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Former soccer player gets $100K for getting benched. Wouldn't kneel for "social justice"
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:05 pm
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A former Virginia Tech soccer player whose coach benched her for refusing to kneel during a pregame social-justice demonstration just scored $100,000 under a terms of a settlement with said coach.
Kiersten Hening filed a lawsuit in 2021 against head coach Charles "Chugger" Adair on First Amendment grounds, claiming that she was benched after Adair became frustrated by her political views, which often differed from those of her teammates, the Roanoke Times reports.
The 'social-justice demonstration' was primarily a ritual in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis Police (and with an elephant-sized dose of fentanyl in his system).
After Henning refused to kneel during the reading of a "unity statement" prior to a Sept. 12, 2020 game against the University of Virginia, Adair "verbally attacked" her during halftime - berating and eventually benching her. Two games later, she quit the team, saying that she was forced out due to her coach's "campaign of abuse and retaliation."
Henning claimed in her lawsuit that while she "supports social justice and believes that black lives matter," she "does not support BLM the organization," citing its "tactics and core tenets of its mission statement, including defunding the police," the NY Post reports.
The settlement comes after a Dec. 2 decision by Judge Thomas Cullen, who denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and agreeing that Henning's time on the field decreased following the incident.
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A former Virginia Tech soccer player whose coach benched her for refusing to kneel during a pregame social-justice demonstration just scored $100,000 under a terms of a settlement with said coach.
Kiersten Hening filed a lawsuit in 2021 against head coach Charles "Chugger" Adair on First Amendment grounds, claiming that she was benched after Adair became frustrated by her political views, which often differed from those of her teammates, the Roanoke Times reports.
The 'social-justice demonstration' was primarily a ritual in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis Police (and with an elephant-sized dose of fentanyl in his system).
After Henning refused to kneel during the reading of a "unity statement" prior to a Sept. 12, 2020 game against the University of Virginia, Adair "verbally attacked" her during halftime - berating and eventually benching her. Two games later, she quit the team, saying that she was forced out due to her coach's "campaign of abuse and retaliation."
Henning claimed in her lawsuit that while she "supports social justice and believes that black lives matter," she "does not support BLM the organization," citing its "tactics and core tenets of its mission statement, including defunding the police," the NY Post reports.
The settlement comes after a Dec. 2 decision by Judge Thomas Cullen, who denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and agreeing that Henning's time on the field decreased following the incident.
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Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:08 pm to Night Vision
shoudda sued the school for millions too.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:10 pm to ChineseBandit58
Does VA allow a state school to be sued?
I know that Mike Leach tried suing Texas Tech for wrongful dismissal and it got quashed because state schools were considered to have sovereign immunity.
I know that Mike Leach tried suing Texas Tech for wrongful dismissal and it got quashed because state schools were considered to have sovereign immunity.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:10 pm to ChineseBandit58
She won’t get much after her lawyer feasts.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:14 pm to navy
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She won’t get much after her lawyer feasts.
That is a shame, but the point is actually inflicting pain on the woke idiots, so I am proud of her and happy she won.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:14 pm to Night Vision
sorry coach but freedom wins again
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:16 pm to Night Vision
Should have gone for 3 more zeroes.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:36 pm to Night Vision
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with an elephant-sized dose of fentanyl in his system
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:48 pm to Night Vision
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“Finally, we understand that a lawsuit may be settled for a host of different reasons, none of which may be related to guilt or innocence. We firmly believe that these allegations are nothing more than a distorted representation of the facts. Today, we join together to affirm that Coach Adair’s leadership has made each of us better players, teammates, and people.”
you think any of these women do the same for Trump?
Posted on 3/6/24 at 4:59 pm to navy
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She won’t get much after her lawyer feasts.
nope, loser pays all lawyer fees for winner
she gets the entire $100k to herself
Posted on 3/6/24 at 8:42 pm to keakar
it was an out of court settlement in January '23
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:02 am to Night Vision
Someone needs to marry this chick.
Fast
Fast
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:04 am to Night Vision
The woke slime only respond to physical or financial pain. I’m all for bleeding them financially.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 2:21 am to Night Vision
Doesn't someone have a sig pic with her standing while her cuck teammates are kneeling?
Or is that a different soccer player?
Or is that a different soccer player?
This post was edited on 3/7/24 at 2:22 am
Posted on 3/7/24 at 7:02 am to Night Vision
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Charles "Chugger" Adair
Wonder what coach likes to chug! I’m going to go with…..Alex, what looks like a banana for $100k
Posted on 3/7/24 at 7:58 am to keakar
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nope, loser pays all lawyer fees for winner she gets the entire $100k to herself
Not true. That only applies if the case goes to trial. This was a settlement, and unless there was a separate aspect of the settlement to pay legal fees, her lawyer would get a cut or was paid by the hour prior to the settlement.
Posted on 3/7/24 at 8:17 am to Night Vision
Good for her
F the coach
F the coach
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