Thursday, December 21, 2006
AFTER NEARLY LOSING LEG, TEEN THREATENED NOT TO TALK ABOUT CANNON EXPLOSION
Football is a cherished sport. The players are blessed with the community's attention. We even have TV shows and movies dedicated to towns and their love of the game.
But this is going too far.
In a nutshell, Brett Karch is an ROTC member at a Washington high school. One of the school's football traditions is to fire a red cannon. Unfortunately, it exploded, almost killing Karch and damaging his leg nearly to the point of amputation.
The community responded with threats, not get-well wishes. Police increased security around his hospital room after people threatened to "break his other leg" and "ban his family" if they didn't keep quiet about the incident.
Huh. Haven't seen anything like this on Friday Night Lights yet.
Football is a cherished sport. The players are blessed with the community's attention. We even have TV shows and movies dedicated to towns and their love of the game.
But this is going too far.
In a nutshell, Brett Karch is an ROTC member at a Washington high school. One of the school's football traditions is to fire a red cannon. Unfortunately, it exploded, almost killing Karch and damaging his leg nearly to the point of amputation.
The community responded with threats, not get-well wishes. Police increased security around his hospital room after people threatened to "break his other leg" and "ban his family" if they didn't keep quiet about the incident.
Huh. Haven't seen anything like this on Friday Night Lights yet.
Labels: FOOTBALL, PSYCHOS, TRENDS
// posted by MoJoe @ 11:02 
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