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"Cam Newton Foundation gives $150K to Charlotte schools"

 

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Never said that Cam was not a good guy.....because he is.

 

Just pointing out that his being in an accident is no more "dark or tragic" than someone else....used a surgeon, teacher, firefighter, etc to make a point.

 

Point is that too many people idolize athletes.

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My point is that the fact that people place an athlete on such a pedestal and call them "the biggest icome in the state" kind of shows that the majority of people idolize and value the wrong things.

 

He is a football player....nothing more.

 

If you are going to rank things, I would say that a doctor, or a teacher, or a firefighter, etc being in a crash would be more of a tragedy....as they actually provide more to society and life than a person who plays football on Sundays.

 

I dont know if I would go that far.  Cam, as well as most athletes give back to their communities.  Cam is a role model.  Children do look up to him.  He wasn't doing anything stupid to cause the accident.  Saying hes "just a football player" is a little rash imo. I understand your point though.  Not saying he should be placed on a pedestal but he shouldn't be thrown under the bus either.

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Never said that Cam was not a good guy.....because he is.

 

Just pointing out that his being in an accident is no more "dark or tragic" than someone else....used a surgeon, teacher, firefighter, etc to make a point.

 

Point is that too many people idolize athletes.

 

 

 

And I'm just pointing out that Cam isn't just a typical football player.

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I was at the Hornets game when the re-retired his jersey. It was a really emotional moment and the team did right by him and his family. He was an asset to the Charlotte community but made a poor decision. Sounds like a lot of people.  Obviously everyone here critical of him has never made or almost made a tragic or horrific mistake in their life so they are free to criticize posthumously a person.

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I was at the Hornets game when the re-retired his jersey. It was a really emotional moment and the team did right by him and his family. He was an asset to the Charlotte community but made a poor decision. Sounds like a lot of people.  Obviously everyone here critical of him has never made or almost made a tragic or horrific mistake in their life so they are free to criticize posthumously a person.

 

Never said that he was not a good guy.

 

Just refuse to hold him up like some hero....he was a basketball player who decided that street racing in rush hour traffic was a good decision. 

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