8 NJ Wrestlers Out Of Meet After Lynching Photo

[Purveyor]

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Eight New Jersey high school wrestlers have been scratched from a state tournament days after a photo surfaced featuring seven of them apparently simulating a lynching of a black wrestling dummy in a rival team's shirt.

The wrestlers from Philipsburg High School have scheduled a news conference with a lawyer for Thursday evening to address their school's "supervision" of their participation in a tournament that starts Friday.

Phillipsburg school officials made a statement Thursday saying that they take the case seriously and "took the necessary actions to hold accountable those involved" but would not disclose the punishments because they are "student issues."

But the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association did comment on the athletes' fate. The group's executive director, Steven Timko, confirmed that the students in the photograph will not be in the tournament. "This is an appropriate response to this violation of the Sportsmanship Rule," Timko said in a statement.

He said the group, which oversees high school sports in New Jersey, will work with Phillipsburg on a plan to make sure such actions do not happen again.

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[etherealtruth]

1. What could the thought process be to make anyone ...

... think something like this would be acceptable to do?

[SoCalMusicLover]

9. Upbringing

Often, the apple does not fall too far from the tree.

[etherealtruth]

11. That certainly is a big part of it

[riversedge]

12. Oregon boy had swastika carved into forehead, shot with BB gun during attack by teens: report

good question. I thought of this story that was brought to my attention by a close relative who lives in the area. I can not comprehend the Why.....





http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ore-boy-swastika-carved-head-shot-bbs-report-article-1.1615148

[etherealtruth]

13. HATE

Its a choice ... I can't understand why anyone would decide being hate filled is a good way to live

[riversedge]

2. Good. Maybe these students will have learned a lesson!!

[1StrongBlackMan]

4. Yes ...

they will learn that they are the innocent victims of an over-sensitive, P.C. society.

[Blue_Tires]

5. +1

[1StrongBlackMan]

6. And they will have ...

they parents, certain "civic groups" and entire media outlets to teach them.

I can predict the line: "What? Would it have been OK if they had painted the dummy White? There was no racial intent ... the dummy they lynched was Black because that's the color it came in ... What?"

[riversedge]

8. perhaps. but perhaps their is hope for at least some of them.

[jsr]

3. Pic at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-jersey-wrestlers-scratched-upcoming-tournament-wake-controversial-noose-photo-article-1.1621411

[RBStevens]

7. Nice pointy white hoodie on the one there...

some things never change.

[SoCalMusicLover]

10. Nothing Racist About That Picture

Take away the white pointy hat, the black dummy and the noose, and it's just an innocent prank.

$100 says these kids don't understand why they were disciplined. $1,000 says they grow up to be complete Assholes.