Comments on: Who Cares http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/09/who-cares/ Ideas, Opinions, Discussions Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/09/who-cares/#comment-374 Robert Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:21:30 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=233#comment-374 Since the NBA seems to care more than the voters in this particular poll, the 2 athletes involved in this situation were fined $20,000 each for their infraction. Who would have ever thought that the NBA would have more sense than the 50%+ of the people who voted "doesn't bother them at all." The same league where an athlete proudly proclaimed that he had slept with over 20,000 women in his lifetime. Sad, but true. Since the NBA seems to care more than the voters in this particular poll, the 2 athletes involved in this situation were fined $20,000 each for their infraction. Who would have ever thought that the NBA would have more sense than the 50%+ of the people who voted “doesn’t bother them at all.”

The same league where an athlete proudly proclaimed that he had slept with over 20,000 women in his lifetime. Sad, but true.

]]> By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/09/who-cares/#comment-369 Robert Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:06:13 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=233#comment-369 Athletes also affect young people and even some grown ups because they are viewed as role models (yes, even if they aren't "supposed" to be). A young person looking up to certain individuals who are involved with illegal drugs can be harmed by the athlete's choices. People must understand that we are all in this together. I can't think of a single instance where an action we do doesn't cause a ripple effect in our world affecting someone down the line. Some people are just so short-sighted and focused upon their own individualism that the rest of the world is meaningless to them. Holding people accountable for following the law is a basic rule of living in a society. If 50%+ view wrongdoing as "not bothersome" then I would step out and say they are most likely doing something wrong themselves. Think about that. Athletes also affect young people and even some grown ups because they are viewed as role models (yes, even if they aren’t “supposed” to be). A young person looking up to certain individuals who are involved with illegal drugs can be harmed by the athlete’s choices.

People must understand that we are all in this together. I can’t think of a single instance where an action we do doesn’t cause a ripple effect in our world affecting someone down the line. Some people are just so short-sighted and focused upon their own individualism that the rest of the world is meaningless to them.

Holding people accountable for following the law is a basic rule of living in a society. If 50%+ view wrongdoing as “not bothersome” then I would step out and say they are most likely doing something wrong themselves. Think about that.

]]> By: Ann http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/09/who-cares/#comment-367 Ann Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:26:13 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=233#comment-367 Some people think if they are not an avid sports fan, what the sports fans and sports players do is not going to affect them in their daily lives. Let them do what they want, who cares. But one day that sports fan or sports player will affect their lives. Maybe on the road, maybe voting under the influence, voting for someone very wrong for the position because it suits their fancy at the time. Maybe, getting into an influential office that will affect many lives, like getting laws passed, etc. If these people are on drugs that affect their judgments, we are all, at some point in time, at their mercy. Some people think if they are not an avid sports fan, what the sports fans and sports players do is not going to affect them in their daily lives. Let them do what they want, who cares. But one day that sports fan or sports player will affect their lives. Maybe on the road, maybe voting under the influence, voting for someone very wrong for the position because it suits their fancy at the time. Maybe, getting into an influential office that will affect many lives, like getting laws passed, etc. If these people are on drugs that affect their judgments, we are all, at some point in time, at their mercy.

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