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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:11 PM Original message |
A disturbing trend, NFL team cuts players after arrest, apperantly trials mean nothing. |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. A lot of them have morality/legality clauses in their contracts |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They need to get past that shit, just score. |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Most affected by this have records from their college days |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Maybe it was a 5 and out clause? |
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Yael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Exactly -- and don't forget caps |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. Sentence first, trial later! |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Losing your job a "sentence" |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. So, any old trumped up charge violates the contract? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. No. Us "reasonable people" see a very large separation |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Doesn't sound very reasonable to me |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. I am saying it IS a punishment - not a sentence. Big difference. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:36 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. Perhaps you can eloborate |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. I don't find it all that disturbing. |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I think other professional sports organizations should do the same |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Sure, if the police arrests someone, they're probably guilty, right? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Absolutely not. Losing your job is not the same as a guilty verdict. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:40 PM Original message |
People who TELL THEIR EMPLOYER THAT THEY'RE GUILTY are probably guilty. |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Who in the NBA exactly are you refering to? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Gosh, I dunno, take your pick. |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. You must have spent alot of time putting that list together |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I spent a HUGE amount of time copying and pasting from the link I posted. |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Ok, so I will ask you again |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Of course not. I am saying that organizations have the right to release a player when they breech a |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Not all of the people on your "list" |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Sounds To Me Like They All Need A Job Picking Up Trash |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. I would get fired from my job if I was arrested |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. actually, you should be asking the converse |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. There is a morals clause in my contract |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. And what does it say? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #36 |
44. Not sure of the exact wording |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. Inmaturity and the big one.....Liability, Liability, Liability |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. A murderer's employer is responsible for the murder? |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. The employer will not be responsible for the murder, |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. So if an employee of mine murders someone, should I be held criminally or civilly responsible for |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Don't be ridiculous...of course you are not responsible. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
15. no sympathy for humans acting like bad animals |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
17. They have some sort of contractual agreement that allows this, |
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MikeNearMcChord (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
21. The NFL is selling a product and a image, they don't want it tainted. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
24. He's been in trouble with the law |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. Chris Henry |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
29. as a WVU grad |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. Don't let the headlines do your thinking for you |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. The devil is usually in the details... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. They don't need to "wait for a trial" when Henry ADMITTED that he committed assault. nm |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-07-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
41. Good Riddence To the OverPaid Assholes |
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