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If too good is an offense, then technically they could’ve called the police for someone being too stupid.
White people intuitively understanding how cops are there to protect white supremacy even though when asked directly they’ll deny it and call themselves allies of black people
No one called the police because a 3 year old was too good at soccer. Period.
Cop could have just said “Are you for real? Did you really waste police resources on this?”
They trespassed the kid, so the police had no choice but to escort him out. Which absolutely is a waste of police resources, but is also perfectly legal and follows the process.
In more reasonable countries, nobody can trespass you from a football field, unless you give them a very good reason like repeated physical assault.
No, they trespassed his loud mouth wannabe influencer parents.
Who trespassed the kid? Like I know it says “the league” but the league obviously didn’t have any meeting or come to a consensus in time to make that decision.
The other parents repeatedly complained about their kid not being able to participate in the make-believe form of a soccer played at age 3/4/5
And followed up with a ticket. This happened at work when some teen tried to fax and could’ve figure out dialing put over 9 or 1. Somehow faxed 9911Xxxxxx so the fax called the police. They showed up and fined us for the waste of time.
Wow, those other parents are total pieces of shit.
They are, but it’s not just them
The whole system complied. On a kid younger than them
I can’t say I’m surprised either
Hah, that’s the weird part, when the parent called, the cops didn’t just hang up.
If my kid was playing with baby Messi? I would still want them to have a chance to play. This is fucking kids soccer - there’s no money on it. Good for the kid at being a god, but my kid can’t get good if she doesn’t have a chance to play
Something that can be remedied without involving armed law enforcement. Maybe the coach could do their job and make sure all the kids get at least some chance to play?
Yes, this. Fucking idiots bringing cops into it boggles the mind.
lol
Take your kid to a different league, what are the cops even doing here?
we all know that playing against people of the same level makes you better… You are just teaching your kid to find the shallowest pool to play in. How dare they be exposed to the idea that someone is better and maybe this is just all for learning.
Kid was playing against other kids 2 years older. I dare say they learned. And again, bringing cops into was beyond anything imaginable and wrong. But this should’ve been a learning opportunity, not “hey, let’s endanger a kid for playing soccer while black.”
So you’re fine with this? Just to clarify?
No. Full stop. That was potentially deadly and scary and stupid and an unbelievable overreaction. I am fully against what they did. I can’t believe these dipshit parents couldn’t talk to the coach or that kid’s parents fucking mystifies me.
Thanks for calling me out on that. That was beyond wrong of the parents, on multiple levels.
One thing I like about this place is so much of the community are willing to own their mistake. No dramas.
Messi was like that when he was an adolescent. Theres video of him just tearing it up as the smallest kid in the game
The future looks bright for little Nevada
Or it would be if he was allowed on the pitch.
12-15 years from now we may start to hear of an up and comer in the soccer leagues, and someone will rediscover his early roots.
just kidding. we’ll have destroyed ourselves long before this delightful and skillful little boys dreams come true.
Obviously this looks awful on its face, but we definitely don’t know all the details leading up to them getting a criminal trespass notice. Having an 8 year old who plays recreational soccer, I can confidently tell you I would have a serious problem with another parent live streaming his games on Tik Tok. Dad says “there’s thousands of people watching this, he’s famous.” This seems likely to be against the rules at most soccer clubs, and it’s definitely a privacy violation.
Okay, then why is the viral video of them kicking this kid out of the league and having him escorted out with police instead of a video of the coach having a conversation with the father about live streaming the games?
Because if that was the issue, then that should have been the conversation. Not “your kid is too good we’re going to kick him out of the league because he’s making the white kids feel bad about themselves.”
Selective editing. That conversation could have already occurred and the parents refused and were trespassed. They knew the rage bait of having a cop come and kick them out would get views so that’s the only thing they published. I will never trust influencers, especially one’s who involve their own children. They are almost always complete scum of the earth.
Neither you nor I know what conversations the league had with the parents or how many times, because the parents here did not share that. The league has not shared any information on what happened, and rightfully so, though I’m sure they will now that it’s hit the news. I’m just cautioning against automatically jumping to the worst conclusion on very little info, and also sharing that I’d have a serious problem with this parent live-streaming my son on Tik Tok.
The only information we have is from the family who were live streaming the game. Not sure I trust their statements on why they were escorted off by police. Definitely feels like there’s a lot going on that they’re not going to disclose.
Yes so call the police?
Fuck i never even thought of this. Back in the days, the worst thing was an overbearing parent next to the field. Now you have people uploading your child durectly to social media.
My neighbor called the police when my dog chased their cat…in my backyard. I got off with a warning.
Were they at least told to keep their cat inside? Or on their own property?!?
Cats are free to roam here. He wasn’t a nice guy to begin with. He was renting and I own so…problem solved.
they really shouldnt, cats on the outside are likely to live shorter lives than indoor cats.
