12-25-2015, 10:14 PM
(12-25-2015, 08:19 PM)Nately120 Wrote: So the NFL lies about the damage concussions can cause and you determine this caution they are now taking far after the fact is merely to protect a bazillion dollar business from frivolous litigation by people who "shoulda known football would lead to suicide because, duh obviously!"
I keep saying this, personal responsibility only works when you actually inform employees of the dangers they face. If you intentionally lie and cover up risks then the players are NOT entering into the situation with the information they need to make a decision I would deem informed. Today we actually have an idea what concussions do to people long-term and you just want to sit here and pretend it's still 1955 and that a guy should just get his "bell rung" and run back out on the field.
I don't hear anyone complaining that we take guys with damaged ACL's out of the game and keep them from running themselves into the ground and ruining their careers ala Gayle Sayers or something. Careers are longer now because we know more about treating injuries, as well as identifying and preventing further damage.
The point I'm making about the car would involve Enterprise knowing the car was dangerous and had issues (as the NFL knew of concussions years ago) and then lying and saying it had a clean bill and was in perfect order. I assume you'd be annoyed of someone took that risk for your family's health and safety for the sake of money, right?
And my example about smoking is that you shouldn't need a doctor to tell you it's bad for you any more than I need a neurologist to tell me getting head injures for a living is a bad idea...point is, in both cases tobacco companies and the NFL lied and/or hired medical personnel to lie and minimize the risks.
You and I both want to let people make informed decisions, but the NFL denied information to those making the decisions for years. I wonder why that was...maybe concussions are a big deal and what you are seeing now is long overdue.
You keep saying the NFL hid details. Ok. I have conceded that..... Well the facts are out there now. So there is no need for an arbitrary protocol when we all know there is no 1 fits all remedy.
Anyone who has ever taken a job ( a voluntary job btw) knows the risks. Sometimes the money outweighs the risk. Would you take the chance on a maybe head injury later in life to make a generational change in your families wealth? Just depends on what you prioritize. We all get to choose our priorities. Sometimes people choose to change their family tree.
As far as the NFL's crime of hiding evidence. They paid for that with a lawsuit. So that debt has been paid. Now we all know the risks
