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Originally Posted by wingmaker
You know, even if Hartley is guilty of using bad language and belittling this player, the above comment is just ridiculous and is not alright.
Death threats, racially derogatory language, threats of violence and hate are not comparable to a coach threatening to demote a player, even if he did use colourful language.
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I'd agree. But I would counter that the "death threats, racially derogatory language, threats of violence and hate" can't be taken at face value in that case. They need some context, and btw the Dolphins players, black and white, who have supported Incognito (and not Martin) pretty much agree. The threat of demotion by coach who expects you to play hurt and risk hurting yourself more, especially if done mean-spiritedly, absolutely can be taken at face value.