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Chris Luva Luva
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Joined: 28 Jul 2003
Posts: 17802
Location: AJT
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 12:46 pm Post subject: This really irritates me. |
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Please correct me if I am wrong.
I'm glad I don't know if Ennis Haywood is black or white, so I can't make this a racial issue. It allows me to just see it as being a retarded article in general.
On ESPN.com this is the label for the headline about his death. "Drugs and alcohol killed Cowboys' Haywood". But then once U get into the article, it said the drugs were prescription. I'm not sure if all that were listed were prescription. But if they are, that title just rubbed me wrong. It just seems so disrespectful to him and his family. Why couldn't they use "medicinal drugs, and alcohol". It doesn't say he was drunk, but most of us kno you don't drink and take ur medicine. That was dumb on his part, but there is no need to imply that he's a drunk, drug-addict, and an idiot.
Maybe I'm completely wrong, thats my rant for the day.
Once again, if I interpretted this wrong, just let me kno.
Last edited by Chris Luva Luva on Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:17 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Justice Hog
Pursuer of Justice
Joined: 10 Jun 2003
Posts: 5820
Location: Newark, Delaware
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree with you 100%. That's just irresponsible reporting IMHO. |
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Texas Hog
... deep in TX
Joined: 10 Jun 2003
Posts: 3018
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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agreed
it's just that most cowgirls do or have abused drugs and alcohol...so I guess they figured the same was true in this case. |
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Kilmer
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Joined: 28 Jul 2003
Posts: 19
Location: Columbus Ohio
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2003 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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You do realize that many accidental drug overdoses are due to the abuse of prescription drugs and alcohol and seems pretty common. That is what killed Elvis, Marilyn Monroe...etc. Does not make the abuse any prettier just because a doctor prescribed them.
The title pretty much says what killed him...prescription drugs are still drugs. |
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