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What a bunch of nonsense. Combat veterans, police officers, firefighters/EMTS endure much more.
I don't see the connection between a contact SPORT and domestic violence.
 
Um it says in the article that brain damage caused by repeated trauma to the tissue causes dementia and aggressiveness.

I wouldn't call it nonsense.

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OMG the New York Times. I'm freaking shocked. Those pansies won't be happy until this league is a bunch of transsexuals with shorts and sports bras and PETA/ACLU patches on their lapel. With Oprah commentating.

Then Obama hands out participation plastic trophies to everyone at halftime.

F the NY times.
 
The fault ALWAYS has to be placed elsewhere with liberals. There are so many people in history who have played football and there has been zero correlation with domestic violence. All hack stories like these do is attempt to raise the hot topic of the day in an attempt to bring more regulation by the federal government.

Remember last year? Did the NFL REALLY have a bullying problem, or was it just one jackass?

It's ridiculous that idiots like this writer can't just chalk it up to the fact that there are ASS HOLES in life. Every social issue doesn't need to be assigned to a third party culprit.
 
The biggest problem is the helmet was intended to be a protection of last resort but it has become a weapon, it would be like deciding to drive your car twice as recklessly just because you have a seat belt on. There is also a stigma for players that try to do the right thing, some of hockey's biggest superstars have been labeled as wusses because they've taken too much time off after suffering concussions.

I think where they need to start is have those sensors in helmets that measure g-force and if the alarm goes off you're out, and no contact for at least a week. There is also evidence that the cumulative effect of a bunch of smaller collisions can have the same effect as a few big collisions and there is a new helmet technology to mitigate this, the shell is allowed to freely move around, while another part of the helmet remains fixed. It's in line with them fitting helmets looser now, which is why they are popping off a lot more lately. I also think they should have crumple zones on helmets and if your helmet gets damaged you're out of the game.
 
Was a good read, thanks OP.

jlfin said:
What a bunch of nonsense. Combat veterans, police officers, firefighters/EMTS endure much more.
I don't see the connection between a contact SPORT and domestic violence.
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Difference I see there is all of those jobs you listed are "heroic" jobs, where protecting and saving society is great motivation.
Obviously those jobs are 10x more challenging and gritty to cope with as a profession than pro sports, don't get me wrong and I don't think anyone would disagree with that.

But in a specific way, I think playing football for a living is actually More difficult for that very reason. It's Just a game, nothing more, nothing less, yet you're asked to go 200% with your body in all kinds of very dangerous contact.
To save people? To care for others? To defend a noble cause? Nope. Just to play some game and hopefully get some championship for a city's fans.
It has to wear on your brain and body after enough time that you're breaking yourself down for a really selfish, entertainment-based reason. It's for fame, glory, and money.
And IMO, when players have turmoil in their real lives that affect that fame/glory/money they busted their tail for, I could see that trained aggression and shrugging-off pain as go-to methods for dealing with people in your life.
 
DolphinDevil28 said:
OMG the New York Times. I'm freaking shocked. Those pansies won't be happy until this league is a bunch of transsexuals with shorts and sports bras and PETA/ACLU patches on their lapel. With Oprah commentating.

Then Obama hands out participation plastic trophies to everyone at halftime.

F the NY times.
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LOL!! Well said DD well said.
 
DolphinDevil28 said:
OMG the New York Times. I'm freaking shocked. Those pansies won't be happy until this league is a bunch of transsexuals with shorts and sports bras and PETA/ACLU patches on their lapel. With Oprah commentating.

Then Obama hands out participation plastic trophies to everyone at halftime.

F the NY times.
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Didn't South park do an episode on this ?
 
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