Reply #24: How is this any different [View All]

[nichomachus]

than jock-sniffing dads forcing tiny kids to play contact sports.

I drove by an athletic field a while ago and there were all these little boys, little boys, in football gear and helmets almost as big as the kinds were. They were being yelled at by these pot-bellied goons on the sidelines.

We know now that football -- even with protective gear -- is dangerous and can cause all sorts of injuries that show up later in life, including brain injuries.

Just for reference: The average NFL player comes from a poor and uneducated or undereducated background, has a playing life of 3.5 years and dies 22 years earlier than the average American.