One thing I don't get with you and Larry is how Clarkson's stance against
physical assault is an example of political correctness.  Please explain
because, up to now, neither one of you have.

Greg

> From: Bob Woodbury <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Bob Woodbury <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 09:44:31 -0500
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Article on Clarkson- Morris Absolved by Bertagna
>
> Guess in fairness, I have to ask when it is OK for a player to assult a
> coach.
> I think the answer, in this day and age, is that the player knows he can
> get away with it.
> In this case, the coach at been at that institution for a long time. He
> felt he had done nothing wrong, had in fact been wronged and if the
> administration didn't know who he was and what he stood for at this
> point, there was no use in participating in an exercise that ostensibly
> had already been determined by the PC Police.
> Just a thought.
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 12/5/2002 8:09:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>> [log in to unmask] writes:
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>>> Larry, let's leave aside the above description for a minute.  I want you to
>>> explain to the good folks on Hockey L why it is okay for a coach to assault
>>> a player, under any circumstance.  Isn't a coach supposed to be a leader, a
>>> molder of young men (and women)?  How is a coach leading, how is he setting
>>> an example by whaling away at some kid. This kind of stuff may be okay in
>>> your military (not mine) but it sure isn't okay on a university campus.
>>> a) I don't know what military you are in? b) Coach Morris never had a
>>> chance and I think the whole thing was part of a conspiracy aimed at
>>> hurting mens sports at Clarkson and certainly there should be a made for tv
>>> movie about the whole imbroglio and c) my favorite all time Canadian
>>> proverb- "if you can't beat 'em in the alley - you can't beat 'em on the
>>> ice- I have written Bryant Gumbel and expect Real Sports to do an expose;
>>> d) Joe Bertanga is a "standup" guy and deserves credit for this- in my day-
>>> the teacher (or coach) was always right.
>>>
>>>
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