Posted on 12/04/2020 2:14:10 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Really?????......Life is a bitch isn't it?
If I were the coach, I would have DQ'd my team from the playoffs anyway.......
Maybe they can get jobs in the boards of elections in Dem controlled cities.
Something similar happened locally last year. A player didn't like being ejected from the game so he headbutted the official. The local prosecutor was trying to have him tried as an adult, but I wasn't able to find whether that happened or what the end result was.
Yep, that's the only way they will learn........Life is a bitch, especially when it smacks you in the face......
He’s the victim in all this, doncha know.
Criminal record for a violent crime before he even gets out of high school. Good way to start life and now hated by his team mates
“Guessing he just destroyed his chance for top grade football college.”
It depends on just how good a ballplayer he is. If he is really good at hitting opposing players, his actions can be called a “mistake” and forgiven. He will have to mumble an apology written for him; this is not necessarily a show stopper.
Colleges are looking to recruit people like this.
“He’ll go straight to the NFL draft.”
EXACTLY what I was thinking. I see a bright future with the NFL for this shining star.
His dream was to be an Antifa member. He was just showing he was ready.
I don’t see why the team is being punished for what this idiot did. Seems grossly unfair.
You nailed it.
15 years ago, I ran into a guy who loved Clinton and Obama BECAUSE they cheated. Honestly he didn’t like Obama as much because he “was to honest”.
That whole company was very much keyed to “if you have integrity, you are costing us money!”
As someone in private industry, this is a VERY valuable lesson.
Group punishment works. I doubt this was his first “incident”.
The coaches can’t control him, and the parent/s won’t. That leaves his peers.
The lesson is not just for the “good” kids on the team, it is for every team in the league.
***UPDATE***
“The UIL has made it clear to Interim Superintendent Gilbert Garza Jr. that UIL would have removed the football team from the playoffs if the district did not withdraw the team,” the Edinburg CISD statement said. “Under Texas law and district policy, the interim superintendent was authorized to move forward with the decision. Mr. Garza has confirmed this after consulting with the district’s legal counsel.”
Edinburg CISD’s earlier statement said only that the district had decided to remove the Edinburg High Bobcats from postseason play in response to senior Emmanual Duron charging the referee and colliding with him, sending the referee sprawling to the ground and needing medical attention.
“The district has decided to remove the Edinburg High School football team from the playoffs after an unexpected incident involving a student that occurred during a football game on December 3, 2020. We extend a sincere apology to the referee and his family. On behalf of the Edinburg CISD Board of Trustees and administration, we apologize to the athletes, staff, and our school community,” the Edinburg district said in a written statement.
“We will take the appropriate disciplinary action once we understand the facts and circumstances underlining this incident. The district takes these matters very seriously; however, we cannot comment further on a pending investigation.”
The incident led to Duron, an 18-year-old listed as 5-feet-11, 225 pounds, being charged with a class A assault during an arraignment Friday morning at the Edinburg Municipal Court. His cash surety bond has been set at $10,000. According to jail records, he posted bond later Friday through O. Castaneda Bail Bonds. He was released later in the evening.
Why are they going to punish the entire team for what one idiot did? Other players were even trying to stop him from going onto the field. This makes no sense.
The school district calls it, "an unexpected incident," but I would wager a fair sum that there were any number of people on the team and likely the coaching staff who were not the least bit surprised.
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