LaVar Ball warns Donald Trump to 'stay in our lane' during bonkers CNN interview

[rsexaminer]

Watch as LaVar Ball just lashed out at Donald Trump and refused to thank him for allegedly helping in the release of his son from a jail in China, all while mocking and trolling the president during a wild interview on CNN. I can't believe this is the state of politics in 2017. Bring back Barack Obama, please.

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[Midnight Writer]

1. Damnme, but if this isn't just like a reality TV show. From No-drama to More-drama.

[Not Ruth]

2. Dad seems to say that his son is guilty, but that it is not a big deal

LaVar Bell then went on to dismiss his son's shoplifting as a major crime, explaining that he apologized and that he has seen much worse growing up in low-income neighborhoods.

"He fessed up to it," Ball said. "It was an impulse thing, a bad decision at a bad time, that's all it was for an 18-year old you never done anything wrong.

[razorman03038]

3. I think the three UCLA players made the mistake of

thinking that the legal systems in the rest of the world are as mild as ours. If you travel abroad, you have to remember that you have no Constitutional rights; such as a lawyer, phone call when arrested, etc. Even crimes that are considered minor in the U.S. are taken VERY seriously, elsewhere.

[Not Ruth]

4. Yes, China and other countries are notoriously hard on drugs and murder for example

Saudi is hard on defaming the royal family. Singapore is very tough on chewing gum. That is why I think that community service in China would have been a fair penalty as well as educational.


1. Selling gum. According to Singapore Statutes Online, the first-time penalty for the selling of gum can be as high as $100,000 or a prison sentence of up to two years. Penalties are subject to rise with each conviction, but certain chewing gums that have medical benefits will be allowed.Aug 4, 2015

[Nitram]

6. My take is different. I think some Americans have an entitled attitude and imagine they can

do what they want in other inferior countries.

[razorman03038]

8. That has always been true, to an extent. The "Ugly American" is well-known.

However, we have a lot of Europeans visiting or moving here, with an attitude that we should behave more like them. Screw Europe. They don't have anything to teach us about decency or fairness. We are the ones who had to pull their butts out of two world wars that they started.

[Paladin]

5. trump and LaVar Ball deserve one another.

The only upside is Ball's being able to shine a bright light on trump's poorly-concealed racism.

[murielm99]

7. Let them argue.

Maybe it will keep 45 from doing more serious damage.

I don't care for Ball, but he has made a few good points.