Posted on 01/02/2022 1:12:46 PM PST by nickcarraway
An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of his religious beliefs is suing his former district and the ousted coaches.
The former Canton McKinley High School athlete and his parents filed a federal civil rights suit this week seeking millions of dollars in damages and alleging violations of his religious freedom and constitutional rights.
The athlete says in the lawsuit that coaches were notified he doesn’t eat pork or pork residue as a member of the Hebrew Israelite religious faith, but that they ordered him to eat the pizza as punishment for missing an offseason workout — and indicated his spot on the team was at risk if he didn’t.
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I don't think Sandy "the clock boy" Koufax was hoping for a payday.....LOL!
Kid probably secretly eats pizza all the time.
the kid was late for pre-season practice. the coach could have just cut the kid.
i don’t buy the made up religion.
“This Coach would try and force Jesus Christ to eat non kosher food. What an asswhole”
Read the article. It is not that simple.
Obviously not a Pastafarian.
I’ve been eating that for over 50 years. I never knew it was called ghetto pizza, but I like it. In addition to the catsup and cheese I sprinkle chili powder and oregano on top. Yum.
“Kid probably secretly eats pizza all the time.”
This situation sounds like the parents found out he ate tasty pepperoni pizza and rather than get a belt beating (which is normal in black families), he made up a lie about ‘being forced’. Like the high school girl who claims rape when she gets pregnant.
“How exactly does a coach ‘force’ someone to eat? Gunpoint? Open their piehole and shove it in?”
these days, all it takes is a mandate
“ Sounds like another “Clock Boy” hoping for a big payday.”
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EXACTLY! Plus I find it very hard to believe that the coach tried to force anybody to eat pizza.
He just should have refused; his religious belief doesn’t’ seem that strong.
“pizza with English muffins, Hunts tomato sauce and Kraft shredded cheese”
I prefer Ragu, but those are GREAT! You owe your Mom a big “Thank you!” Now, if you are Jewish and she added ham....or Spam....
;>)
BTW - My kids grew up eating those regularly too. Although in Southern Arizona, we sometimes use a flour tortilla and toast them in the oven instead. Kind of an open-faced Italian Quesadilla.
“The coaches say the player chose to remove pepperoni and eat the pizza rather than an alternative food. They weren’t aware it violated his religious beliefs, according to a defamation case they filed previously against the teen’s father, his attorney and school officials.”
From the article. Four coaches have had their contracts dropped (not renewed) and three assistant coaches will not be allowed to move up. They’ve been punished far worse for a bogus charge.
I believe you are correct sir. 😀
The coaches say the player chose to remove pepperoni and eat the pizza rather than an alternative food. They weren’t aware it violated his religious beliefs, according to a defamation case they filed previously against the teen’s father, his attorney and school officials.
Gee. Why would anyone believe 18 witnesses against one student's family attempting to get a big payout?
“I believe that is a wacky, hateful black cult.”
Never met a black person who did not love their pork.
Report: Black Hebrew Israelites confronting Covington Catholic students a ‘hate group’
If these are the Hebrew Israelites I’m remembering NO ONE could force one of them to do anything.
Never met a black person who did not love their pork.
Well other than Samuel L. Jackson in “Pulp Fiction”:
Vincent:
Want some bacon?
Jules:
No man, I don’t eat pork.
Vincent:
Are you Jewish?
Jules:
Nah, I ain’t Jewish, I just don’t dig on swine, that’s all.
Vincent:
Why not?
Jules:
Pigs are filthy animals. I don’t eat filthy animals.
Vincent:
Bacon tastes gooood. Pork chops taste gooood.
Jules:
Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I’d never know ‘cause I wouldn’t eat the filthy mother———. Pigs sleep and root in ——. That’s a filthy animal. I ain’t eat nothin’ that ain’t got enough sense enough to disregard its own faeces.
Vincent:
How about a dog? Dogs eats its own feces.
Jules:
I don’t eat dog either.
Vincent:
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal?
Jules:
I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
Vincent:
Ah, so by that rationale, if a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal. Is that true?
Jules:
Well we’d have to be talkin’ about one charmin’ mother-——’ pig. I mean he’d have to be ten times more charmin’ than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I’m sayin’?
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