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- CB810, on 10/09/2009, -4/+61You take a chance that you might get hurt when you play football. It's a contact sport. Kids and adults are horribly injured all the time. It's terrible what happened to this kid, but why would his mother let him play if he JUST had a concussion?
- ole1kanobe, on 10/09/2009, -1/+57I guess I don't see how the school/doctor can be shouldered with full responsibility of this if the child's mother admitted that her son lied so he could play again.
- mark322, on 10/10/2009, -3/+28They should sue themselves instead.
- CourageWulf, on 10/09/2009, -0/+24I knew a kid who broke his neck doing open field tackles. His mom sued for some outrageous amount and got it. One time I asked why they would sue over something like that, and she pretty much said it was to pay the medical bills.
- cawpin, on 10/09/2009, -2/+25Exactly, they shouldn't get a dime.
- Bulletbillx, on 10/09/2009, -2/+18true enough. medical bills in this country are absurdly expensive.
- Pureeviljester, on 10/10/2009, -1/+13don't you sign a consent form for stuff like this?
- directedition, on 10/10/2009, -0/+11Indeed. This is the risk that comes with the sport. It sucks, but you know it's a possibility when you sign up for it.
- 3nder99, on 10/10/2009, -1/+10Sorry, I don't know of a country called Europe. I know a Union of European Countries.
- dreamchaser04, on 10/10/2009, -0/+8@ 2balls1cup
*Citation needed - mariuzi, on 10/10/2009, -3/+10Gotta love people that make a windfall from the worst "tragedies". Shows how much they loved their son...
To them he was just like a car. They lost it and now they want to "collect". - bmiami69, on 10/10/2009, -3/+10thats not the schools fault and thats part of the risk of that hard and tuff sport
- hokie47, on 10/10/2009, -4/+10The sport of football would never be invented today. This is a sad story, and the loss of human life is always tragic, but would you rather live life or play it safe at all times? I am not saying that you should take unnecessary risk, but there comes a point where you must say what the ***** and live life or all the good and bad that might come.
- earther, on 10/10/2009, -3/+9Your logic is really ***** stupid.
- Spire3660, on 10/10/2009, -0/+6So its ok to encourage injury as long as the money comes in?
- JoeHague, on 10/10/2009, -2/+8One of the reasons, maybe the main reason why medical bills are so expensive is because of unwarranted lawsuits/
- JoeHague, on 10/10/2009, -1/+7"nearly all former High School and Collegiate Football players suffer physical ailments that haunt them the rest of their lives"
Where did you come up with that one? - dreamchaser04, on 10/10/2009, -1/+6Either you are still really upset that the football players made fun of you or you don't really know what you are talking about.
Football programs may cost more than other sports, but they also bring in much more than other sports. At large colleges, the football program usually brings in enough money to be 100% self funded while contributing to the athletic department and donating to the school's general scholarship fund.
Also, I question how many former high school and college football players you know. - joshmoney, on 10/10/2009, -0/+3Since we're on the topic of football injuries and deaths...
From 1931 to 2006, the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research has reported 1,006 direct and 683 indirect fatalities resulting from participation in all organized football (professional, college, high school, and sandlot) in the US. Source: http://www.unc.edu/depts/nccsi/FootballInjuryData. ...
Studies in the United States show that men who play five or more years in the NFL have a life expectancy of 55, 20 years less than the average in the general public. For linemen, perhaps due to their size, the life expectancy is 52. Source: cbc.ca
Almost 185,700 children ages five to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for football-related injuries (one year). Source: AAP
/And yes, there's only one reason kids are encouraged to play it - it's a "rich" tradition in that it does bring in a lot of money. Were it any other activity where people are injured to the same degree and you'd have the PTA petitioning the school-board to ban it immediately.
- Gndoab, on 10/10/2009, -0/+3>The sport of football would never be invented today.
Yeah, it's far too violent. MMA would never be invented today either. - ThatsNotPoetry, on 10/10/2009, -0/+3Does this family realize that people tackle each other in football?
- harvinator24, on 10/10/2009, -2/+5Guys, @2balls1cup is trolling. Don't give credence to him. He said Europe was a country, just leave the little kid alone.
- Gndoab, on 10/10/2009, -0/+3it's football. it's a hard-hitting contact sport. they have waivers to sign for a reason (in the event of injury or death....). Sorry for the loss, but it's football....it's not exactly the safest sport. they should have encouraged him to join cross country.
- quirkopatra, on 10/10/2009, -0/+3"You're a troll."
- vapn420, on 10/10/2009, -0/+2and while we're on the topic of calling you out, baseball also has a lot of injuries depending on the position. College pitchers work the hell out of their shoulders and short stops often have serious problems with their knees
- dreamchaser04, on 10/10/2009, -1/+3Good point, but what does your claim that football would never be invented today have to do with it?
Rock climbing/Snowboarding/Auto racing would never be invented today I guess. - obamaisbiracial, on 10/10/2009, -2/+4***** new jersey.
- jguy584, on 10/10/2009, -3/+5What?
