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ls317

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Sat Aug-20-05 09:52 PM
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What Is Wrong With This

Edited on Sat Aug-20-05 09:53 PM by ls317

SAN ANTONIO -- As big as Texas high school football is these days, you still wonder how some individuals are allowed to be in leadership positions. Case in point: Brandon Jackson.

To make a long story short, Brandon is awaiting a trial for taking place in the brutal robberies of six individuals. Brandon was also an all-district wide receiver for North Mesquite High School last football season. So why isn't Jackson playing for his old high school even though now he has been charged with a serious felony?

Because that high school and it's school district have a set of morals and believe that in order to teach youngsters like Brandon who make egregious errors, they have banished him from the district. Yet here's a twist in societal logic.

http://www.blackathletesportsnetwork.net/artman/publish/article_0983.shtml

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silverlib

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:05 PM
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1. I didn't know this was still going on in Texas

When I was in high school - back in the dark ages, school districts would pay rent on houses in their district for a good football player's family.

Sounds like we haven't moved away from that much at all. It's a shame, and it's not what is best for the children.

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ls317

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:07 PM
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2. No Kidding

Looking at this story the real loser in this one is the child... But there is plenty of blame to be share evenly...

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orpupilofnature57

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:10 PM
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3. Just more of the nostalgia Shrub has instituted, too bad Shrub wasn't big in

Edited on Sat Aug-20-05 10:11 PM by orpupilofnature57

1955.

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Ilsa

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:14 PM
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4. Remember Shrub may have said "play hard and play fair,"

but he also said "play to win". These a-holes here in Texas take that seriously and take their football even more seriously. They even pay the coaches big bucks while kids go without educational materials that should take priority. Really, I'm surprised we haven't had riots like in European soccer stadiums over football.

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SledDriver

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:21 PM
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5. Are they saying "It's OK to comit a felony..."

Edited on Sat Aug-20-05 10:43 PM by SledDriver

"so long as you're a good football player"?

Where have I (O.J.) heard that before?

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ls317

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:25 PM
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6. Hey

It was 6 felony counts...

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SledDriver

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Sat Aug-20-05 10:45 PM
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7. My bad..

:blush:

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