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17 Jul 2005, 6:19 pm

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05197/539043.stm

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17 Jul 2005, 7:16 pm

I saw that story on Yahoo news. It didn't say what was wrong with the kid but I kind of had a feeling he was autistic.

Personally, I am not suprised. I am not a sports person at all but the way I have seen some coaches act tords the players, it does not suprise me at all.

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17 Jul 2005, 7:38 pm

That sounds about right, personal ambition, venality, spite and an utter disregard for somebody far weaker than yourself are part of what gives the 'alpha male' his uncontestated status as an 'uber-contender' in Competitive Life.

Perhaps it was the lack of subtlety and artlessness of the assault that led to its detection.

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17 Jul 2005, 8:25 pm

Don't dwell on it. This sort of thing happens all the time, alot more than what is documented or aired on the news.

There's parents around here teaching kids how to do "knee on knee" collisions in hockey. It is known as one of the dirtiest plays in hockey and it is so subtle that it can easily be argued as being a 'mistake' if someone gets caught doing it. I'm talking about 6-7 year olds here, carrying out their parent's orders to put other kids out of commision. It's pretty sad how the whole sport scene is now. Most kids don't simply play to play, they are forced to play to win by their parents, by any means possible.

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17 Jul 2005, 8:37 pm

At least this guy was caught; G-d knows how many times every day similar things happen where the perps are not caught.

Hopefully more and more of these perps will get caught in the act, and that this will send a message to those who try to hold people on the spectrum back.

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17 Jul 2005, 9:09 pm

*shakes head in disgust*

Like absolute zero said, this sort of thing happens all the time. It's a result of the coach's desire to win - not for the kids, but for himself. Happens a lot in junior sports, I've noticed. I've been left out of games for this reason myself.

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17 Jul 2005, 9:18 pm

People are really super mean sometimes.

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18 Jul 2005, 12:54 am

KILL THE SCUMBAG! HANG, DRAW AND QUARTER THE BASTARD!

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18 Jul 2005, 3:41 am

I knew that kid's coaches took it too seriously, but I didn't know there were S.O.Bs like that out there.

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18 Jul 2005, 3:56 am

What an arse. If I was that poor kid's dad, I know where I'd be inclined to stick the bat. :evil:

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18 Jul 2005, 4:51 am

Malcolm_Scipo wrote:

KILL THE SCUMBAG! HANG, DRAW AND QUARTER THE ba*****!

I couldnt agree more :evil:

This really makes me angry! This is one of the reasons why I hate sports

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18 Jul 2005, 9:25 am

Kerrigan wrote:

This is one of the reasons why I hate sports

This is one of the reasons why I hate people. :evil:

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18 Jul 2005, 10:41 am

hey stlf I see your also from Pittsburgh maybe me and you should take a ride down to fayette county and confront this a**hole! :evil:

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18 Jul 2005, 7:49 pm

jman wrote:

hey stlf I see your also from Pittsburgh maybe me and you should take a ride down to fayette county and confront this a**hole! :evil:

Then we'd be in the paper jman...although I do believe that the local AutismLink folks are planning on taking a group to the guy's hearing.

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18 Jul 2005, 8:39 pm

are you involved with autismlink? Cause I kind of want to get involved in the autism like in advocacy or something.

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18 Jul 2005, 8:44 pm

no, I'm not personally involved in autismlink...although being in the mental health field I have contact with a lot of people who are...most are parents with young children. They do a good job in advocating for autism related services in western PA..however, they do take a view of the spectrum that is rather more pathological than my own. If you would like check them out at http://www.autismlink.com

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