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re: Tahj Jones incident and state of LSU program
Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:22 am to gabzooks
Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:22 am to gabzooks
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The perception (in media and forums) seems to be that LSU leads the SEC in such incidents
no. I will argue that that is YOUR perception of THE perception. other schools think THE perception is about their schools. the thing is that there really is no universal perception as perception really involves the complex elements of bias.
however, THE perception of college football (and basketball and pro football and basketball as well) is that thugs are welcome to play. what feeds this perception is fact; shootings, stabbings, rape, robbery, etc. There is an unusually high number of felony's committed by athletes of certain sports (football and basketball). this is FACT. just compare with other athletes and society as a whole. i'm simply stating facts not launching any tirades about anything. so call me a racist, call me an old cynic, call me anything you want. i'm not talking dui's here, i'm talking crimes against others and it happens everywhere in every program.
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Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:26 am to LSU GrandDad
How many times did you have to delete the n word while typing that up granddad?
Posted on 4/15/14 at 8:43 am to LSU GrandDad
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I will argue that that is YOUR perception of THE perception.
Perception of perception of perception... on and on.
Point is national articles and news syndicates over the last five years have often used LSU as an example of high rate of such incidents. And certainly locally LSU has been represented as such. But the stats may show that LSU really isn't the "face" of such issues (though not from such occurrences)
Posted on 4/15/14 at 9:01 am to LSU GrandDad
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here is an unusually high number of felony's committed by athletes of certain sports (football and basketball). this is FACT. just compare with other athletes and society as a whole. i'm simply stating facts not launching any tirades about anything.
Link to these facts?
The arrest rate for NFL players is 2.9%. NBA is 1.92%. So less than 1 in 45 players gets arrested
The arrest rate for "society" is 10.8% for males the ages 22-34. The arrest rate for the entire US population is 4.25%
So I would love to see what facts you have to backup your claims
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LINK
NFL arrest rate more about perception than statistics. -- Guess the perception isn't based off "FACT"
Disproves your felony argument too .47/1 for aggravated assault
Football and Baseball have a similar arrest rate too, with baseball actually being slightly higher some years
This post was edited on 4/15/14 at 9:20 am
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