Thursday, May 7, 2015

The World Is Spiralling Out Of Control: Non-NFL Version

There will obviously be more about DeflateGate probably within the day, and there's plenty to look at.

And don't forget the fallout from "The Fraud of the Century"...

But, just the last couple of days, I now see at least three other stories (in three different sports!) to indicate just how out of control things are getting in this crazy world.
  • New Britain, CT:  A golfer is asked to speed up his play.  Not uncommon, especially when the USGA themselves made a national issue of it in commercials ("While We're Young") and PSAs during a recent US Open.  Having said golfer go to his cart and pull a GUN is not what I think the USGA (or the local police, who have arrested the guy -- who had a legal permit for the gun until the arrest!) had in mind for a response.  Doubly so when he showed the gun in a menacing manner to the second group who decided to complain about his slow play.
  • Speaking of guns where they shouldn't be, even with the guy being permitted to have one, Tampa Bay, FL:  A Lightning fan faces a misdemeanor charge of bringing a gun to a sporting event when he was found to have dropped his weapon in the bathroom.  No, not THAT weapon...  His gun!!  Like the other story, he had a permit.  Had he not, it would've been a felony.
  • To show how crazy Arena Football can continue to be, we go back to Deadspin and head to Portland:  Quincy Butler has been "reassigned" by the league (read: BANNED) for protesting an ejection penalty by throwing his helmet into the crowd -- and conking a child with it!  This piece of work was banned from the country of Canada and thrown out of the CFL (he was with Calgary) just seven months ago after a conviction for assault of a cab driver!  No word on final discipline or criminal charges, but, technically, this would be a violation of the 18 months of probation in Canada for the cab-driver assault!

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