[JRandomFreeper]

every once in a while I see something that make me think humanity can be pretty darned decent.

And then I show up to remind you that it's not nice to allow people to think they are doing something right when they really, really can't on their own. It sets false expectations.

And that can be dangerous for everybody, not to mention, somewhat cruel when the person realizes that 'you let me do that'.

Welcome to Free Republic. Where we love and cherish everyone for what they can really do on their own. And don't participate in falsehoods.

/johnny

[yorkie]

JRandomFreeper - quoting you:

"And then I show up to remind you that it's not nice to allow people to think they are doing something right when they really, really can't on their own."

And I show up to remind you that I feel sad that you have such a cold heart, and can't appreciate the love that both teams and coaches displayed for this young man.

I will remember your username - JRandomFreeper, and will never forget this cold post of yours.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I’d hate to be a heartless b*st*rd, but I agree with J. As nice as it is to let the guy score, if he gets into college ball, and he washes out of tryouts or get smashed trying to make a touchdown, he just might realize that he was had.

[Lmo56]

And then I show up to remind you that it's not nice to allow people to think they are doing something right when they really, really can't on their own. It sets false expectations.

Roger that ...

This is just one of a number of "feel-good" things athletes have done for challenged people over the past few years. While well intentioned - it just isn't right.

The only one I remember that really deserved it was that kid who was put into the last 5-6 minutes of a basketball game.

True, they kept feeding him the ball - BUT, he kept making the 3-pointers [like 6 in a row] ...

[Jeff Chandler]

Hey, it was the only way that team was going to score!

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And then I show up to remind you that it's not nice to allow people to think they are doing something right when they really, really can't on their own. It sets false expectations. And that can be dangerous for everybody, not to mention, somewhat cruel when the person realizes that 'you let me do that'.

I work at a camp every summer for handicapped kids (Downs Syndrome, autistic, others.)

During the week, many of the kids make a movie. They rehearse their lines, act in scenes, etc. It's edited and put together with a lot of flash. We get a stretch limo that drives each kid the fifty yards from the dining hall to the "theater."

We have fake reporters and a cheering crowd that welcomes the kids to the "premier" and they charge up the red carpet. They all get Oscars after the movies shown.

Truth be told, they're really not very good actors. You can't even understand some of them! I dread the day they find out that it was all a set-up! They'll get retroactively disappointed that it wasn't all real.