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Another sexual abuse scandal

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by SirCharlesFan, Apr 9, 2010.

  1. SirCharlesFan

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    http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5071820

     
  2. YaosDirtyStache

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    How much you want to bet this news story wont make that big of a splash?
     
  3. DaDakota

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    That would be diving....this is swimming.

    ;)

    DD
     
  4. VooDooPope

    VooDooPope Love > Hate

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    Who knew there were so many catholic swimming coaches? :eek:
     
  5. DudeWah

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    No, these guys molested girls....

    In all honesty though, this is disturbing but doesn't shock me one bit. I remember the days of swim team. Everyone was practically naked all the time. Girls and boys. Obviously if the background check and screening process was terrible this stuff would be going on.
     
  6. Shroopy2

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    Nicely done

    With swimming being the most obvious, really any youth sport has enough of those elements to draw creeps unfortunately. Cant really avoid the locker room dress down.

    Though swimming usually is in a more concealed setting than other sports. Its indoors or away from people, unlike track and soccer thats done out in the open. So it has the creep's advantage of coaches giving more "intimate" training, being isolated, and not many people watching it. Basketball might seem susceptible the same way, but its bigger athletes that might give the coach a good ass beat if they get wrongly approached.
     
  7. Asian Sensation

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    I'm sure the coaches wouldn't be to opposed of that good ass beating.
     
  8. ItsMyFault

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    You were a coach, weren't you?
     
  9. Codman

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    I hate this type of crime. It's the worst in my book...


    I'm coaching 4th/5th grade basketball at my school right now. These crimes give the adults that work with children a horrible reputation.
     
  10. Egghead

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  11. Depressio

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    I was on a USA swim team from ages 9 to 16.

    Guess I was too old for 'em.
     

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