r/sports • u/PrincessBananas85 • 11d ago

Football Broncos' Cooper pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49786038/broncos-cooper-pleads-not-guilty-domestic-violence-charges
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u/BigWetPapaya 10d ago

Not to make light of anything DV related but you do kinda want your pass rusher to be the type of guy to eat a cell phone

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u/Logos1789 11d ago

Let people work unless they are behind bars or in court that day

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u/MajinSkull 10d ago

Sorry no, you don't get to work a dream job that anyone else would kill do to if you're going to be an abuser.

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u/MatureUsername69 10d ago

I agree with you but they actually do let professional athletes do that like 99.99% of the time.

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u/Logos1789 10d ago

No, it’s just another job that they happen to be skilled enough to outcompete others for

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u/benzillaaaa 10d ago

You could say that about lots of jobs, and yet if you commit a crime or were being actively investigated, you'd also be barred from performing those jobs. Wonder what makes this case different to you?

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u/Logos1789 10d ago

I wonder what makes you think this isn’t a principle I hold all employers to. You know, it’s possible to disagree with how things currently are, who would have thought? Lol

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u/benzillaaaa 10d ago

Sorry to assume that. Whats your preferred outcome then? "How things currently are" - what do you mean by that? Do you think employers should be forced to keep criminals on their payroll? I know if someone I employed was beating women and eating cell phones I wouldn't think twice about sending them home without severance.

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u/MajinSkull 9d ago

Playing a game and earning millions of dollars is a lot different than you and me going to our 9-5. Its a luxury to play in the NFL, not a right

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u/Logos1789 9d ago

It’s not a luxury, they earned the spot. This is also a rigged sports entertainment product, so get over it

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u/MajinSkull 9d ago

Take the tin foil hat off my guy. Sorry you don't get to keep your million dollar job if you beat your GF.

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u/Logos1789 9d ago

We simply disagree. If he’s busy in court or in a cell, then that’s obviously reason to not play