re: LSU Football Players "implicated" in bar fight

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That doesn't offend you, I get that. You feel that someone that dodges bullets and IED's in a war zone deserves no more benefit of the doubt than a person that makes chicken tenders and sloppy joe's at your kid's elementary school. No problem. That's your opinion, and I have mine. No worries.

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People here know him and he's never been in a combat zone.

I see your point I really do and some of the statements may have gone over the line. I know some of it, like "the marine stuck his nose in where it didnt along" might not neccesarily be derogatory but is just an indenifier. I've been calling them the marine and the driver just bc theres alot of people involved. Just like saying "a black guy" did something doesn't make you racist it's just an idenifier. As to the second i really hope no one said most marines are douches, im sure there's the same ratio of douches to non douches as there are in the general american public. However you have to admit there might be something to the theory that him being a marine might have contributed to him thinking he could handle what reports say vary between
3-30 very large and in shape football players. Not saying he started anything, he very well could've been acting the hero but I think a non-marine is more likely to stay out of that fight. And that's all people may have meant

Okay guys, let's get back on topic...

To sum up, I think we can all agree that we respect and appreciate what those who have served our country have done for us.


Now, if JJ were to just be suspended...

Does anyone know if Lee is #2, or is it Mett?

I found this article... I'm thinking the author isn't a big fan of our Tigers. sorry if Germans

J "pick six Lee"??



The comments are what caught my eye, tho.

Reports are he threw several punches, none of which landed near his intended target.

I would guess Lee unless he messes up then the chosen one would make his appearance..

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what have you been offended by? most of what I've seen is that servicemen are normal citizens and aren't entitled to special privileges... I don't think this Marine catching an asswhopping is any more or less disgusting than one of any other profession catching one.

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I know Marines fight in bars. Believe me, I know that. I've known many unworthy Marines. I know Marines are just citizens like everyone else. I don't think they deserve special privileges. But that's not at issue here.

At issue are the knee-jerk reactions of certain posters on this board to minimize the importance of military service, simply because a Marine might have been a victim of attack by the LSU starting quarterback. It shows what really matters when the chips are down. Shower the veteran with empty words of thanks and praise, but shut him up if he endangers football season.

The moment it came out that this kid might have been a Marine, an immediate effort was made by certain posters on this board to minimize him, to compare the importance of what he does to that of a teacher or a garbage man.

Let me explain to you why this upsets me. This nation is only just now emerging from ten long years of war. In this war, only a tiny fraction of a percentage of the population volunteered to go fight. Thousands of them died. Tens of thousands of them were maimed. Hundreds of thousands saw and did things that will never leave them. Granted this was their job, they volunteered for it and they were paid for it. But it is not the same thing as being a teacher or a garbage man. It is not in the same universe as being a teacher or a garbage man.

And those of you who wish to ignore this fact because the starting LSU quarterback kicked a veteran in the head need to reflect a moment.

If the victim was a service-member, in or out of uniform, that matters.

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At issue are the knee-jerk reactions of certain posters on this board to minimize the importance of military service, simply because a Marine might have been a victim of attack by the LSU starting quarterback. It shows what really matters when the chips are down.

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either way, his being a marine doesnt matter.

i don't understand how you can be looking at this the way you are.

if he is a victim then those that wronged him should be punished.

but we don't know if he was the victim.

i really don't understand your stance.

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And those of you who wish to ignore this fact because the starting LSU quarterback kicked a veteran in the head need to reflect a moment

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allegedly.

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At issue are the knee-jerk reactions of certain posters on this board to minimize the importance of military service, simply because a Marine might have been a victim of attack by the LSU starting quarterback. It shows what really matters when the chips are down. Shower the veteran with empty words of thanks and praise, but shut him up if he endangers football season.

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I've read this whole thread and I concede that some of our fans have made these types of comments. However, out of the hundreds of LSU fans that have commented, there has only been a few of these comments. To insinuate that the select few are an accurate representation of the majority or even a large amount of the fanbase is unfounded.

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If the victim was a service-member, in or out of uniform, that matters.

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No it doesn't.