Monthly Archives: December 2010

BadJocks Reader Tries to Make Sports Hazing Sound Like a Good Idea

Regular readers to BadJocks know that we don’t really care for sports hazing of any kind. There’s no such thing as a “little bit of hazing” or harmless hazing, especially when it comes to jocks. If you ask the experts (and we have) they will tell you that even if the “team initiation” is harmless this year/season, next year it will be slightly worse. And the year after that a little worse. And before you know it someone is in a coma in the hospital and no one involved can remember how things go so out of hand. It got out of hand because you wanted to top what the seniors did to you last season, fool. That’s, in part, thanks to the competitive nature of sports.

Trevor here thinks he’s making the case that hazing is not such a bad thing and that we should stop bashing all jocks for it. First off Trevor, we don’t condemn ALL jocks for hazing . . . just the ones who commit it and/or condone it. Most jocks realize that shoving a foreign object up someone’s backside will not bring the two of you closer together. That probably comes as a surprise to you, Trevor.

Second: sometimes the only way to put an end to sports hazing at a school is to take drastic measures and cancel an entire season or suspend the team for a couple of years. That, in our minds, just might send a clear message that hazing will NOT be tolerated. On the other hand, schools that have obvious hazing incidents but try to dismiss them as “harmless horseplay” or “things just getting out of hand” are actually sending a message that these types of activities are okay, just don’t get caught. Regular readers see this happen all the time and administrators wonder why they have ongoing sports hazing problems. Duh.

As for our buddy Trevor below: just shut up already. You’re not helping to make your case. You’re an idiot.

And don’t tell me where to file an email. If I think it’s hate mail, I’ll file it under hate mail. If you think differently, get your own damn website.

Dear Bob,

First off i want to say i like your site. It’s pretty funny. But i also want to say I think you come down to hard on jocks and hazing. I agree making guys drink beer til they die isn’t a good idea. I do think that little things for team building is ok. A couple swirlies and wedgies never hurt anyone. No one ever died from a noogie or a paddling. Its all about acceptance. After that your one of the guys. After the hazing is over,it’s the best feeling in the world. You know it’s over and your accepted. Imagine you joined the football team and right as you start changing a couple of the guys grab and and hang on a hook by your underwear and you get a MASSIVE wedgie. They tell you it’s a just an initiation and they yank on your legs a bit and tighty whities go even farther up your ass. They pull you down and giv u a couple swirlies. Then they put u bak on the hook and u get another MASSIVE wedgie and this time someone gets the idea to stick a couple dirty jockstraps on your head. After everyone finishes changing they yank on your leg a bit more to make ur undies go farther up ur ass and then they bring you down. After u pik ur tighty whities out of ur ass you get some pats on the bak for going through it and you all go out for pizza. But one guy on the team who saw all this didn’t feel “comfortable”(pretty much he is a wimp) with it all and tells the coach. Everyone seen participating is kicked off the team. How does that affect you? Chances are everyone kicked off will do MUCH worse things to you in gym class cuz they assume you told the coach. HAZING IS NOT THAT BIG A DEAL. You should keep posting it cuz its funny, but DON”T CONDEMN ALL JOCKS FOR IT.

Sincerely,
TJ

P.S.-DON’T file this under hate mail,cuz its not. Ur site is pretty cool.

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Tasered by Cops: Tampa Bay Linebacker Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at Nightclub

Another “Tasered by Cops” added to our totals for 2010. What makes this story interesting is that the Tasering didn’t take on Bucs linebacker Geno “Come and Get Me Coppers!” Hayes because his clothes were too thick. So, the arresting officer did the next best thing: he ran Hayes down from behind, tackled him and handcuffed the NFL star. On the plus side, we hear that the officer has since been signed by the Detroit Lions.

Here’s more on the story from Reuters:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes was tasered, handcuffed and arrested early Monday morning, charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct at a local nightclub, Tampa police said. According to the arrest report, Hayes became verbally abusive and made threats to club security and police after intervening on behalf of a friend who was turned away from the door of the Blue Martini Lounge for not being properly attired.

When Hayes refused to walk away from the front door, the police officer tried to remove him by shocking him with a stun gun, but the shock did not subdue Hayes because his clothing was too thick, according to the police report. The arresting officer then tackled Hayes, handcuffed the 23-year-old, three-year NFL veteran and took him into custody.

BadJocks Flashback, December 2008: Plaxico Burress Shoots Self in Leg at Nightclub

Plaxico Burriss Teaching "Gun Safety for Dummies" Class

Has it been two years already? Almost makes you tear up when you remember that fateful day in December 2008 when New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress stuck a gun in the waistband of his track suit and then accidentally shot himself in the leg when it–surprise!–slipped out. Here’s a couple of posts we made about the story at the time:

Plaxico, Oh No! Troubled Giants Receiver Arrested for Discharging Gun in NYC Nightclub, Seriously Wounding His Career – Pro football players getting in trouble in nightclubs is nothing new. In fact, when we hear they DIDN’T get into trouble, we sometimes report that because it’s so shocking. And, really, jocks getting shot inside of, or just outside of, bars or strip clubs is also not that uncommon. But to shoot yourself with an unlicensed weapon and then try to give a fake name at the hospital? That takes the real genius of New York Giants receiver (and Super Bowl hero) Plaxico Burress who posted $100,000 bail on weapons possession charges related to a shooting in the VIP section of the Latin Quarter nightclub in Manhattan about 1 a.m. Saturday morning. Burress, who has been suspended by the Giants, could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted, but he is not due back in court on March 31. The worst part? It is likely Plaxico won’t be able to teach his weekly Gun Safety for Dummies class in New Jersey (right) this weekend. Maybe next week, Plax? (LA Times)

NY Giants: Ba-Bye Plaxico! Don’t Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out! – To no one’s surprise the New York football Giants have not only fined, but also suspended, oft troubled wide receiver Plaxico “Deadeye” Burress, effectively ending his season. As you probably already know, Burress shot himself in the thigh at a NYC nightclub last weekend and is now facing some serious illegal weapons charges. If convicted, he would face mandatory prison time, making it unlikely he will ever play pro football again, although he might help the Federal prison team currently quarterbacked by Michael Vick. (Now, if only a decent running back would get caught selling some coke.) Meantime, the NY district attorney is also investigating the hospital that treated Burress, because for some as yet unknown reason, they failed to follow state laws regarding the MANDATORY reporting of all gunshot wounds to police. Haven’t these ER docs ever seen a movie or TV show where the hero gets shot and doesn’t want to seek treatment? That’s what backroom mob doctors are for! (MyFoxNY)