tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358870946455288439.post4026597093256767842..comments2015-01-07T21:56:56.830-06:00Comments on Sidebars from the Sidelines: Social InjusticeLionHearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725402527141868577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358870946455288439.post-87808679813256765162011-02-06T00:21:38.351-06:002011-02-06T00:21:38.351-06:00Private establishments should be able to determine...Private establishments should be able to determine whether or not they want to allow firearms so I can see that point, however, gun laws and permit laws are obviously unconstitutional and the best way to understand that would be to understand that you don't need government permits or permissions to exercise your first amendment rights so why would you need them to exercise your second amendment ones?Captain Bringdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224199606058509995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358870946455288439.post-44846500319165833372010-12-20T14:05:44.260-06:002010-12-20T14:05:44.260-06:00I'm not sure, but I understood all NCAA athlet...I'm not sure, but I understood all NCAA athletes to be under the same restrictions on endorsements and pay-for-play type activities (like the white Olympic skier that played wide receiver for Colorado). But I take your point. There is always a risk in representing the whole with specific examples, but the examples are still there, and the injustice still real.<br /><br />Mr. Burress's handgun was legally owned, carried illegally, into an restricted establishment.LionHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725402527141868577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358870946455288439.post-29450828131918280102010-12-19T21:49:01.490-06:002010-12-19T21:49:01.490-06:00Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg with a leg...Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg with a legally-owned handgun and went to prison for three years. I find the sentence disgustingly harsh.<br /><br />Donte Stallworth, on the other hand, had a BAC of 0.12 and killed a man. He got 30 days in jail, and is never allowed to drive again. I find this disgustingly soft.<br /><br />It's easy to pick and choose specific examples to demonstrate an unequal pattern, but it's not necessarily correct.<br /><br />You'd be on better ground complaining of the outright racist NCAA rules restricting athletes (disproportionately black) from competing and getting endorsements, etc. prior to going pro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com