Posted on 10/21/2021 9:06:10 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing in the $1 billion settlement of concussion claims, according to a proposed deal filed Wednesday in federal court.
The revised testing plan follows public outrage over the use of “race-norming,” a practice that came to light only after two former NFL players filed a civil rights lawsuit over it last year. The adjustments, critics say, may have prevented hundreds of Black players suffering from dementia to win awards that average $500,000 or more.
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The NFL is a worthless piece of excrement.
I am confused. White guys aren’t as affected by TBI? Black guys aren’t as affected by TBI? White guys with TBI are paid more, or less than black guys with TBI?
WTF does this even mean?
Why do I even try to read “news”?
“which assumes Black players start with lower cognitive function” -— Which is true, isn’t it?
From the article (upper case B vs. lower case w):
This year, amid the national reckoning on race in America, both sides agreed to work to halt the use of race-norming, which assumes Black players start with lower cognitive function. That makes it harder to show they suffer from a mental deficit linked to their playing days.
“Norming.”
Making up words to fit an agenda.
Did any of those players have lips the size of michellins? Asking for Chuckie.
In the case cited in the article, it is used against formally mega-rich celebrity players, identfied as "black", because it hid their degradation. Normally, hiding deficiency works to that racial class' supposed benefit.
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