Supposedly two others players didn't kneel and they didn't lose playing time. My best guess is the law firm that represents the school felt it was easier to just settle then have it go to trial.
I don't see how you can support Kaepernick's right to kneel without also supporting Hening's right to not kneel. Or vice versa. This is a pure freedom of speech question, and they both have that right.
Soccer is Trojan Horse Dad!!!I don’t think anyone here said her not kneeling was a problem. Did I miss something? Kinda douchy to not join your teammates in a good cause, but I support her right. (oh good!)
Probably got same advice from Gio’s parents on how to deal with playing time issues. Introspection? Nah, blame something else
You can make the same argument about Kap's lack of playing time.I don’t think anyone here said her not kneeling was a problem. Did I miss something? Kinda douchy to not join your teammates in a good cause, but I support her right.
Probably got same advice from Gio’s parents on how to deal with playing time issues. Introspection? Nah, blame something else
It cuts both waysYou can make the same argument about Kap's lack of playing time.
I don't believe it in his case, either. Both seem to be pretty simple examples of retaliation for making the wrong political statement.
The difference is the nfl is a private entity so the first amendment doesn’t apply. Virginia tech is a state school so it does. That’s the entire argument behind the Twitter files: Twitter is allowed to censor whoever it wants but things change if the government starts influencing twitters policies (they are arguing over what causes that line to be crossed)It cuts both ways
It survived summary judgment which would have been a huge red flag for the litigators. Damages are a little light because 1983 damages can be difficult to prove up. She would have had to have shown her professional career or reputation was somehow materially injured…unless she’s for sure going pro that’s really speculative.Supposedly two others players didn't kneel and they didn't lose playing time. My best guess is the law firm that represents the school felt it was easier to just settle then have it go to trial.
Thanks for the chat Grace T. What I mean is we need to get all politics, religion, sexual likes and dislikes, sex attraction and deep desires of ones must intimate and private fantasies out of the great game and also take out race and forcing students to be fully jabbed to enter and or play sports out of the game. All this needs to be 100% out of sport, moo! Let sport just be sport and 100% a stand alone and just reported on the game itself. The starters, the rosters, the bench, the coach and the program. Nothing more and nothing less. Stats are always good. My heart goes out to all the young athletes who have to submit to what most of the team and coach wants them to do, even though it might go against the players faith, conscious or just might not be something a player wants to be involved with. Pay to play is not always about paying money to play, sometimes one has to pay another way in order to be eligible.The difference is the nfl is a private entity so the first amendment doesn’t apply. Virginia tech is a state school so it does. That’s the entire argument behind the Twitter files: Twitter is allowed to censor whoever it wants but things change if the government starts influencing twitters policies (they are arguing over what causes that line to be crossed)
It survived summary judgment which would have been a huge red flag for the litigators. Damages are a little light because 1983 damages can be difficult to prove up. She would have had to have shown her professional career or reputation was somehow materially injured…unless she’s for sure going pro that’s really speculative.
Why then didn't the coach retaliate against the others who did not kneel?You can make the same argument about Kap's lack of playing time.
I don't believe it in his case, either. Both seem to be pretty simple examples of retaliation for making the wrong political statement.
"You're being a problem. Here is some money. Don't let the screen door hit you (etc)."The difference is the nfl is a private entity so the first amendment doesn’t apply. Virginia tech is a state school so it does. That’s the entire argument behind the Twitter files: Twitter is allowed to censor whoever it wants but things change if the government starts influencing twitters policies (they are arguing over what causes that line to be crossed)
It survived summary judgment which would have been a huge red flag for the litigators. Damages are a little light because 1983 damages can be difficult to prove up. She would have had to have shown her professional career or reputation was somehow materially injured…unless she’s for sure going pro that’s really speculative.
$100,000 problem per player can add up if others feel they were punished with less play time for taking a minority stand. The pressure to do what coach, players and 99% of the parents expect can be hard on "some" players."You're being a problem. Here is some money. Don't let the screen door hit you (etc)."
my two cents...$100K isn't F.U. walk away money. $25K or less would be for a joke case without any legal merit.
she claims he berated her in the locker room at halftime of that game. There are 20+ witnesses to that. If he didn't, he'd have 20+ players to come to his defense.
most likely case, she was underperforming on the field and/or in practice, he was annoyed by that, then also the kneeling thing furthered his disappointment and broke the camel's back. In these situations, there's usually more than one thing going on.
Regardless of your stance to kneel or not kneel, sounds like another soccer coach who doesn't know how to approach player issues/problems professionally. Give credit to this young adult player. It takes a lot of courage to stand up for what you believe in and pursue it legally and publicly, regardless of what political side of the fence the issue falls.
who are the other players that did not kneel? Maybe they fell into place later and didn't provide the same type of opposition or weren't vocal about it - who knows. And just because the coach has a lot of public supporters and the AD did not "punish" him it doesn't mean her rights weren't violated. There are plenty of situations where players have serious complaints about problems but attorneys often don't take those cases. There was a reason this lawsuit was settled for a significant amount.