Senator Calls Hearing On Bounties

[Wyank]

PFT

Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has announced that a hearing of the Judiciary Committee will be convened on the topic.

“Many sports involve human contact and the chance of serious injury. But when an injury is by design and is paid for, we’ve moved beyond any definition of sport,” Durbin said in a statement released by his office. “I’m happy that the NFL acted swiftly once a bounty program was discovered. But questions remain about what the NFL and other professional and collegiate sports organizations are doing to protect their players and the integrity of their sports.

“After consulting with Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Crime Subcommittee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse, I will convene a hearing to explore the prevalence of this bounty practice and determine whether existing sports bribery laws should be expanded to include a prohibition on bounties.”

[csx]

How about you protect the country, get the economy on track and balance the fuging budget Dick Durbin?

[Panthro]

NFL is a billion dollar business with loads of tax revenue and tax breaks.

[mmmbeans]

oh jesus.

[rodeo]

Welcome to Obama's America. He won't rest until this country is destroyed.

[Inimicus]

Welcome to Obama's America. He won't rest until this country is destroyed.

You have got to be fuging trolling.

If not that’s just about the most stupid thing I’ve ever seen on these forums and that’s saying something.

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[beastson]

Its been 4 years, i dont see any riots. Just sayin

U want destruction? All you gotta do is vote for Romney

[tiger7_88]

I sure hope the mods delete this political bullshit.

Find a political blog/forum for that poo.

[rayzor]

holy crap.

how about letting the industry legislate itself and not get the gov't involved.

government is intrusive enough and as a result broke enough that they don't need to be meddling.

if the government does get involved i think the penalties should be doubled for the saints just for getting the gov't's attention and them getting involved.

morons.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

This infuriates me..not tweets...not dumb ass Merrill Hodge being an network NFL troll....

My taxes do not need one second of this spent on Bounties and the NFL is policing this already without you ass!

http://durbin.senate.gov/public/

[rayzor]

I sure hope the mods delete this political bullshit.

Find a political blog/forum for that poo.

unfortunately the lines are being crossed here by the government. i'm not happy about the discussion either, but it belongs.

[Woodcookedbbq]

The NFL can handle it's own business. Please mind the government's business. Thank you.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Seriously..someone post the senator's email on here and lets flame this dude for the next two weeks..with emails..add it to every NFL site as well..get him out of there with his not contributing azz..

http://durbin.senate.gov/public/

[rodeo]

It pisses me right the hell off. Obama has no right to be sticking his nose in how a company handles their business. Companies should decide how they want to handle crimes committed by their employees, since when does the government get to stick their fuging noses in how crimes are dealt with? And taxes are too high as it is! This is socialism, flat out.