[Jeremy Reynalds]

I wrote this as a weekly op-ed. I wrote for a number of popular Internet e-zines that include www.americasvoices.org and www.opinionet.com. More of my work may also be found on www.christianity.net/joyjunction

[Hodar]

"According to media, Thomas Junta claimed that he killed 40-year-old Michael Costin in self-defense ..."

Isn't it funny that comparisons of hetero vs. homo, christian like ideals and out of control parents are being brought to the forefront .... yet facts like the fact that Michael Costin had 3 prior convictions for assault, somehow get missed. Why was a felon, with 3 previous convictions for assault put in charge, as a hockey coach of a children's hockey team? The fact he is dead, does not change the fact that he threw the first punch, and had a history of other assaults. Instead, it's become a hodge-podge of 'ya know, Jesus wouldn't have hit back', or 'Gay men always get beat up', or 'Golly, parents sure do over-react at games'.

[AlaskaErik]

I would recommend breaking the story down into paragraphs. It makes for much easier reading.

[steve-b]

I wrote for a number of popular Internet e-zines

They ain't gonna be popular for long if they don't break text into readable paragraphs.

[headsonpikes]

"One word, my boy!....Formatting!"

[DonGrafico]

Nobody’s talking about the fact that these are HETERO(sexual) parents involved in all this, and that het parents are the ones who are engaging in all this violent unruly behavior.

Does the sexual orientation of a PARENT need to be pointed out? Is it no longer safe to assume? If not, maybe I should go to the library and see if they have a copy of Billy Has Two Hockey-Bully Daddies, because I obviously need to brush up on my "sensitivity".

[FormerLib]

Maybe what they're really saying is they couldn't beat a man to death, no matter how many times they whack him with their purses.

[fishtank]

bump for joy junction

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

These mad parents act this way at their kids' events because they are either uncontrollable, immature, stooooopid, or any combination of the three. Judging by what I've read on this forum, there is apparently plenty of violence within the gay community as well as amongst madcap soccer moms.