- joshmoney, on 10/10/2009, -2/+4Wha? Huh? ***** stupid? Since you want to resort to ad hominem's instead of actually addressing my point, I'll try restating it and see if we get further. My point is simply that I think it's stupid to tell kids to give up weed and play football instead (In light of the fact that I just saw a PSA suggesting this) No, I'm not high, and I'm not arguing against physical activity - I lift weights and kayak nearly 2 miles every day. But football is an extremely dangerous sport and why it's encouraged for children as such a positive thing is beyond me (this story is only one of hundreds of examples of student deaths and injurys.) It's disgusting that a young high-school football player can be tackled, have his ribs busted, nose broken, or spinal cord injured and he'll be praised by the school and faculty as a hero, but put a kid on the field with a guitar and a joint and he'll get tackled by police and end up in prison. If you can't see the overtly gross bias against one activity here over the other then don't even bother replying, just continue to feign ignorance and digg me down...
- PhillyMJS, on 10/10/2009, -0/+2Coach says it's alright to bleed from the brain.
- hokie47, on 10/10/2009, -0/+2You are right. I meant as a high school sport.
- boogerthecat, on 10/10/2009, -2/+4lawyers corrupt everything they touch. If they ***** up football, it'll be time to set some of the sonabitches on fire.
If someone is dumb enough to play with a concussion and lie about it, they improve humanity by culling out their defective DNA. - 3nder99, on 10/10/2009, -0/+2@Prophetic
It isn't the main reason, but it is a factor. Though to be more accurate it should be said it isn't the lawsuits. It's the extortionate rates the Insurance Companies use them to justify. - JoeHague, on 10/10/2009, -2/+3Sad story. Really hard to place blame here. I'm sure a lot of people think the parents are at fault, but all too often a severely concussed person can appear in perfect health. The fact of the matter is his parents are not trained professionals. His parents are not the ones who cleared him to play. I doubt there are many people here who understand just how dangerous repeated concussions can be and I would not expect his parents to know.
I would expect a trained medical professional to know better. I would expect someone giving ImPACT tests to know the dangers of multiple concussions. If I was a juror it would be easy for me to find The School District, the coach and the test administer could all be found liable. - EffZee, on 10/10/2009, -0/+1"Foozball is the devil!"
- adml_shake, on 10/10/2009, -1/+2I've heard that before, but not every one has problems. And not any more so then a basketball player, baseball, tennis, or track participant who stayed in the game/event longer then they should have and ended up with an injury they never 100% recovered from.
- joshmoney, on 10/10/2009, -2/+3Did you only read one sentence? Sorry, but your analogy was horribly flawed. I only made the statement in regards to the message that you should play football instead of smoking weed. Show me someone promoting the idea that you should give up driving to become Miss America and you might have a point. My problem isn't that the kid decided to play football, as that's his prerogative. My problem is that people encourage it as a healthy alternative to smoking pot, which by every statistical measurement, it is not!
- dreamchaser04, on 10/10/2009, -0/+1Allowing people to play a sport they love is not encouraging injury. If you are taking that line, all sports should be banned, not just football.
- earther, on 10/10/2009, -0/+1=D
- SONYDVDR, on 10/10/2009, -0/+1any relation to Bill Dougherty?
- gotbannedagain, on 10/10/2009, -1/+2You can blame the schools.
You can blame the government.
You can blame the economy.
You can blame society.
Wait, no you can't. These parents should take some ******** responsibility for their kids actions and for their own. Doesn't take a genius to figure out that one brain injury from football typically leads to another, more severe one later on down the line.
Sad that this kid paid for the stupidity of his parents. - earther, on 10/10/2009, -3/+4Scenario:
Your father is killed in a horrific auto accident on his way home from work.
You:
If only he had wanted to be Miss America, this never would have happened! - inactive, on 10/10/2009, -0/+1Cnsent forms CANNOTprotect from irresponsibility and negligence. For example, if you own a basweball field and people play on it, you can't have them sign a waiver to protect you from a lawsuit if your negligence causes the injury. Like if you have huge ditches on the field or something that should not be on a field. Likewise, if this school did not follow standard proceudres that are currently MANDATORY for concussion cases, no waiver will protect them.
- quirkopatra, on 10/10/2009, -5/+6Here's a story. My cousin was playing football and getting hurt. My grandmother was about 80 and he'd come to her place for lunch.
My cousin quit football, because well...he had broken bones.
My uncle came to my grandma and said, "You need to convince ******* to go out for the football team again!"
She said, "Why would I do that....I've spent months convincing him to quit so he wouldn't get hurt more!"
LOVE GRANDMA! - MahirH, on 10/11/2009, -0/+1You have all just been trolled.
- ninjagoron, on 10/10/2009, -1/+2huh?
that made sense.... >.> - inactive, on 10/10/2009, -0/+0Actually, no...VERY few college football programs make money. By very few, I am talking less than 20%%. The scholarships alone are enormous costs to a college.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/05/16/ncaa - inactive, on 10/10/2009, -1/+1Who said it had to be full responsibility?
Why on earth do people not understand the very simple concept that civil lawsuits are NOT decided 100% for or against one party. The case is presented so that the blame can be divvied up accordingly. So, if they claim that the kid's death is woth, say, $1 million to the family, then they will also decide how responsible the school is, and how responsible the kid was for lying. If they decide they were equally responsible, then the school would have to pay half of the $1 million. - 2caster3, on 10/10/2009, -1/+1The parents are at fault not the school. They sign off, knowing all to well that injury is common in football. They should have sidelined him after the first hit if they really cared.
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