McCaffery Suspended

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She's cute! and What she said was not that bad....any guy would be making the same jokes with his buddies!

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Id thought I heard that this was not her first offense and that she had been asked to stop after a few previous and somewhat similar instances?

From other posts, looks like nobody is surprised by what she did. Except the Eagle aplogists

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I'm sorry but what happened to freedom of speech?? Unless she signed something specifically saying she could not publicly express personal opinions when she joined the team, then this was the wrong punishment.

Freedom of speech is not a certain right in all situations. For example, shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater. In this case, government can not tell McCaffrey she can't tweet, but her college team can.

What McCaffrey did is perfectly within her right to do so. What BC did is perfectly in their right to do so. The responses to what McCaffrey did are well within their rights to speak out against it. Free speech allows you to speak your mind. However, if you are under someone else's domain then they have the right to determine how they want their house represented.

On another note, free speech seems to have taken a back seat to what others consider racist comments (see multiple examples in European soccer), which apparently is not part of free speech anymore, as cases are now being prosecuted in the public domain. If this is the case (and it is) then we are now saying that anything that specifically offends a specific group is no longer allowed i.e. free speech is no longer.

I do agree that we have become a hyper-sensitive people.

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Agreed - I think I read that Penn State people contacted BC athletic dept to complain. Many people here don't understand Twitter, do they?

Among numerous other things...

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On another note, free speech seems to have taken a back seat to what others consider racist comments (see multiple examples in European soccer), which apparently is not part of free speech anymore, as cases are now being prosecuted in the public domain. If this is the case (and it is) then we are now saying that anything that specifically offends a specific group is no longer allowed i.e. free speech is no longer.

I do agree that we have become a hyper-sensitive people.

Something soccer related! How refreshing.

I think it's a stretch to suggest the US cultural or legal climate on the subject has reached the same extreme of policing morality in speech as FIFA or the UK (or throughout the EU). Not saying we aren't headed in that direction though. To that extent, your point is quite valid.

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She's cute! and What she said was not that bad....any guy would be making the same jokes with his buddies!

OK, I'll take the bait.

Sure, what she looks like matters. But that point aside, you're an idiot.

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She's cute! and What she said was not that bad....any guy would be making the same jokes with his buddies!

I'm sure BC has no problem with her making these comments with her buddies. That's not what she did. She published them for the world to read.

Do you folks not understand what twitter is?

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Id thought I heard that this was not her first offense and that she had been asked to stop after a few previous and somewhat similar instances?

Now he could be the crux of the issue. If she had been previously warned, then I can understand the suspension.

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On another note, free speech seems to have taken a back seat to what others consider racist comments (see multiple examples in European soccer), which apparently is not part of free speech anymore, as cases are now being prosecuted in the public domain. If this is the case (and it is) then we are now saying that anything that specifically offends a specific group is no longer allowed i.e. free speech is no longer.

Agree with all you've said. Just like to make the point that in Europe, they do not have a Constitution that guarantees free speech. Those prosecutions could not take place here and if tried, one would assume the ACLU would be on top of it.

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no soccer for her but is she eligible to play for the football team this weekend. since they can not score maybe she could kick some fieldgoals for them.

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You realize the two girls were teammates for years, right?

Oh really? that explains it: potatoes from the same bag.

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Agree with all you've said. Just like to make the point that in Europe, they do not have a Constitution that guarantees free speech. Those prosecutions could not take place here and if tried, one would assume the ACLU would be on top of it.

Am I too assume, based on your assertion of the ACLU, that if a white man used word 'nigger' that the ACLU would defend the whiter person's ability to say that?? Did you just wake up from a long coma?

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Cruel irony is that she is now fodder subject for Internet/Facebook/twitter/TV bashing. She was trying to be all hipster smart a$# look at my twitter skilz and is now viewed as major dumb a@#. Just rewards, Karma rules....

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Something soccer related! How refreshing.

I think it's a stretch to suggest the US cultural or legal climate on the subject has reached the same extreme of policing morality in speech as FIFA or the UK (or throughout the EU). Not saying we aren't headed in that direction though. To that extent, your point is quite valid.

The problem is, everyone is afraid to speak their mind or speak out against other's wrong doing whether it's done in a classy way or not. This is a perfect example. This is why wrong doings continue to get swept under the rug, because everyone is afraid. This is why PSU is where they are today because nobody spoke up.
Another example is Hope Solo, she speaks the truth, that's why people can't stand it. So they call her a classless #itch. In my opinion, keep talking.

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The problem is, everyone is afraid to speak their mind or speak out against other's wrong doing whether it's done in a classy way or not. This is a perfect example. This is why wrong doings continue to get swept under the rug, because everyone is afraid. This is why PSU is where they are today because nobody spoke up.
Another example is Hope Solo, she speaks the truth, that's why people can't stand it. So they call her a classless #itch. In my opinion, keep talking.

Someone who looks up to Hope Solo. Only on TS