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re: Georgia fan shares racist comments made by UGA baseball player toward Justin Fields
Posted on 10/4/18 at 2:51 pm to MontyFranklyn
Posted on 10/4/18 at 2:51 pm to MontyFranklyn
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I just don't think that people truly understand that most decisions like this that are made by individuals and groups, of all scales, ultimately comes down to how it will effect the decision maker monetarily.
It's all a Cost/Benefit or Risk/Benefit analysis. It's unfortunate, because at the end of the day, Sasser's remarks are not categorically worse than a kid who drives drunk (thus endangering people's lives) or a football player who got into a physical altercation with a female (both things that we've seen not impact someone's standing in an athletic program)... but given the optics of the situation, he's viewed as an acceptable casualty while the former are viewed as "rehabilitation projects".
I would have liked to have seen an alternate resolution, but it's not terribly surprising that this is where we ended up, nor am I that upset about it. Not ideal, but he knew he crossed a line... he gave up the ability to control the outcome.
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Posted on 10/4/18 at 3:05 pm to fibonaccisquared
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It's all a Cost/Benefit or Risk/Benefit analysis.
Absolutely.
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I would have liked to have seen an alternate resolution, but it's not terribly surprising that this is where we ended up, nor am I that upset about it. Not ideal, but he knew he crossed a line... he gave up the ability to control the outcome.
Agreed. That's the other part of this discussion that some forget. All incidents regarding potential racial connotations are not equitable. I'm much more understanding of this outcome than, say, the Papa John's flap or the sportscaster who got fired for saying "cotton picking" with regard to Russell Westbrook.
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