[paraclete]

Watching football isn't a health hazard

[cdad]

Hello again,

Is football the new tobacco?? Is it gonna become illegal, or unrecognizable? Will nanny Obama make flag football the norm?

excon

You have nothing to worry about ex. He wont know about it until after it has passed.

;)

[speechlesstx]

From what, choking on one of his gun control placemats being stuffed down his throat?

[tomder55]

Hello again,

Is football the new tobacco?? Is it gonna become illegal, or unrecognizable? Will nanny Obama make flag football the norm?

excon

hope not love watching the Seahawk D play in front of a home crowd. The central goal of boxing is to concuss the opponent . Yet even though the evidence is clear that the repeated blows to the head causes permanent damage ,the fight game remains relatively unchanged. Football is under assault because of it's popularity ,and because kids play organized football at an early age.

[paraclete]

hope not love watching the Seahawk D play in front of a home crowd. The central goal of boxing is to concuss the opponent . Yet even though the evidence is clear that the repeated blows to the head causes permanent damage ,the fight game remains relatively unchanged. Football is under assault because of it's popularity ,and because kids play organized football at an early age.

And kids don't fight at an early age.... time to get real and ban all contact sports. Boxing causes brain damage, Football causes brain damage and there are some like ice hockey you have to be brain damaged to play. Why don't you confine them to baseball and soccer, no brain damage there, oh with baseball, on reflection I'm not so sure, lots of bean balls there.

What it comes down to is you have to curb aggressive urges and insist on respect, something western society has never learned

[talaniman]

I can't wait for the super bowls of tiddly wings and jacks.

[speechlesstx]

Tiddly wings?

[cdad]

Maybe ping pong might be ok except you usually have a winner and a loser in the game.

[talaniman]

Yeah WINGS, use your imagination. What you never tiddled a wing before? Great sport :D

(That's what I get for multitasking. Typing, eating pizza, and watching KC/Denver. Great game. :D)

[tomder55]

And kids don't fight at an early age.... time to get real and ban all contact sports. Boxing causes brain damage, Football causes brain damage and there are some like ice hockey you have to be brain damaged to play. Why don't you confine them to baseball and soccer, no brain damage there, oh with baseball, on reflection I'm not so sure, lots of bean balls there.

What it comes down to is you have to curb aggressive urges and insist on respect, something western society has never learned

you think soccer players don't get concussed when they head the ball ?
Frequent soccer headers may leave lasting brain damage - CBS News

[paraclete]

you think soccer players don't get concussed when they head the ball ?
Frequent soccer headers may leave lasting brain damage - CBS News

well no but they might get concussed when they clash heads, or run into a gaol post or another player but the incidence of it is much lower than what happens when you have a spear tackle or head to head impact because they are not actually attempting full body contact. Look football helmets exist for a reason, long ago it was recognised that the american football code was killing the players, in other codes of football it is also recognised head injuries are something that has to be dealt with, causing certain rule changes, but you get the thugs in every sport, those who play the man and not the ball

[excon]

Hello again,

I'm not so much interested in the fact that sports are violent, as I am about the LAWS surrounding them.

Toward that end, two Seattle Seahawks were suspended for smoking pot. Why? It's LEGAL here. Can the company you work for tell you what LEGAL substance's you can and cannot use?

Maybe it's against the owners religion...

excon

[speechlesstx]

I would assume it's the NFL substance abuse policy. Wanna play in the NFL you agree to the terms.

[excon]

Hello again, Steve:

Wanna play in the NFL you agree to the terms.

But, liquor isn't one of those substances, huh? If I was one of those players, I'd SUE. I'd WIN too. Who amongst us thinks pot is MORE dangerous than booze??

Pot in the locker room is gonna happen.

excon

[talaniman]

I would talk to the union rep to make 'em stop testing for pot.

[speechlesstx]

But, liquor isn't one of those substances, huh? If I was one of those players, I'd SUE. I'd WIN too. Who amongst us thinks pot is MORE dangerous than booze??

Pot in the locker room is gonna happen.

excon

Just like employees of Hobby Lobby or a church, if you don't want to accept employment under their terms you can work elsewhere. I'm guessing a LOT of Washington employers do pre-employment drug screening even though pot may be legal, so get after it and sue 'em all. I'm sure there is no reason to worry about tokers on most jobs, like oilfield workers, miners, air traffic controllers, train conductors, etc.

[excon]

Hello again, Steve:

I'm sure there is no reason to worry about tokers on most jobs, like oilfield workers, miners, air traffic controllers, train conductors, etc.

You'd sh!t if you knew what the government trusts ME with.

excon

[speechlesstx]

Yeah well, the government ain't too smart if you haven't noticed.

[paraclete]

Obviously he hasn't noticed speech, Ex doesn't do subtle, he likes it to all hang out

[tomder55]

Even as he has one foot out the door ;Nanny Bloomy is at it again. Now he wants to mandate that all NYC school children get a flu vaccine.
Protest Planned Over Mandatory Vaccine Requirement in New York | Politicker

I'm wondering which Pharmaceutical company Bloomy has interest in.