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Should Larry Johnson have been suspended from the Kansas City Chiefs for Twittering the word 'faggot'? Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson (FSY), who made two gay slurs within a 24-hour period, was given what amounts to a one-game suspension, but Johnson's agent said he would appeal. Agent Peter Schaffer said the game check and other lost revenue would amount to about a penalty of about $600,000 for the former two-time Pro Bowl player. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/foot...

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mer_359 Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 11 months ago 2,932 Posts	Monday 11/2/09 - 11:49:48 AM quote message when will people understand that words like- fag, gay, dike, n*gger, sp*ck, cracka etc. only have as much power as people give them. who gives a sh*t what he said.
Guardian_E Male, 18-29 Canada Joined: 7 yrs, 10 mos ago 4,840 Posts	Monday 11/2/09 - 12:41:54 PM quote message His personal life should have nothing to do with his professional life...that's not fair. That's like me getting fired because I rented a porno movie after work...what I do outside of work is my business.
Koto Female, 13-17 Southern US Joined: 4 yrs, 1 mos ago 1,564 Posts	Monday 11/2/09 - 12:49:16 PM quote message His Twitter is a publicly available thing, it's not private when any person with an internet connection can find and read it. Yes, he did deserve some kind of penalty for this, just like he would have deserved a penalty for any other inappropriate slur. Athletes know that they have to act appropriately and respectfully in public when they agree to the job, and the internet is a public resource.
travbowman moderator Male, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 8 yrs ago 103,271 Posts	Monday 11/2/09 - 3:31:32 PM quote message The question leaves you hanging a bit... He wasn't suspended JUST for that tweet. He was suspended for that in a long line of other tweets over a 48 hour period in which he also threw his coach under the bus for having never played the game. If I tweet that my boss is an idiot, then I should expect at least a suspension too.
KikiPeepers Female, 30-39 Midwest US Joined: 7 yrs, 4 mos ago 80,652 Posts	Wednesday 11/18/09 - 11:53:46 PM quote message I'm surprised he got signed at all... Larry Johnson expected to sign with Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday
thatguy3g Male, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 1 month ago 1,886 Posts	Thursday 11/19/09 - 1:39:14 AM quote message I love when our ridiculous popular culture crashes into itself.
mer_359 Female, 18-29 Eastern US Joined: 11 months ago 2,932 Posts	Thursday 11/19/09 - 9:04:58 AM quote message hmm...violation of free speech maybe?

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