Jim Saddler, great guy
Posted on 10/20/2017 6:39:28 PM PDT by markomalley
So people have ‘the right’ to kneel but this man does not have ‘the right’ to walk away?? Professional ‘athletes’ are paid and thus should be required to adhere to employer policies. While HS students are not paid, I presume the school and athletic events are supported by taxpayer dollars. Would hope majority of taxpayers in that area support the National Anthem and do not condone kneeling. Hope veteran gets a good lawyer!
Nice find.
This man will find his way - via google - to this thread and will be reading our comments.
To him I say:
Sir, thank you for your service to your country and your love and respect for our National Anthem and Stars & Bars.
You have the right to free speech and to object to offensive behavior.
You have our respect and prayers.
God bless you and the USA!
I say, “Yea, Jim Sadler!”
A true Patriot.
This guy is an idiot. He makes a decision and then spends the whole article apologizing for it and reverting to the old “it’s her constitutional right” bs. Same logic, isn’t it a HS valedictorian’s right to thank God or to,say a prayer? The guy is a complete tool.
Jim Saddler, great guy
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I ref high school volleyball in Texas. A fellow referee encountered this same situation. He stayed to ref the match, and then called the assigner and told her he would not ref any further matches involving the school.
That’s the correct way to deal with this situation.
That said, I think the guy has a viable claim against the state association for the ban; and especially the length of it. He is being deprived of his right to earn a living.
The guy apologized and stated it would not happen again. That is sufficient.
Somethings are just more important than games
>> 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.
>> That’s the correct way to deal with this situation.
Too bad we didn’t all hear about the ‘correct’ way.
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. :)
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