I'm simply saying that to make a blanket statement like "football encourages
violence against women" is about as true and informative as saying "driving
encourages violence against women". Each event (football or driving)
conceivably could trigger a violent outburst in a violent person. The
responsibility lies with the person not the event.
David Kehler
-----Original Message-----
From: Joan Mason-Grant <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: February 10, 1999 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: football and violence
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: DIN <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Date: February 8, 1999 12:53 PM
>Subject: Re: football and violence
>To me, a violent person will find a reason to be
>|violent. For example, if football disappeared, the amount of violence
>|against women, pwds etc. would be the same. There is an underlying
>issue
>|here that is the cause of such behaviour.
>
>An "underlying issue"...? Namely, what, an innate tendency toward
>violence that is utterly unrelated to the cultural forces?
>
>Joan
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