tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post740212406116097761..comments2024-03-29T09:16:30.082-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Saying No to Abusive BehaviorJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-74492637622477784102013-04-16T14:09:15.069-04:002013-04-16T14:09:15.069-04:00I agree. I've seen this type of behavior even ...I agree. I've seen this type of behavior even in kid sports with youngsters elementary school age both with Little League coaches and the gym teachers. I think it sets up the tolerance for later grades and college sports to think it's normal and necessary for coaches to act like that to have a good team. At least for those, who might have been good at certain sports later if they hadn't been turned off earlier by the behavior of screaming and belittling coaches.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81264411280011192462013-04-14T20:57:57.142-04:002013-04-14T20:57:57.142-04:00I'm glad you wrote this. Point well made.I'm glad you wrote this. Point well made.<br />carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33385518390780228412013-04-14T10:41:58.195-04:002013-04-14T10:41:58.195-04:00Thanks for bringing this up. Sports have their ow...Thanks for bringing this up. Sports have their own rules, sort of like Congress. Most people involved don't want to be judged by "outsiders." Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82536910575173519742013-04-14T09:58:39.358-04:002013-04-14T09:58:39.358-04:00You're absolutely right, Jim. But athletics, a...You're absolutely right, Jim. But athletics, athletic directors, and coaches rule on campuses today. Frequently, the athletic director (and sometimes the coach) makes more than even the president or chancellor.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55961232084206665772013-04-14T09:49:37.360-04:002013-04-14T09:49:37.360-04:00If a bully can get away with it, the bullying cont...If a bully can get away with it, the bullying continues so someone has to whistle-blow to stop the abuse. It's especially bad when it happens to young people but it also happens at work. Then people are afraid of losing their jobs. Surely many people know a petty authority who holds back on needed supplies or doctors performance evaluations to enforce his/her own agenda?Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46282759568020425232013-04-14T05:45:40.787-04:002013-04-14T05:45:40.787-04:00I think that what happened at Penn State has posit...I think that what happened at Penn State has positively effected sports. The tolerance level is down for abuse. But I suspect, like so much in our society, it's just a reaction. Whatever happened to 55 saves lives? Most of 95 has posted speed limits of 70. I think it's all politics and liability insurance. CYA. If someone is convicted, everyone is "concerned." But if someone gets away with it, a blind eye is turned until they are forced to pony up. Five years ago no one would have said a word.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com