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NFL Sends Loud Message With Pacman Suspension
in response to reader comment: Punishment Before Trial

Submitted by Chris Katzman, May 17, 2007 12:20

The fact of the matter is these players shouldn't be subjecting themselves to environments where they can get themselves into these kinds of predicaments to begin with. If they want to run around with their own childhood thug buddies, then they shouldn't have volunteered to join an elite organization where everything they do will be magnified a thousand fold and broadcast to anybody around the country who happens to be within an earshot of a radio or TV. They should be held to a higher standard, plain and simple. These are role models for today's youth. What kind of an example are they setting when they get themselves in situations such as these?

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Apr 11, 2007 14:37

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Apr 11, 2007 13:27

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Apr 11, 2007 12:22

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Apr 11, 2007 10:12

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