All of what you wrote. Plus, they see it on TV during many of the pro games. To them, that gives them the right.
Hi! Long time no see. I am so sick of every freak who claims non-existent rights in order to give them a reason to be offended, I could just push the GO button, and eradicate the nationwide roach infection they’ve morphed into.
On my very first HS football game the head referee came in to the locker room and told us his expectations of us with regard to penalties. He then said that he had a coach that for every yard in penalty that was called against a player that that player had to run one lap of every stairway in the stadium. Then he said that the Coach was Vince Lombardi and then the referee showed us his 2 superbowl rings. I never forgot that lesson and don’t remember getting any penalties against me in HS. So next time you watch a Green Bay game from the 60’s and 70’s look at all of the steps in Lambeau Field that those guys had to run
Fast forward to today and my HS age son went out for the team and the kids in the game were out of control doing stupid smack talk stuff and diving into the endzone when they did made any play at all. Me and the other dads were pissed that the coach wasn’t holding them to any accountable standard of play or sportsmanship. Call it the ESPN highlight effect...