He added that, in hindsight, he regrets the decision, because as a military veteran, he knew that he had a duty as a referee and did not live up to his commitment. BS!!! his duty was to respect the flag and that is exactly what he did. good on him
>> His suspension stands because, according to the IHSAA, his license is “a privilege and not a right” and he violated his contract.
If the parents fail to rally in support of the ref, then the pathetic league doesn’t deserve the ref.
IHSAA should be crowd-shamed.
FWIW, I agree with him. This sh*t has got to stop.
Are there any lawyers here on FR that can answer a question?
The question being...
If someone pays to go to a Broadway show (as an example), and the show people go into tangents with political rhetoric...
Can’t the show goers sue the producers and actors and theater owners for fraud? IOW, the people who paid, say, $50-$200 to see the show, were not expecting to see something which offended them and which was entirely unexpected and not advertised? People didn’t pay good money to see something that they had no idea was going to be “part of the show”.
Same with football or any other sport where people paid good money to be “entertained” and not offended.
So, can the fans that attend stadiums to see their favorite teams and favorite athletes, sue for the extracurricular “activity” which many may be offended by, such as “kneeling” when the National Anthem plays and the flag is brought out for the fans to face and salute?
Free speech is one thing, having to pay for a “part of the show” which is deemed offensive and unexpected and which was not advertised as part of the show, is something entirely different.
Anybody got the answer? Anybody? Buehler? Buehler?
“... it was the athlete’s “constitutional right to do what she wants to do,” regardless if it offended or upset him.”
Wait a minute: “ isn’t it also your constitutional right to disagree?”
I can respect this man for what he believes, but if I was in charge of the high school athletic association I’d suspend him for 18 years. As an official you don’t walk out on a game like that and ever expect to work again.
God bless him!
Free Speech for effing liberals but NOT for us. That's the lesson here.
Parents, don’t send your children to public schools. Either send them to a good private school, or homeschool them.
So the girl can protest but he can’t?
Sounds like what liberals call logic.
Anyway, Mr. Saddler... Freepers have your back. :) If you are not a member, please join us. We have a lot of fun here. :)
Sorry about my messed up post, I think it was 36. Working on a laptop and I must have made a mistake. :(
Why, exactly, do government schools have extracurricular sports when the deleterious effect that sports has on academics is well known? We should kill off all taxpayer funded sports at any educational level until and unless every single school can show it is achieving academic excellence.
Sorry folks. OUR America is becoming a distant memory.
If I dared to make a spectacle of myself at a Game like the Kid who kneeled, my Old Man would have made sure I would never ever think of doing it again.
He added that, in hindsight, he regrets the decision, because as a military veteran, he knew that he had a duty as a referee and did not live up to his commitment. BS!!! his duty was to respect the flag and that is exactly what he did. good on him
Sue the organization that suspended him and get the parents of patriotic students to raise hell all over the place, including taking their kids out of sports. Let the teams collapse/lose from a lack of skilled players.
Don’t contribute to the any school’s athletic programs until Saddler is reinstated. Don’t buy ads in school yearbooks. Boycott school events, esp. athletic ones.
Let the schools put the pressure on the referees’ organization or just drop out of any organized league and form a new one without them.
Hit hard now or knuckle under forever. And get rid of any administrator/coach who puts up with the blacklisting.
Some protesters are more equal than others.