01-24-2017, 02:35 PM
(01-24-2017, 02:08 PM)McC Wrote: This is the very definition of enabling. And we're not talking about a guy's isolated incident. We're talking about a repeat offender. And if you don't think he represents the city(Cincinnati Bengals, in case you forgot), well, I don't know what to tell you. We're talking about a man given a dozen "second chances" who can't stop himself from being an idiot and never will. This won't be the last time. This is just the next time, with more to follow. You can count on that.
That's not the definition of enabling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling Not... even... close.
What I have stated was that if the guy broke the law and is going to be charged with any sort of serious crime and receive jail time then he should be charged, tried, and convicted. Or fined, which is more likely as this offense in the scope of law breaking and disturbances is incredibly minor. I'm not sure a fine for a minor, common offense is warrant enough to fire someone.
I will copy and paste my response from a few posts back about athletes (and, specifically pacman) actually representing a city and any long term negative connotations.....
- He represents the city of Cincinnati no more than does any other guy working in the city. He's not even from there. He's not a product of there. He is living and working in Cincy for a few years. End of story. Once he's gone nobody is going to look at or reference the city. They will mention the Bengals and associate him with that. Yeah, they're the Cincinnati Bengals, I get that, but the players are there during a season and then they move away. Think about it, nobody associates Chris Henry with the actual city of Cincinnati or it's residents. Perhaps hard core football fans. That's a small small small section of fans in general, nor does it represent any significant portion of the general population. It just doesn't.
Does anybody.... ANYBODY look at the Panthers and associate them with Rae Carruth in a negative light as if they are culpable for his murdering his pregnant girlfriend? Or do they associate Rae Carruth with the state of North Carolina or Charlotte? Of course they don't. Does anyone associate Pacman Jones with the city and citizens or city of Dallas, TX? NOPE. What about the Titans, the state of TN, or the city of Nashville? NOPE. And he did WAY WAY WAY worse things when involved with both of those organizations. When he moves on, whether by being cut or retirement, so will any negative talks about him and the city of Cincinnati.
People around the US in general do NOT care enough about sports to hear, care, or understand what happened in a bar in Cincinnati between Adam Jones and a bouncer or cop. YOU might think they do because you're a superfan on a message board, but normal people don't.
