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ProfessorGAC

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44. Can't Believe The Number Of Folks...

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 08:51 PM

Jun 6

...on this thread who think this was a perfectly acceptable outcome.
She won the race & there's no dispute as to how she did it. She ran faster. End of story
Giving first place to someone who didn't win the race because of something after the fact is foolish.
She's a kid. Let her celebrate the achievement.
An appropriate response, IMO, would be a warning that further such displays would DQ her from subsequent races.

This is the second time today I've seen this sort of B&W thinking. Liberals are supposed to be capable of dealing with shades of gray.

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16-year-old stripped of state championship over celebration [View all] Auggie Jun 5 OP

This is something that ANT would do... LakeVermilion Jun 5 #1

I bet the officials were GOPers who looked a lot like me or my wife. We aren't GOPers, though. marble falls Jun 5 #6

That was pretty darn tame. I hope that official can't sleep at night for a while. Just unfair and over the top. marble falls Jun 5 #2

Apologies for not mentioning the firewall Auggie Jun 5 #4

No problems! It ain't you, it's news sources expecting us to subscribe to 50 different news sources.! marble falls Jun 5 #5

"News sources expecting us to subscribe to 50 different news sources." sop Jun 5 #7

That's part of high school sports... appmanga Jun 5 #17

The celebration was not over the top. Period. marble falls Jun 5 #18

When you use a prop in a celebration in high school... appmanga Jun 5 #20

It's not perfect, but you can almost always use archive.ph ;) LauraInLA Jun 5 #30

How utterly stupid Jilly_in_VA Jun 5 #3

It's disrespectful and ignorant as hell NoRethugFriends Jun 5 #8

She was egged on by her father. He handed her the extinguisher. Auggie Jun 5 #10

The problem with a "warning" is that everyone doing it subsequently will think there are no consequences. Renew Deal Jun 5 #29

Did her dad buy an extinguisher to use, or liberate it from the facilities? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 5 #26

Maybe he brought his on Butterflylady Jun 5 #31

FCO, this isn't the Olympics, let the kid have her day...... Butterflylady Jun 5 #27

Well, actually, I'll take my advice ... NoRethugFriends Jun 5 #33

the spanish inquisition vs uppity sophomore Tetrachloride Jun 5 #9

I think you need a little more research on what the Spanish Inquisition was NoRethugFriends Jun 5 #16

god said no Tetrachloride Jun 5 #34

Searched to see if reinstated, nope. However at least one media source -- FOX -- had to bring in transgender Silent Type Jun 5 #11

I haven't officiated high school sports for a while... appmanga Jun 5 #19

The father is a big part of the problem Renew Deal Jun 5 #28

She competed. She won. Does whoever came in second really... dchill Jun 5 #12

A little cocky LittleGirl Jun 5 #13

Cocky? happy feet Jun 5 #15

Yes, her and her father's bringing out the fire extinguisher LittleGirl Jun 5 #21

You are supposed to learn sportsmanship at the high school level LisaM Jun 5 #36

Running while Black Cirsium Jun 5 #23

I'm sure that contributed to this, no doubt. LittleGirl Jun 5 #37

Male analogy? Couldn't say "brazen", "brash", ... ? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 5 #32

A warning or slap on the wrist would have sufficed. Fil1957 Jun 5 #14

Unsportsmanlike. Squaredeal Jun 5 #22

Personally, I think the officials were petty. It's not as if she did it on the track or taunted LoisB Jun 5 #24

It is what it is Renew Deal Jun 5 #25

Sorry folks,... Wuddles440 Jun 5 #35

No. Let her keep the medal. She trained hard for it. Auggie Jun 5 #39

Just because... Wuddles440 Jun 5 #40

I wanted to add a little context, as someone who grew up in north Monterey County, area know as Prunedale, the sticks, cksmithy Jun 5 #38

Thank you Cirsium Jun 5 #42

She deserved the punishment. Perhaps this will be the best piece of education she gets - learning Wonder Why Jun 5 #41

Charming Cirsium Jun 5 #43

Can't Believe The Number Of Folks... ProfessorGAC Jun 6 #44