Posted on 09/15/2021 5:28:18 AM PDT by george76
The jabbed and the jabbed not.
In another example of how privileged people aren’t having to follow the same rules as everyone else, the NBA won’t force elite athletes to take the COVID-19 vaccine despite staff being mandated to get it.
Wealthy NBA stars have made themselves the latest exempted class after their union (the NBPA) “refused to budge on its demand that players not be required to take the vaccine.”
Around 100 million Americans will be forced to get jabbed if they want to keep their jobs after Biden’s executive order, but the 15 per cent of NBA players who remain unvaccinated will be left alone.
“Any proposal that mandates vaccination remains a “non-starter,” reports ESPN.
However, both referees and NBS staffers will be required to get vaccinated if they want to stay in a job.
The union is refusing to give ground despite the NBA previously announcing that by October 1 anyone who came within 15 feet of players would be required to vaccinated.
This is yet another example of the two tier society being created by ‘mandatory’ vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions.
We saw this again this week during the Met Gala, when staffers serving the uber elite who arrived for the expensive event were made to wear masks but the rich guests were not.
So long as you have enough money, clout and prestige you’re not subject to the same rules that ordinary people have to submit to.
Let the lawsuits begin.
I wonder, can a company just make “their” blacks and Hispanics get the vaccine? How about just women? White men?
If a majority of people would stop watching professional sports then these overpaid clowns would come back to earth. But people love their idols. Idiots.
The author of this piece misses the most important point: In professional sports leagues, the athletes work under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. The coaches and staff do not.
Met gala required vaccination. So it was a super spreader event.
I can see why NBA has taken the stance. Players have a different body type than workers. The vaccine may react differentky in their body. But now you will have vaccinated playing against not vaccinated. It will be a disaster.
But FAUCI won’t allow them on airliners.
"You must risk your life with a virus mutating Jim Jones Jab to protect millionaire athletes."
Its all about power, and who has it. Not morality, logic, or fairness - power.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.