This is why our country is going down hill...

[Jarlaxle]

pointing to the sky?

You mean saying were number one?

No. Many athletes do it...offhand, Pedro Martinez did it when leaving the mound after his last inning. Tom Gordon did it after nailing down a save.

 

[bodecea]

Apparently that liberal bastion, Texas, is where this took place.

 

[KevinWestern]

Track team disqualified for act of praise deemed "excessive" - KWCH

Who ever made this rule should be fired. He was NOT taunting the other team he was just thanking god he won. There is a difference!!!

After winning the race, the runner pointed to the sky. The gesture was ruled "excessive celebration," which is against the rules.

People need to use their heads.

We ban things like celebratory gestures when winning races, but embrace things like excessive violence, sex, and garbage on our children's 6 hr/day TV stream.

Disturbing story.


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[Mac1958]

Track team disqualified for act of praise deemed "excessive" - KWCH

Who ever made this rule should be fired. He was NOT taunting the other team he was just thanking god he won. There is a difference!!!

After winning the race, the runner pointed to the sky. The gesture was ruled "excessive celebration," which is against the rules.

People need to use their heads.

We ban things like celebratory gestures when winning races, but embrace things like excessive violence, sex, and garbage on our children's 6 hr/day TV stream.

Disturbing story.

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Indeed.

Our culture is in decay, our priorities are completely distorted, and very few seem to care.

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[bodecea]

Track team disqualified for act of praise deemed "excessive" - KWCH

Who ever made this rule should be fired. He was NOT taunting the other team he was just thanking god he won. There is a difference!!!

People need to use their heads.

We ban things like celebratory gestures when winning races, but embrace things like excessive violence, sex, and garbage on our children's 6 hr/day TV stream.

Disturbing story.

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Indeed.

Our culture is in decay, our priorities are completely distorted, and very few seem to care.

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In Texas perhaps.

 

[Mac1958]

People need to use their heads.

We ban things like celebratory gestures when winning races, but embrace things like excessive violence, sex, and garbage on our children's 6 hr/day TV stream.

Disturbing story.

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Indeed.

Our culture is in decay, our priorities are completely distorted, and very few seem to care.

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In Texas perhaps.

Across the board. I'll let the partisan ideologues point the finger at "the other guy".

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[Mac1958]

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The "Jackass" TV show -- yes, television -- provides us with regular and vivid illustrations of a culture in decay. A very helpful barometer from the show and movies:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJiUCarBFd4]Jackass 3 Shit Volcano scene - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvuPES4I-dw]Jackass 3D poo cocktail supreme - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaP4iIVvSGU]JACKASS 3D - "Shit Cocktail" - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxcRhlZpDXg]jackass: SHIT stains - YouTube[/ame]

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[depotoo]

UIL STATEMENT (from news release):

At the Region IV Conference 3A Track & Field regional meet held on Saturday, April 27 at Texas A&M Kingsville, a relay team from Columbus High School was disqualified by local meet officials for an unsporting act at the conclusion of the boys 4 x100 meter relay.

The meet official indicated the athlete crossed the finish line and gestured upward with his arm and finger and behaved disrespectfully toward meet officials, in their opinion. In the judgment of the official, this was a violation of NFHS track & field rule 4-6-1. The regional meet referee concurred with this decision and the student was subsequently disqualified. There is no indication that the decision was made because of any religious expression. This was a judgment call, as are many decisions of meet officials in all activities.

According to NFHS rules, once the meet is concluded, the results become final. Neither the UIL nor NFHS have rules that prohibit religious expression.

The UIL takes situations such as these very seriously, and is continuing to investigate the matter fully.

UIL: No indication that Texas high school relay team was disqualified from state for religious gesture | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - SportsDayDFW

hmmm, someone covering their butt or... We shall have to wait and see.

 

[bodecea]

UIL STATEMENT (from news release):

At the Region IV Conference 3A Track & Field regional meet held on Saturday, April 27 at Texas A&M Kingsville, a relay team from Columbus High School was disqualified by local meet officials for an unsporting act at the conclusion of the boys 4 x100 meter relay.

The meet official indicated the athlete crossed the finish line and gestured upward with his arm and finger and behaved disrespectfully toward meet officials, in their opinion. In the judgment of the official, this was a violation of NFHS track & field rule 4-6-1. The regional meet referee concurred with this decision and the student was subsequently disqualified. There is no indication that the decision was made because of any religious expression. This was a judgment call, as are many decisions of meet officials in all activities.

According to NFHS rules, once the meet is concluded, the results become final. Neither the UIL nor NFHS have rules that prohibit religious expression.

The UIL takes situations such as these very seriously, and is continuing to investigate the matter fully.

UIL: No indication that Texas high school relay team was disqualified from state for religious gesture | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - SportsDayDFW

hmmm, someone covering their butt or... We shall have to wait and see.

