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LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

10. Banning the sport? Under whose authority can a sport be banned?

Reply to Solomon (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2015, 11:53 AM

May 2015

Are you planning to ban boxing, MMA, alcohol and smoking too? Soccer as well considering studies show that heading the ball also causes damage to the brain.

If you don't like the sport, don't play it. Simple. But you have no authority to ban it

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The NFL is more than happy to distract us with deflate-gate, wife abuse and child abuse. [View all] Solomon May 2015 OP

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Violence against women and children is a real issue. TDale313 May 2015 #5

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Have another biscuit Solomon May 2015 #9

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Hey, I can reply. joeybee12 May 2015 #12

whose we? Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #13

Who was stopped from talking about banning the sport? The2ndWheel May 2015 #14

Seriously? NobodyHere May 2015 #15