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Originally Posted by 21C
I don't understand the apologists out there for this guy, including the kid's mother. Imagine the outcry if this had happened with a teacher in the classroom.
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I think it is because it is football. It is the gladiator sport so what would be the big deal with a slap in the hand. You have to toughen the young man up. I am sure the same things happened to the coach and as you can see he turned out all right 
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