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1. What is it with High School football?

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 10:42 AM

Mar 2013

I played football when I was in High School and I don't remember this sort of thing being acceptable or even being considered as an activity.

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What is it with High School football? liberal N proud Mar 2013 #1

TWO WORDS Zoonart Mar 2013 #4

This kind of thing has been going on for far longer than that Tempest Mar 2013 #6

That was before we decided the only way to handle social problems was to criminalize them. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #35

So CRIMES like rape are mere SOCIAL PROBLEMS? WTF???? nt alp227 Mar 2013 #41

This appears to be a case of statutory rape. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #49

Wow, and if she was 12? No "criminalization" is okay either? bettyellen Mar 2013 #55

And if she were 14? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #65

so you have a one year issue with the "line" which - of course- cannot be "fuzzy" bettyellen Mar 2013 #73

Welcome to DU wryter2000 Mar 2013 #9

Have a nice nap? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #13

I smell zombies. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2013 #26

2008 was a good year to join DU UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #28

No, just someone who didn't post much for a time muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #31

Um.... jeff47 Mar 2013 #15

No evidence naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #17

That claim is not backed by evidence. redqueen Mar 2013 #43

Yes it is backed by evidence naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #54

lol... D'Amato. Of course. redqueen Mar 2013 #58

So naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #61

You cited one study, and I posted just a FEW of the reasons why it's flimsier than rice paper. redqueen Mar 2013 #62

You posted nothing naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #68

Corelation does not mean causation One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #63

True, that correlation does not equal causation naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #69

And Highway speeds are up while traffic deaths are down. One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #70

I see so porn only affects foot ball players in such a manor? L0oniX Mar 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #23

Only if they're SoCalNative Mar 2013 #52

This isn't a new thing rbixby Mar 2013 #27

You blame internet porn rather than BAD PARENTING?? kestrel91316 Mar 2013 #36

Yes and I'm not alone Zoonart Mar 2013 #45

NO NO NO! SkyDaddy7 Mar 2013 #51

People used to marry off their children at 13 in this country like chattel. Ash_F Mar 2013 #60

It happened in the past NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #7

Yep. And it wasn't just the high school jocks that were having sex with underage girls. Arkansas Granny Mar 2013 #12

More like what's wrong with boys/men 16-25. geek tragedy Mar 2013 #8

What do you expect in this sick culture? Moostache Mar 2013 #25

Well said !!! RKP5637 Mar 2013 #29

FYI Mosby Mar 2013 #48

If you choose to defend the banks, that's on your conscience... Moostache Mar 2013 #50

hero worship mopinko Mar 2013 #11

It's where the sociopaths hang out TrogL Mar 2013 #24

I think a lot of it has to do with the attitude of the coaches and principals. winter is coming Mar 2013 #33

I beleive you are correct. Mopar151 Mar 2013 #76

this is an ongoing obscenity. niyad Mar 2013 #2

What is wrong with the upbringing of these jocks. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #3

Yes, it is more than peer pressure. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #44

Clearly: Parents and society are to blame! Something must change. Now. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #47

I hope some of the school officials NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #5

Could happen, as the Ohio AG will convene a grand jury to pursue further charges alp227 Mar 2013 #42

There is so much money involved in high scool and college sports now tblue37 Mar 2013 #10

There is not a lot of money in Torrington HS football NewJeffCT Mar 2013 #14

Coaches and administrators, even in small HS programs, tend tblue37 Mar 2013 #16

I don't think it's money naaman fletcher Mar 2013 #18

Rape, guns and war. God bless Ammeddicca ...the gahdreat saatan! L0oniX Mar 2013 #20

There is an issue that continues to be overlooked in these incidents. Blackjackdavey Mar 2013 #21

There's no doubt teenage drinking is behind many tragedies. radicalliberal Mar 2013 #34

I don't disagree with any of this Blackjackdavey Mar 2013 #39

In Glen Ridge, they weren't jocks and they weren't drunk. redqueen Mar 2013 #46

1st off rtracey Mar 2013 #22

Yep, it was at a party and there was definitely drinking. lark Mar 2013 #30

And there it is. Blackjackdavey Mar 2013 #37

And inevitably there is bullying and blaming of the victims muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #32

It seems like it's usually gang rape. Why? Isn't one enough? radicalliberal Mar 2013 #38

Rape is always wrong! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #40

I apologize for my first comments. I was speaking sarcastically. radicalliberal Mar 2013 #57

Seriously. I understood where you were coming from in the heat of anger. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #59

How true, how true . . . radicalliberal Mar 2013 #66

These are issues that I have been fighting for years even though In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #67

The seventies ushered in a new era of jockdum olddots Mar 2013 #53

Wow ... chervilant Mar 2013 #56

Wow.. sendero Mar 2013 #64

All of us, chervilant Mar 2013 #71

I don't think .. sendero Mar 2013 #72

Arguing? chervilant Mar 2013 #74

We'll see if this turns into another Stubenville davidpdx Mar 2013 #75

disgusting Skittles Mar 2013 #77