the principles of character and civil behavior above the competitive aspects of a sporting contest. In the grand scheme, the game and any penalties suffered within it are secondary to the life lessons taken from it. |
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Yeah, this is the message I want to send, all right. You shall be punished for the actions of others over whom you have no control.
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I wouldn't bother with a T either. Just clear that part of the gym. |
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And no way I'm giving a T here...you've already punished the offenders enough by embarrassing said individuals as they take the "walk of shame." Plus they don't get to see the rest of the game (I would venture a guess that they are there because they want to see the game). Giving a T here is making a pioneer call.
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You are in good company Nevada: Martin Luther, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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I would address this with GM and a Special Report to the state. I cannot see myself doing much more than that if I happened to pick up on the chant and the context. Usually in my experience if this is a student section, there are adults already on top of things like this before we even have to deal with this at all.
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Umm....what?!
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It's a little known fact that Thomas Jefferson was quick on the trigger with the technical fouls and he often called the second one, too.
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In the Minority?
Based on what I'm seeing here I think I might be in the minority here but I would not do a thing about a chant coming out of the student section or anywhere in the crowd. Unless something directly affects someones safety, I do not address fans. The school and students are embarassing themselves and the game administration needs to put a stop to it (as they usually do very quickly).
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