Washington referees may face ban for charity pink whistles

[redirish28]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/Washington-referees-may-face-ban-for-charity-pin?urn=highschool-279246




A group of high school football officials in Washington state were trying to support breast cancer research while working this week's games, so they made a pledge to donate all game checks to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Then, to top off the charitable gesture, they announced they would all use pink whistles during the games. Now there's a chance those whistles could cost the refs a chance to work state playoff games.

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The chair of the WOA, Todd Stordahl, told KING 5 News and MyNorthwest.com he has little choice but to discipline officials who used colored whistles. He claims that letting them continue without punishment would send the wrong message to student athletes.

"They chose not to ask for permission, not to go the right route," Stordahl told KING 5. "It sends the wrong message to kids that are playing the game. 'If they broke the rules why can't I do the same.'"

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You know I sometimes have to wonder if people in this country have reason and common sense anymore.

I sware people in authority now at days will use any excuse to abuse that authority.

[dionysus]

1. yeah, that's fucked up...

[givemebackmycountry]

2. Who was it that came up with the term "zero tolerance" ?

Because who ever said it first didn't have any "common sense".

[spanone]

3. mr stordahl must be quite the prick

[GodlessBiker]

4. That's the message he thinks he's sending to kids? What an asshole.

[Suich]

5. Good grief!

:banghead:

What an idiot! Let's ask the kids what they think.

[BlueIdaho]

6. Expect an apology from Todd soon.

This kind of stick up your ass behavior never looks good in the media spotlight.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Wow. Uber-lame! How many of those kids even knew the rules were being broken?

[gratuitous]

10. That immediately occurred to me

Until the dimwit opened his pie hole, I would bet that nobody even knew a "rule" was broken.

[brewens]

8. Like the kids would just decide an illegal uniform change or

something because of that? Jeez! My old grade school got locked down a few years ago because a kid brought a toy gun to school. I can see that usually but this one was about one inch long. One that came with an action figure. Don't just tell the kid that counts as a toy gun and don't do it again. Call the SWAT team in!

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Yes kids, don't give to charity unless we tell you you can.

:eyes:

[Angry Dragon]

11. Now they have laws about what contitutes what a legal whistle is??

I wonder if the freepers will jump on this one for government getting in the way of peoples' free choice.