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OT: Cooley Suspended from Georgetown

It's only deliberate if somebody needs "for cause", otherwise it's an oopsie.
 
alexd said:
So, will you let me overhand a plastic water bottle at a child from your family?
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Is it empty and will you be standing 15 feet away? Sure.

I don’t approve nor do I care, but if it was empty, a one game suspension is adequate. If it was even 1/3 full, it’s a bigger issue.
 
HuskyFich said:
This feels incredibly overblown. It’s a mistake, wasn’t meant to happen, and he is being reprimanded for this.

This is how we’d react if it was Hurley lmao:

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Look, he says the family he hit are friends, so I'm sure that the one game suspension is the end of it (barring the child having been seriously injured which does not appear to be the case). But when you throw an object into the crowd, he almost certainly had no intent to hit that child, or probably anyone, but he acted recklessly in throwing an object into a dense crowd where you would have had to not care that the effect of your act very well might have been injuring someone. If the District wanted to prosecute the crime, they would have every right to do so and most likely would be able to get a conviction. (And in the case of the lawyer who threw the sandwich in DC, one, that probably was an assault but the jury wouldn't have it for political reasons, and if it wasn't an assault it's because there is no reason to think you could harm someone by throwing a grinder at them, while if you throw a bottle of fluid the risk of harming someone who gets hit by it is much, much greater.)
 
Hoophound said:
If it was empty, let’s just move on. That’s like throwing paper at someone.
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Just read this now. If the bottle was empty and entirely plastic, I agree that a suspension absolutely should be the end of it. There would be no reason to think someone hit by it would be harmed.
 
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CL82 said:
If Ed Cooley was relevant, it would be bigger news.
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maybe, but it's also a statement on where Georgetown is in the pecking order of things.
 
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in the video you can see the exact moment when he realizes he fked up. cooley actually saw the kid mid-throw and still went right at him. 🤣
 
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I like the detectives figuring out the ratio of full to empty bottle.

He’s a high level college coach that chucked a water bottle into the stands! What’s the argument? That he wasn’t wrong? That he doesn’t deserve a suspension?
 
Hoophound said:
I look at that video and see a guy that intended to chuck the bottle way up into the stands but instead held onto it too long and buzzed it nearby. My biggest thought from it was, “Wow, Ed must be getting old, he can’t throw anymore”. While you can’t throw stuff into the stands, he didn’t mean to throw it right at someone 10 feet away. He either rethought it mid throw and ended up doing it accidentally or he’s slipping into old age quickly.
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What are the odds that the seats which Ed can reach would not have someone sitting in the seat where the bottle landed. In this case 2 people were in the same seat, one being a very young child. Most of the seats in that area were taken, so let’s say 80% conservatively. So his odds of hitting someone was very high. You have to know someone is going to get hit. This is an incredibly stupid action from a head coach. He should not get a pass on this.
 
alexd said:
So, will you let me overhand a plastic water bottle at a child from your family?
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Sure, why not? My 2 sons can handle that. I throw plenty of stuff at them. Baseballs, footballs, tennis balls.... 😀
 
Mr. French said:
I like the detectives figuring out the ratio of full to empty bottle.

He’s a high level college coach that chucked a water bottle into the stands! What’s the argument? That he wasn’t wrong? That he doesn’t deserve a suspension?
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1 day suspension for every ounce left in the bottle
 
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Stinger92860 said:
What are the odds that the seats which Ed can reach would not have someone sitting in the seat where the bottle landed. In this case 2 people were in the same seat, one being a very young child. Most of the seats in that area were taken, so let’s say 80% conservatively. So his odds of hitting someone was very high. You have to know someone is going to get hit. This is an incredibly stupid action from a head coach. He should not get a pass on this.
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<S> you're saying that a suspension for a game against powerhouse COPPIN STATE isn't adequate punishment? </S>
 
businesslawyer said:
Look, he says the family he hit are friends, so I'm sure that the one game suspension is the end of it (barring the child having been seriously injured which does not appear to be the case). But when you throw an object into the crowd, he almost certainly had no intent to hit that child, or probably anyone, but he acted recklessly in throwing an object into a dense crowd where you would have had to not care that the effect of your act very well might have been injuring someone. If the District wanted to prosecute the crime, they would have every right to do so and most likely would be able to get a conviction. (And in the case of the lawyer who threw the sandwich in DC, one, that probably was an assault but the jury wouldn't have it for political reasons, and if it wasn't an assault it's because there is no reason to think you could harm someone by throwing a grinder at them, while if you throw a bottle of fluid the risk of harming someone who gets hit by it is much, much greater.)
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Better tell fans to stop throwing hats on the ice.

Better tell NFL players to stop throwing footballs into the stands after TDs.

Better tell NBA players to be careful throwing sweatbands in the crowd.

The fact that MLB stadiums have to post alerts about foul balls is crazy.

I don’t dispute your legal arguments, I agree with them.

I just can’t stand the notion that everything that can be litigated should be because it’s an opportunity to cash in. Exposes more about the person than the situation.

But hey, I’ll go yell at the wind now.
 
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Not the environment steward I would expect from a leader of his caliber.
 
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