Comments on: Ban high school football – it leads to gangs and violence! http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/04/08/ban-high-school-football-it-leads-to-gangs-and-violence/ Politics. Alabama Style. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:57:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dagpotter http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/04/08/ban-high-school-football-it-leads-to-gangs-and-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-23305 Dagpotter Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:48:08 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1485#comment-23305 Holy Moly, I took a class on Conflict Resolution in Grad School. It was on using it to settle issues with nations. Unfortunately, like the major source said at that time (1993) it had never worked. Countries almost always went to war - because conflict resolution required both sides to give up something. Ms. Haynes needs to do some research. Also, Brian see if you can get a sympathetic article in the Times by establishing a one member organization complaining about football programs. Holy Moly, I took a class on Conflict Resolution in Grad School. It was on using it to settle issues with nations. Unfortunately, like the major source said at that time (1993) it had never worked. Countries almost always went to war – because conflict resolution required both sides to give up something. Ms. Haynes needs to do some research. Also, Brian see if you can get a sympathetic article in the Times by establishing a one member organization complaining about football programs.

]]> By: walt moffett http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/04/08/ban-high-school-football-it-leads-to-gangs-and-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-23241 walt moffett Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:57:57 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1485#comment-23241 Always thought conflict resolution was part of what JROTC teaches as a part of leadership training. Oh well, maybe she can escort the Olympic Torch and practice conflict resolution. Always thought conflict resolution was part of what JROTC teaches as a part of leadership training.

Oh well, maybe she can escort the Olympic Torch and practice conflict resolution.

]]> By: Don http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/04/08/ban-high-school-football-it-leads-to-gangs-and-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-23236 Don Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:27:34 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1485#comment-23236 Why not just ban government schools – period. There’s plenty of violence and other disruptions in classrooms that prevent those interested in obtaining an education from getting what they should, while the perps aren’t trying to better themselves and their heads are being filled with a bunch of mush, if anything. I too took JROTC and later served in the military protecting Ms. Haynes' freedom to speak insanely. In all of my service time, fortunately, I was never required to fire a shot at a human. In JROTC the majority of shots I fired were at the funerals of service men killed in the Korean “police action” at the behest of the United Nations and President Truman. One of those we helped bury had been my buddy the previous year. Why not just ban government schools – period. There’s plenty of violence and other disruptions in classrooms that prevent those interested in obtaining an education from getting what they should, while the perps aren’t trying to better themselves and their heads are being filled with a bunch of mush, if anything.

I too took JROTC and later served in the military protecting Ms. Haynes’ freedom to speak insanely. In all of my service time, fortunately, I was never required to fire a shot at a human. In JROTC the majority of shots I fired were at the funerals of service men killed in the Korean “police action” at the behest of the United Nations and President Truman. One of those we helped bury had been my buddy the previous year.

]]> By: Brian http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/04/08/ban-high-school-football-it-leads-to-gangs-and-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-23233 Brian Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:47:24 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1485#comment-23233 Don, she would argue that she is because in her mind JROTC is a breeding ground for MS-13. Don, she would argue that she is because in her mind JROTC is a breeding ground for MS-13.

]]> By: Don http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/04/08/ban-high-school-football-it-leads-to-gangs-and-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-23231 Don Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:10:37 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1485#comment-23231 Ms. Haynes might do well to put her time and effort into trying to help correct what seems to be a real problem in northeast Alabama. See http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/120764612540390.xml&coll=1 Ms. Haynes might do well to put her time and effort into trying to help correct what seems to be a real problem in northeast Alabama. See http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/120764612540390.xml&coll=1

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