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I don't understand this story's connection to Iran...

And from what I can tell, the coach made the assumption that it was racist based on that both teams were American, and that the chanting of "USA" by the one team then tacitly implies that the other team somehow isn't. This assumption was no doubt exacerbated by that most of the players on the other team were Hispanic. Having said this, there's no way for the coach to prove this, so he is not justified in dealing out repercussions. However, if I may express my own unprovable assumptions, I also share the coach's suspicion.

 

The way you presented the story seemed to tilt toward one way of understanding the situation, and I wanted to present the opposite view. As for the topic's relevance, that's a subjective assessment, innit? But if you're accusing me of over-thinking it, then I take that as a compliment.

 

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog...d+from+new+jersey+area+an+internet+sensation/

New Jersey, of course.

 

Snooki's kid?

*sorry, couldn't resist*

 

http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/11/meet-...-mimic-arabic-urdu-and-english-words-3407110/

 

Does everyone lie about the size of their junk?

Unless that kid is like 7.5 feet tal there is no way that thing is 12 feet tall.

 

The ducks will be having a huge dinner tonight *obscure call-back to an earlier story in the thread*

 

In some countries, that might count as a legitimate work of art.

 

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/16/mystery-of-henri-ivs-missing-head-divides-france/

 

A Minneapolis woman says her 2-year-old son was traumatized by a man accused of slapping the boy and calling him a racial slur during an Atlanta-bound flight.​

The boy's mother, Jessica Bennett, said in a statement Saturday that her son has become "apprehensive to strangers" since the Feb. 8 flight from Minneapolis.​

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Joe Rickey Hundley, of Hayden, Idaho, has been charged with simple assault. His attorney said he will plead not guilty.​

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Bennett, 33, told authorities her son was crying as the Delta Air Lines flight prepared for landing. Hundley, 60, was sitting next to her and slapped the boy in his face, causing a scratch under his right eye, she said.​

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Hundley "told her to shut that (N-word) baby up," FBI special agent Daron Cheney said in a sworn statement. "Ms. Bennett received assistance from several people on the plane."​

Bennett said the infant began crying louder after he was hit.​

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"Hundley's comments were racist and hateful," Bennett said in a statement to KARE-TV (http://kare11.tv/YyjZ58). "The family has numerous questions about how a passenger could get so violently out of control as to assault a toddler."​

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Hundley was suspended from his job as president of Unitech Composites and Structures, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported (http://bit.ly/Xg2aJQ).​

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Al Haase, president and chief executive of AGC Aerospace and Defense, Composites Group — Unitech's parent company — said the firm was taking the matter seriously.​

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"In accordance with our company's personal conduct policy, we have suspended the employee pending investigation," Haase said in a statement.​

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http://news.yahoo.com/mother-boy-slapped-plane-now-apprehensive-002804543.html

 

Here's a picture of the mom, and her son who was slapped and scratched under his eyes and called the n-word by a random stranger on the plane:



Yeah, he's 2 years old. Not that it would make it any better if he was 8 or 18 or 80, but who hits a 2 year old...

(and the guy was apparently this bigshot CEO/President of this aerospace/defense/technology company)

 

This is the kind of story that just leaves you questioning all faith in humanity...

That picture is adorable, though.

 

Absolutely disgusting. What kind of a person hits a child?

 

The kind of 60 year old who thinks it's still okay to call a kid a "****** baby," apparently.

 

DREAMCATCHER.

 

mmm, add some BBQ sauce and it's grillin' time !

 

I know what should've been done to that guy who called a two-year-old the n-word:

"Sir, we've reached your stop."

"But the plane hasn't stopped yet, and we're still 30,000 feet in the air."

"Well, too bad."

(flight attendants proceed to throw him out the door)

 

The United States Marine Corps is proud to present their newest mascot....Chesty XIV.

9 week old English Bulldog.

From OOOH RAH to....Ooooh Awwwww.

 

PETA to name HQ after Simpsons co - creator.

 

Study: Fish in drug-tainted water suffer reaction

 

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...-sued-over-emotional-upset-during-yoga-class/

 

So....Alec Baldwin's wife's name is Hilaria?

That sounds like a mosquito-borne disease that causes fits of laughter....