Kingsville. The deep deep bastion of liberalism!!

 

[depotoo]

UIL STATEMENT (from news release):

At the Region IV Conference 3A Track & Field regional meet held on Saturday, April 27 at Texas A&M Kingsville, a relay team from Columbus High School was disqualified by local meet officials for an unsporting act at the conclusion of the boys 4 x100 meter relay.

The meet official indicated the athlete crossed the finish line and gestured upward with his arm and finger and behaved disrespectfully toward meet officials, in their opinion. In the judgment of the official, this was a violation of NFHS track & field rule 4-6-1. The regional meet referee concurred with this decision and the student was subsequently disqualified. There is no indication that the decision was made because of any religious expression. This was a judgment call, as are many decisions of meet officials in all activities.

According to NFHS rules, once the meet is concluded, the results become final. Neither the UIL nor NFHS have rules that prohibit religious expression.

The UIL takes situations such as these very seriously, and is continuing to investigate the matter fully.

UIL: No indication that Texas high school relay team was disqualified from state for religious gesture | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - SportsDayDFW

hmmm, someone covering their butt or... We shall have to wait and see.

Kingsville. The deep deep bastion of liberalism!!

It was the UIL that disqualified him - not Kingsville.

 

[Clementine]

Some are already against competitive sports and now no one is supposed to be happy about winning. The new rules are oppressive and go against human nature. That is one thing certain people completely lack any understanding of- human nature. People don't like being oppressed and having their lives micro-managed by a less intelligent group of leaders. Yet, every day there are new rules and new attempts at controlling people's behavior and thought process.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Track team disqualified for act of praise deemed "excessive" - KWCH

Who ever made this rule should be fired. He was NOT taunting the other team he was just thanking god he won. There is a difference!!!

After winning the race, the runner pointed to the sky. The gesture was ruled "excessive celebration," which is against the rules.

Nonsense.

The country is not going ‘downhill.’

Eyewitness News checked with the Kansas State High School Activities Association or KSHSAA about its policy on gestures.

It says, coaches for track have to sign and turn in a card at each meet stating they will have good sportsmanship, and that all athletes will wear proper uniforms.

That cards states that "Acts meant to demean or embarrass opposing contestants, teams, spectators and officials are not consistent with expected ideals of interscholastic education and competition and will not be tolerated."

However idiotic, implying that some god favors one track team over another can clearly be construed as demeaning, particularly to the participant pointing toward the sky.

 

[Mac1958]

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On one hand, the thought that a god has made one athlete beat another seems a little odd to me. Same as thinking a god made you hit a home run. What about the pitcher? Is he just fucked?

But this whole thing is silly. Pointing to the sky? Did that hurt someone's widdle feelings? Will it give the losers nightmares? Has it caused the losers some kind of emotional/mental damage from which they'll never recover?

Let's just get rid of school sports then. The last thing we want to do is have losers. I mean, it's not as if the kids will have to learn to deal with adversity once they're in the real world.



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[Ravi]

Why do Christians always demand more rights than anyone else? Here we have a kid that knowingly agreed to the state of Texas rules on conduct and he broke the rule. Now his father is threatening to sue?

My God, the country is going to hell in a hand basket. What ever happened to personal responsibility?

 

[RadicalRedneck]

It cannot be said often enough. Obama and his cronies intentions are to destroy the US economy, and by destroying Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.- they have already begun.

In order to repair the damage to the U.S. done by this incompetent, poor excuse for a president and to avoid further damage by the current group of circus clowns we need to prevent any and all bills proposed by Progressive Caucus. We also need to make sure that the Clinton’s and the Biden’s and the other unfit morons of the House and Senate get sent back to their home states where they can do no further damage to the rest of us.

 

[konradv]

It cannot be said often enough. Obama and his cronies intentions are to destroy the US economy, and by destroying Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.- they have already begun.

In order to repair the damage to the U.S. done by this incompetent, poor excuse for a president and to avoid further damage by the current group of circus clowns we need to prevent any and all bills proposed by Progressive Caucus. We also need to make sure that the Clinton’s and the Biden’s and the other unfit morons of the House and Senate get sent back to their home states where they can do no further damage to the rest of us.

LOL!!! You win the 'non sequitur' award.

 

[Caroljo]

Why do Christians always demand more rights than anyone else? Here we have a kid that knowingly agreed to the state of Texas rules on conduct and he broke the rule. Now his father is threatening to sue?

My God, the country is going to hell in a hand basket. What ever happened to personal responsibility?

What ever happened to TOLERANCE that the left is always screaming about?

I think we better start paying more attention to these athletes and what they're doing, don't you? I think I'm going to start complaining about those darn football players that keep slapping each others BUTTS! Damn ... I don't want to see that shit!! How about you??