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I wrote it that way, because I see the whole hooha about concussion as being overhyped.
1) Concussion has always existed, since the first caveman hit the second caveman on the head with his bat. So if it has always existed, why are we focusing only now on it?
Shouldn't we look over historical evidence? Are 60's, 70's and 80's footballers affected by concussion? It wouldn't just be current sportsmen.
Also, how do we know that old footballers who have brain issues don't have them from age-related illnesses. I know someone who never played the game who has Alzheimer's, so maybe things diagnosed as concussion is simply an age-related brain illness.
2) I remember hearing on JYB (Jesaulenko You Beauty) on the radio, an interview with a past footballer. This person talked succintly about his childhood, about each of his brothers and sisters and what they do for a job.
I remember thinking "That sounds like Greg "Diesel" Williams speaking". But I dismissed that, since I heard that Greg Williams was heavily affected by concussions, and the person who said that made it sound like that Diesel was a dribbling vegetable who can barely remember his own name. Yet this guy remembered, in great detail, things about his past, and his present.
I thought "Maybe this is an old interview, before Greg Williams' so-called multiple concussion allegedy rendered him a dribbling mess". But then they ended the interview discussing Sydney's game against North two weeks ago, making it current.
So for someone who is supposed to be heavily affected by concussion, Greg Williams didn't seem to be doing too bad for himself using his "concussed" brain to recall his life.
3) The recent is based on the brains of NFL players. But don't they wear helmets? So how could their brain be so bad, if their heads are protected?
I heard this explained as helmets can make things worse. So then, why have laws saying that you need to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike or bicycle, if helmets are no protection (some bike helmets aren't as hard as NFL football helmets)? Why wear a hardhat on a construction site if helmets aren't any protection from concussion and brain related injuries?
4) If you play AFL football, isn't there a high possibility that you could get concussion? So, it is what they signed on to.
AFL is a contact sport. When you run out on the ground, there is a high probability that you will get injured, and hit in body parts, including the head.
People who become soldiers or police know that they have a greater chance of being shot than the man in the street. Boxers get concussions from years of head knocks. Firemen take great risk fighting fires. if you do a profession where there is great risk, you go in knowing that there is a greater chance of something going wrong. You go in with your eyes open. So how can they then sue over concussion when there is a high probability of playing.
The AFL's solution is simple. Simply add to all player contracts a "waiver" that if they choose to play, and get concussions, then the AFL is not liable. Sign it or don't play.
The only people who benefit from pushing the "concussion" line are lawyers.
5) I got hit in the head in a fun game one time, and got concussion. I turned out okay, and have had no lasting effects.
6) I saw a scene from the movie "Concussion" with Will Smith's dodgy accent. In the scene he is saying that God made animals to have protective heads, like how rams but each other. He said that man is the only species not to have any natural head protection. He also uttered the line "God never intended man to play sport".
Let that quote sink in for a moment. Remember that someone actually said this in real life, and not just Will Smith.
So, can we gather from this that this guy is a sports hater, and even considered sport "sin", since it is violating God's intended will (pardon the pun). So, it sounds like he has an agenda, and is using these "findings" to discredit sport.
7) Not everything scientists or doctors say is true. Just because someone puts "Dr" in front of their name, it doesn't mean that they should be listened to. Otherwise it means that you believe everything in a rap song by Dr Dre, you believe that Daleks are dangerous, because Dr Who told you so, or you "Sing Hallejuah" because Dr Alban tells you to.
Maybe I should change my name by deed poll, and add "Dr" at the start of it. Then people will believe everything I say and write, whether it is bullshit or not. That's how it works, isn't it?
1) Concussion has always existed, since the first caveman hit the second caveman on the head with his bat. So if it has always existed, why are we focusing only now on it?
Shouldn't we look over historical evidence? Are 60's, 70's and 80's footballers affected by concussion? It wouldn't just be current sportsmen.
Also, how do we know that old footballers who have brain issues don't have them from age-related illnesses. I know someone who never played the game who has Alzheimer's, so maybe things diagnosed as concussion is simply an age-related brain illness.
2) I remember hearing on JYB (Jesaulenko You Beauty) on the radio, an interview with a past footballer. This person talked succintly about his childhood, about each of his brothers and sisters and what they do for a job.
I remember thinking "That sounds like Greg "Diesel" Williams speaking". But I dismissed that, since I heard that Greg Williams was heavily affected by concussions, and the person who said that made it sound like that Diesel was a dribbling vegetable who can barely remember his own name. Yet this guy remembered, in great detail, things about his past, and his present.
I thought "Maybe this is an old interview, before Greg Williams' so-called multiple concussion allegedy rendered him a dribbling mess". But then they ended the interview discussing Sydney's game against North two weeks ago, making it current.
So for someone who is supposed to be heavily affected by concussion, Greg Williams didn't seem to be doing too bad for himself using his "concussed" brain to recall his life.
3) The recent is based on the brains of NFL players. But don't they wear helmets? So how could their brain be so bad, if their heads are protected?
I heard this explained as helmets can make things worse. So then, why have laws saying that you need to wear a helmet when riding a motorbike or bicycle, if helmets are no protection (some bike helmets aren't as hard as NFL football helmets)? Why wear a hardhat on a construction site if helmets aren't any protection from concussion and brain related injuries?
4) If you play AFL football, isn't there a high possibility that you could get concussion? So, it is what they signed on to.
AFL is a contact sport. When you run out on the ground, there is a high probability that you will get injured, and hit in body parts, including the head.
People who become soldiers or police know that they have a greater chance of being shot than the man in the street. Boxers get concussions from years of head knocks. Firemen take great risk fighting fires. if you do a profession where there is great risk, you go in knowing that there is a greater chance of something going wrong. You go in with your eyes open. So how can they then sue over concussion when there is a high probability of playing.
The AFL's solution is simple. Simply add to all player contracts a "waiver" that if they choose to play, and get concussions, then the AFL is not liable. Sign it or don't play.
The only people who benefit from pushing the "concussion" line are lawyers.
5) I got hit in the head in a fun game one time, and got concussion. I turned out okay, and have had no lasting effects.
6) I saw a scene from the movie "Concussion" with Will Smith's dodgy accent. In the scene he is saying that God made animals to have protective heads, like how rams but each other. He said that man is the only species not to have any natural head protection. He also uttered the line "God never intended man to play sport".
Let that quote sink in for a moment. Remember that someone actually said this in real life, and not just Will Smith.
So, can we gather from this that this guy is a sports hater, and even considered sport "sin", since it is violating God's intended will (pardon the pun). So, it sounds like he has an agenda, and is using these "findings" to discredit sport.
7) Not everything scientists or doctors say is true. Just because someone puts "Dr" in front of their name, it doesn't mean that they should be listened to. Otherwise it means that you believe everything in a rap song by Dr Dre, you believe that Daleks are dangerous, because Dr Who told you so, or you "Sing Hallejuah" because Dr Alban tells you to.
Maybe I should change my name by deed poll, and add "Dr" at the start of it. Then people will believe everything I say and write, whether it is bullshit or not. That's how it works, isn't it?
