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NFL Player Arrests
USA Today ^

Posted on 09/26/2017 12:54:55 AM PDT by Impala64ssa

Edited on 09/26/2017 8:04:29 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: blm; crime; nfl
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Just the tip of the iceberg, folks. Obviously, the National FELONS League has a vested interest in keeping the hands up don't shoot myth alive as well as perpetuating exaggerated and dubious claims of police brutality.
1 posted on 09/26/2017 12:54:55 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

They’re not sending us their best. They’re sending their rapists..........


2 posted on 09/26/2017 12:57:31 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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To: Impala64ssa

Tried to read the entire article. The links both say the data is unavailable. Went on the USAToday site to see the entire article and again, the article has been wiped clean.

Is The NFL successfully squelching USA Today?!?


3 posted on 09/26/2017 1:15:18 AM PDT by VideoPaul
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I swear the link worked when I posted it. Isn’t this intersting?


4 posted on 09/26/2017 1:19:43 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (Islamophobic? NO! IslamABHORic)
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To: Impala64ssa

Link works for me


5 posted on 09/26/2017 1:24:26 AM PDT by deks
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linky worky.

You may have been compromised by the Russians.

6 posted on 09/26/2017 1:27:49 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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To: Impala64ssa

The N***** Felon League is filled with a bunch of thugs taken out of the hood. What do you expect from it?


7 posted on 09/26/2017 1:32:34 AM PDT by sipow
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To: Impala64ssa

They are a thug league.

NFL lost THE GAME.


8 posted on 09/26/2017 1:51:42 AM PDT by Lopeover (The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: VideoPaul

That’s a good link; it’s a database not an article. I think somebody posted it yesterday in a thread as well.


9 posted on 09/26/2017 3:34:23 AM PDT by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: VideoPaul

https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/arrests/

Try this one


10 posted on 09/26/2017 3:37:23 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: Impala64ssa

Another - http://nflarrest.com/


11 posted on 09/26/2017 3:39:49 AM PDT by IamConservative (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Well said. Great comment!


12 posted on 09/26/2017 5:48:52 AM PDT by Starboard
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NFL lost THE GAME.

************

The fans have thrown the flag on them for unsportsmanlike conduct and have ejected the game.


13 posted on 09/26/2017 5:51:54 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Impala64ssa

That’s just the ones who didn’t get the benefit of being let off by cop fans and pay offs by owners.


14 posted on 09/26/2017 6:10:43 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bagster

This theme should not be promoted.

When it is looking at the small group that the NFL represents, exclusively, the arrest rate looks high. That is mainly because it is not being compared to anything else. When it is compared with national arrest rates in the “all males in the NFL age group” the “NFL rate” is lower than the national rate.


15 posted on 09/26/2017 8:18:18 AM PDT by Wuli
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I think this theme is just fine. Let's compare the arrest rate to football players from other eras. Or lets compare it to other people with high paying jobs. Or lets compare it to people who should know better and be role models.

A lot of these guys are perpetratin' the thug mentality.

16 posted on 09/26/2017 8:25:43 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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To: Impala64ssa

Rich people get away with more.


17 posted on 09/26/2017 8:27:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
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“A lot of these guys are perpetratin’ the thug mentality.”

You are right in one sense, but the data does not support that their rate of “thugishness” is higher than the national average for men in their age group, in fact their rate is lower.

A lot of it is perception, because they are public figures their arrests make the news and get remembered by the public, compared to all the anonymous ones the public does not hear about.

That issues is the same as the perception error that activist “blacks” perpetuate - that they are “racially” singled out for arrests and being shot by cops, disproportionately. But there again the data does not support that either, and again the public perception is driven in part by the large public notoriety every time a “black” suspect is shot.


18 posted on 09/26/2017 8:41:13 AM PDT by Wuli
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Yea but comparing their rate with every other citizen does not take into account those things I mentioned. They are gainfully employed, make a lot of money, and are expected to behave within the law.

Many of those who you would compare them to have none of those things. A high percentage of people arrested are poor, on drugs, and live in a culture where criminal behavior is the norm and expectations are not high. Pro football players don't.

With all their life circumstances, they SHOULD have a very low arrest rate. Shouldn't they?

19 posted on 09/26/2017 8:47:15 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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Furthermore, I have a particular theory on football players and athletes in general. Part of the explanation for their behavior and attitude is that ever since they were in high school, they have been treated as special. They were at the top of the social ladder and, like pretty girls, got away with things that others could not.

A lifetime of being treated like this causes a sense of entitlement and invulnerability. Think of how many times football players should have been arrested but were not. I bet its a lot but there are no stats for that. I call it "football privilege" haha.

20 posted on 09/26/2017 8:51:47 AM PDT by bagster (America knows no king but the King in the North. And his name is Trump)
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