Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Freedom of Speech in Sporting Events
Not too long ago, I had a soccer game that was very controversial to everyone. Mainly, it was controversial to us (my team). The referee would make calls that would not make sense and these calls cost us the game. Our parents were obviously mad at the referee and yelling things. There was this particular parent that would not stop saying things. He was obviously upset with the calls that the referee was making. The referee then stopped the game and told our coach that if this parent does not keep his mouth shut he will be asked to leave the game. Obviously the parent did not say anything after this because he wanted to continue to watch the game. I was just curious, do you think the referee has the right to basically take away this individuals freedom of speech? I have seen this happen many times before and I always questioned why the referee won't just ignore the individual and let us play. In major events that I have been to, people are able to say whatever they want even if they are insulting the referee. I don't see what the difference is here.
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I honestly think referees in high school events just have some kind of power complex and since they are kind of like the staff at a school, have the power to choose what they think will keep the kids safe and the game fun. They're often volunteers, not professionals, therefore they also do not have the self discipline to put up with it. But in the end I don't think you should have freedom of speech in sporting events. I think you should keep it professional and follow the rules and deal with whatever you need to deal with outside of the games.
ReplyDeleteI believe that people should yell at the refs so they could be intimidated to do a better job of what they are doing but there always has to be a limit to what they are doing for example you can dehumanize a ref with threats just because he made a bad call even though it is frustrating and it could cost the team the game.
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