This is a VERY rural area. Population 3.000.
When my “outside” cat passed (cancer), the vet had 17 years of medical history on him.
I live next to a highway. That cat would cross the highway to get mice in the field.
He was renting and I own
what does this have to do with anything?
tenants have just as much rights in their homes as anyone else
He moved, I didn’t.
He was temporary, I was permanent.
The “problem” solved itself.
We have several of those temporary neighbors here, too. I wish the one next to me was a renter. Or, maybe I don’t. I suppose having a new neighbor every year or so has it’s downsides, too. You never know what you’re going to get. Although, rent is so high now, renters pay more than most owners pay on their mortgages here. In my case, renting a house here is double what I pay in mortgage.
All the houses in my neighbourhood have sold to some kind of commercial endeavor. Rental or airbnb.
A lot of people live here but no one “LIVES” here.
You’re right, what does your comment have to do with anything? Tenants can be just as big of idiots as homeowners.
He moved, I didn’t.
He was temporary, I was permanent.
The “problem” solved itself.
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Obviously I don’t know the specifics of this situation, but if a cat jumps into a fenced yard with a dog and gets chased, that seems pretty unfair since the dog owner is being responsible. But maybe that wasn’t the case here.
I am a responsible dog owner. The guy was just a jerk, and he still is.
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Not about your specific situation, but Cats can definitely kill hens. I used to live on a small farm and we had issues with some wild cats.
Lots of other issues with other predators, but it’s entirely possible, especially at night.
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Maybe you like, don’t let the cat wander free?
I would probably buy a gun and shoot someone if they shot my cat. Humans aren’t more special than animals. That’s like the one thing that would get me riled up enough to commit a crime of passion is hurting my cats.
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If you ever get another cat, name it Snowflake and make sure to tell your neighbor you named it after them 😁👍
…and even country to country.
Sure, but there’s a difference between deliberately harming a cat and your dog chasing a cat.
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they realy just dint want a black kid make a white kid look bad, plus racist parents.
On the playground, the other kids used to tear down the show-boaters. There were no parents around and lessons would be learned and the game went on. Parents/adults really screw everything up with their constant interference.
Fuck, this looks like a variant of swatting.
If I were the cop, I’d show up just to yell at the guy who called me, and to tell him that if I ever again show up to a call he made that turns out to be as idiotic as this one, I’ll arrest HIM for abusing public services.
The episode has prompted online discussion about age-group rules, competitive balance in recreational youth leagues
Looks like some people are trying to defend this by arguing that kids are there to just have fun, not being outplayed. Which still completely ignores the fact, the the 3yo also was just having fun.
My 9 year-old’s team played soccer against a team of giants. They had 3 kids at least a foot taller who manhandled them and could kick the length of the field and score. It wasn’t fun and we were annoyed, but we didn’t call the police.
Sounds like you wasted a valuable opportunity to teach your kid they can get what they want by calling the cops on anyone who hurts their feelings.
I’ve been going to my sister’s kids’ games since they started and there’s ALWAYS a huge skill disparity in the younger games. And honestly it’s just one thing that seems to click and instantly make twice as good: predicting where the ball will go.
Kids that age ball chase because they have no idea what’s going to happen next. They will literally stop and wait for an opposing player to make their move before deciding what to do.
It’s exceedingly frustrating to watch but also really funny to watch a whole field pause to watch a player do some tippy taps before kicking the ball straight into the feet of another.
Under 5 years old, an age difference of 2+ months can already be a major advantage in any sport that requires coordination, dexterity, anticipation, and agility without even considering raw talent. There’s a documented phenomenon where leagues that start splitting kids into skill levels at a young age are split predominantly based on the proximity of the month the kids were born to the age cutoff. Being older is already a massive advantage around then because their brains and bodies are developing rapidly and a few extra months of development has a lot of effect on their cognitive and physical abilities, and their height and weight.
This kid may be an outlier in raw skill. But honestly that also may even out considerably as other kids’ motor skills develop. This shit is temporary and part of playing sports in this age range. All of the people involved need to just chill out and watch the kids play whether they are killing it or chasing the ball.
That’s true about age differences being much more significant when they’re young. And I remember reading about the disproportionate amount of January and February birthdays in hockey leagues of the 90s/2000s so that other part tracks, too.
We’re on the same page about the rest. And (aside from foot coordination) it’s not a steady skill increase, it happens in big steps as ideas click for them. The worst player in the team can become the best overnight at that age lol
And the other ~15 4 yearolds were not
Time for lil’ Billy to learn how to slide tackle if he wants the ball!
He was already playing with kids roughly 2 years older than him according to the article
If there are more leagues that are older still literally just out him with even older kids. Calling the cops is batshit
